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Philadelphia Eagles Spent $50,000 To Bail 9 People Out Of Jail In Time For The Holidays
New Orleans Saints
At Tampa Bay
Buccaneers Sunday
The championship Philadelphia Eagles football players are using their plat- form for good. The organiza- tion bailed out nine people from jail over the Thanksgiv- ing weekend.
It’s the season of giving and the Eagles are running plays, paying for people to get released by giving to the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund, a social justice organi- zation designed to reform the broken cash bailout system that has been a bone of con-
Former NFL Cornerback Brandon Browner Gets 8 Years In Prison
BRANDON BROWNER
Back in July, Brandon Browner, the former Sea- hawks and Patriots star corner- back who was once a part of the Legion of Boom, was arrested yet again, this time on multiple charges in what looked like a very strange and concerning situation. He would later be charged with four felonies, in- cluding attempted murder.
On Tuesday he was sen- tenced to eight years in prison for those charges.
Browner "pled no contest to 1 count of attempted murder and 2 counts of willful child en- dangerment" when he ap- peared in court Tuesday, in exchange for having three other charges dropped.
Reports at the time indi- cated that Browner "allegedly physically harmed and made threats to kill the victim inside the residence" and stole a $200,000 Rolex watch.
As it turns out, Browner broke into the house of an ex- girlfriend about 30 miles east of Los Angeles in La Verne and allegedly threatened to kill her. The woman's two children were present when the incident oc- curred.
to go towards the bail of nine defendants so they could go home and spend Thanksgiv- ing with their families.
Half of that pot was raised by the players and the other $25,000 was matched by the team’s Eagles Social Justice Fund.
“The cash bail system punishes poverty and ... pun- ishes people of color at a grossly disproportionate rate,” Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins said during a news conference on Monday.
The Tampa Bay Bucca- neers were momentarily the darlings of the NFL in Week 1, when they dropped 48 points on the New Orleans Saints. The two teams have taken different paths since then.
The Saints won 10 in a row following that Week 1 shocker, only recently having the streak broken in a 13-10 loss to Dallas last Thursday. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, has won four more games during a tumultuous season that has included multiple quarter- back changes, one fired coor- dinator. The game will be played Sunday at Raymond James at 1 p.m.
So, while looking ahead, let us also look back a bit.
The Buccaneers shocked the Saints, 48-40, in the sea- son opener (more on that later). A lot has changed since that day.
Ryan Fitzpatrick took the New Orleans secondary by storm in Week 1, kept the job when Jameis Winston returned from suspension, lost his job by Week 5, got it back after leading a spirited second-half comeback against Cincinnati, then lost it again after throwing three interceptions in Week 11 against the Giants.
Tampa Bay fired defen- sive coordinator Mike
JAMEIS WINSTON AND DREW BREES
Smith in October after the Buccaneers gave up 2,200 yards of total offense in their first five games, then head coach Dirk Koetter took over play-calling duties from offensive coordinator Todd Monken in a 16-3 loss to the Redskins in Week 10 (duties that have since been re- stored).
Since taking the starting job back, Jameis Winston has played some of the best football of his career. He was inserted at halftime against the Giants three weeks ago and led Tampa Bay to 28 sec- ond-half points, nearly com- pleting a dramatic comeback, then led Tampa Bay to two straight wins after that. His passer rating the last three weeks is 119.1.
The Buccaneers team that caught the Saints off guard in Week 1 will not be the same team that New Orleans will see this week.
MALCOLM JENKINS
tention for city officials.
A day before Thanksgiv- ing, the Eagles paid $50,000
LeBron 'Proud' To See Son Bronny Wearing No. 23 In L. A. Debut
LeBron James, Jr.'s
basketball debut in Los Ange- les went better than his dad's did.
The 14-year-old, who goes by Bronny, scored 27 points in his first game for Santa Monica Crossroads' eighth- grade basketball team in a win over Culver City Middle School on Monday.
"It definitely made me feel proud," James said of his son's number switch after Lakers practice Tuesday. Bronny, who wore No. 0 while playing on the AAU cir-
Lebron James and son, Bronny.
cuit because of his affinity for Russell Westbrook, sur- prised the Los Angeles Lakers superstar by wearing his dad's No. 23 for his new team.
Warriors' Steph Curry Responds
To 9-Year-Old Who Wants His
Shoes To Be Available To Girls
Golden State Warriors su- perstar Stephen Curry has built a shoe empire since sign- ing with Under Armour in 2013, but that doesn't mean he's not open to advice — even if it's from a kid.
A few days ago, a letter written by a 9-year-old girl named Riley started circulat- ing on social media. The letter was addressed to Curry, ask- ing him why his new shoes are available for boys — and not girls — on Under Armour's website.
"I know you support girl athletes because you have two daughters and you host an all girls basketball camp," the let- ter reads. "I hope you can work with Under Armour to change this because girls want to rock the Curry 5's too."
On Thursday, Curry is- sued a response.
"I appreciate your concern and have spent the last 2 days talking to Under Armour about how we can fix the
STEPHEN CURRY
issue," Curry wrote in a letter, which he posted on Twitter. "Unfortunately, we have la- beled smaller sizes as 'boys' on the website. We are correcting this now! I want to make sure you can wear my kicks proudly —soIamgoingtosendyoua pair of Curry 5's now and you'll be one of the first kids to get the Curry 6.
"Lastly, we have something special in the works for Inter- national Women's Day on March 8th, and I want you to celebrate with me! More to come on that, but plan to be in Oakland that night! All the best!"
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