You can’t do that. One thing I’ll just share with you: God don’t like ugly. So the little credit that (Griffin) did take for saying that, ‘Hey, they didn’t like what I was doing,’ or ‘they benched me and not allowing me to play,’ that’s what happens.

So 2014 comes, and Jay Gruden comes in, and he don’t care. We see that now. He doesn’t care. He doesn’t care what he says about you, he doesn’t care what he says at you. And he rips RG every chance he gets, like every meeting, and we’re sitting there looking like, ‘Yeah. You know what? You were just so happy that Mike and Kyle and them is gone, but now you’re getting your behind ripped every day, because you’re not playing the kind of football that we need to play for us to be successful.’

The Packers will try to avenge last season’s 44-21 loss to the Falcons in the NFC championship game. The Falcons shredded Green Bay’s defense to the tune of 493 yards as Matt Ryan passed for 392 yards and four touchdowns. Julio Jones was on the receiving end of two of those scores as he ended the day with nine catches for 180 yards.

The Packers made significant upgrades on their defense and looked good last Sunday in shutting down the Seahawks. But the Falcons present a different challenge and one the Packers must pass in order to establish themselves as the true favorites in the NFC.

Washington State senior Luke Falk threw for 396 yards and six touchdowns in a 37-of-49 night to lead the Cougars to a 52-23 win over Oregon State. The 6-4, 223-pound senior did not throw an interception and now has 900 yards with nine touchdowns and one pick in three games.

Mississippi State junior Nick Fitzgerald led the Bulldogs to a 37-7 rout of No. 12 LSU. The 6-5, 230-pound quarterback went 15 of 23 for 180 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 88 yards and two more scores on 14 carries.

The visuals all across the NFL, from Lambeau Field to London, declared an unemployed quarterback named Colin Kaepernick as the biggest winner of the day. He started this movement by sitting next to some Gatorade buckets 13 months ago during a preseason playing of the national anthem, and it is possible he paid for that protest with the rest of his NFL career.

But this was Kaepernick’s defining moment Sunday, far more significant than his two playoff conquests of Aaron Rodgers and his NFC Championship Game victory over Atlanta in 2013. Dozens of NFL players took a knee during the anthem — Kaepernick’s revised form of protesting police brutality and racial inequities in society — and at night, around the bend from the White House, a whole procession of Raiders took a seat before playing Washington. The Steelers, Titans and Seahawks declined to take the field for the anthem. Scores of players, coaches and owners stood on two continents with arms locked in a show of unity after President Donald Trump profanely called for the firings of men who had peacefully exercised their First Amendment rights.

We’re black, we’re white, we’re from the city, we’re from the country, and if more guys were like our locker room, the world would be a better place, Quinn quoted Clayborn before adding: What I took out of that is we can be a fantastic model for our community… I love being part of this team. You see the connection the players have for one another.

They all from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds, and they really connect on a big level. I’m really proud of who they are and what they stand for as a group of guys.

Broncos: Rookie starting left tackle Garett Bolles started a week after fearing he tore his left Achilles tendon. Tests, however, revealed he sustained a bruised bone and returned to practice on Thursday.

Bills: Starting left tackle Cordy Glenn (right ankle) and DT Marcell Dareus (right ankle) were ruled out after being hurt in a 9-3 loss at Carolina last week. Third-round draft pick Dion Dawkins started in place of Glenn, while Cedric Thornton started for Dareus.

I am going to keep the specifics of those conversations private. I will do what I feel is best for the team in my role as head coach and collectively, we will work together to find the best way to proceed.

Trump on Friday night criticized NFL players who lodge protests during the national anthem. Speaking at a political rally in Huntsville, Alabama, Trump said: Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out. He’s fired! He’s fired!’

Seventeen Patriots players kneeled during the national anthem Sunday, while Brady stood in a row with a handful of teammates whose arms were interlocked.

Fans at the Patriots’ home stadium booed the players who kneeled, with some calling for them to stand up. Brady acknowledged on sports radio WEEI that he heard the boos.

Jackson did add 64 rushing yards to break the ACC record for career rushing yards by a quarterback, but did not have the type of performance he wanted to have in front of the several NFL scouts who were at the game.

Jackson was outplayed by Clemson’s first-year starter Kelly Bryant, who was 22 of 32 for 316 yards and a score. The 6-4, 220-pound junior also ran for 26 yards and two scores in the ACC matchup.

Bryant wasn’t the only quarterback who impressed against a conference opponent.

According to veteran defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, it’s now or never for the New York Giants. In Week 3.

Divisive comments like these demonstrate an unfortunate lack of respect for the NFL, our great game and all of our players, and a failure to understand the overwhelming force for good our clubs and players represent in our communities, Goodell said, in part, referencing Trump.

The NFLPA also released a statement Saturday morning, saying that it makes no apologies for protecting the rights of its members, which include freedom of speech.

Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, a guest of Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson on Sunday, called Trump’s tweets insulting and disgraceful.

For me, to single out any particular group of players and call them S.O.B.’s, to me that’s insulting and disgraceful,” Tagliabue said. The players should get credit for what they do. And when it comes to speech, they are entitled to speech. We’re entitled to listen. We’re entitled to disagree or agree for that matter.

But we’re not entitled to shut anybody’s speech down. Sometimes you don’t like what you hear. That’s true in life in lots of context, but you can’t be disgraceful when you’re doing it.”

Trump resumed tweeting about NFL players and their protests on Sunday morning, this time appealing to fans.

Tight end Rob Gronkowski, who has been slowed by an injured groin he previously said was nothing serious, said on Friday that he expects to play in Sunday’s home game against the Texans. Am I good to go? Yeah, I’m good to go, Gronkowski told reporters Friday after practice. I’m ready. — Mike Reiss

Alex Smith threw two touchdown passes in the first 9 1/2 minutes against what used to be his hometown team, Terrance Mitchell had two interceptions and rookie Kareem Hunt scored on a 69-yard run to seal the Kansas City Chiefs’ 24-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

The Chiefs (3-0) beat the Chargers for the seventh straight time and have won 12 straight AFC West games. Los Angeles’ Philip Rivers threw three interceptions and the Chargers fell to 0-3 in their first season playing in the 27,000-seat StubHub Center after moving from San Diego.

The Chargers remain winless since their move to Los Angeles, as the defense put up a fight vs. the Chiefs but Philip Rivers threw three interceptions.

After a quick start, the Chiefs held on through a defensive struggle in the second half. They got two huge plays in the closing minutes: Justin Houston’s sack of Rivers and then Hunt’s sensational run when he cut back against the flow and raced 69 yards down the left sideline with 1:49 left. The rookie finished with 172 yards on 17 carries.

Thus, on board came heavyweights like Davis, the legendary civil rights activist from the 1960s; Opal Tometi and Patrise Khan-Cullors, two of the three founders of Black Lives Matters; author and professor Cornel West and internationally-renowned author Arundhati Roy.

That’s a name that popped for me, Zirin said of Roy. She might be the most famous person on this list, with the millions of people who read her. But it shows how many people around the world can relate to this story.

Besides Kaepernick, two former 49ers teammates, Eric Reid and Chris Borland, signed the statement. U.S. national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe, one of the first professional athletes to join Kaepernick in kneeling during the anthem last year, also signed.

The Steelers’ offense, advertised as one of the league’s most high-powered, has failed to score more than 20 points in a game through three weeks.

The Steelers are still searching for an identity after Sunday’s 23-17 OT loss to the Bears marked their sixth setback to a sub-.500 team since 2014.
Players have had enough after Sunday’s 23-17 overtime loss to the Chicago Bears.

The Packers will have to clear a roster spot on Tuesday for John. They made one move on Monday, when they placed veteran long-snapper Brett Goode on injured reserve and signed Taybor Pepper, who was with the team during the offseason program.

Goode finished Sunday’s game against the Bengals, snapping a perfect ball on Mason Crosby’s 27-yard game-winning field goal in overtime despite suffering a hamstring injury earlier in the game. A source said Goode could return in four weeks, but the Packers had so many injuries that they couldn’t afford to keep him on the roster. Green Bay was preparing tight end Richard Rodgers to snap on Sunday if Goode couldn’t go.

I can’t say enough about him pushing through, McCarthy said. This is part of being on a short week and this is one thing we were hoping wasn’t going to be as bad as we thought it was going to be after the game, but after the examination today this was the direction we had to go.

Speaking at a political rally in Huntsville, Alabama, Trump said: Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out. He’s fired! He’s fired!

On Sunday, Trump tweeted he was pleased to see so many NFL players locking arms while also decrying those who knelt. He later tweeted the NFL needed to change its policy concerning anthem protests.

Great solidarity for our National Anthem and for our Country. Standing with locked arms is good, kneeling is not acceptable. Bad ratings!

Lemon threw the game-winning touchdown pass in overtime against Baltimore to help Miami avoid a winless season following an 0-13 start.

Pressed into action in 2007 when Trent Green suffered a career-ending concussion, Lemon was squeezed out the following season when Bill Parcells took over football operations. Lemon ended his playing career in the CFL.

After his Dolphins starting debut in 2002 replacing an injured Jay Fielder, Lucas described his performance as probably the worst a quarterback has ever played in the history of the NFL. He wasn’t far off, having committed six turnovers and completing just 13 of 33 passes for 165 yards in a loss to Buffalo.

Entering the 2002 campaign, there was some thought Lucas might be a better option than Fiedler. Not even close. Lucas didn’t play in the NFL again after the season ended.