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NFL And Owners Contribute Mainly To Republican Party
Stan Van Gundy Named New Coach Of New Orleans Pelicans
STAN VAN GUNDY
Stan Van Gundy has been named the new head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans, the team announced last Thursday.
"I'm excited to join a tal- ented New Orleans Pelicans team," Van Gundy said on Twitter.
Van Gundy, the former Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons head coach, becomes the seventh coach in Pelicans franchise history.
LeBron James, Anthony
The NFL has its own PAC, Gridiron, that is overseen by the league’s D.C. office. Own- ers also make political contri- butions separate from the PAC.
The Athletic found that this year, Gridiron has made 63 donations to 52 congresspeo- ple, senators and political or- ganizations. Of those contributions, 52 went to Re- publicans or Republican or- ganizations.
Of 18 donations made since August, Gridiron has just one Democratic contribution, which was $1,000 to Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.).
According to Federal Elec- tion Commission filings, since January, Gridiron’s contribu- tions to the GOP total
Davis And Rich Paul,
Odell Beckham, Jr. Out For Season With Torn ACL
$128,500 and contributions to Democrats total $58,000.
The league PAC, created in 2008, has raised over $855,777.35 through dona- tions from 228 contributors since Jan. 1, 2019.
According to OpenSe- crets.org, “NFL team owners and their spouses have do- nated $4.2 million to politi- cians and PACs so far this election cycle, with 85 percent ($3.6 million) going to Repub- licans. Only $377,000 went to Democrats...”
LeBron James
was back at Nobu in Malibu on Thursday night for a fancy din- ner with Anthony Davis and their agent Rich Paul.
Normally, not that bigofadealfor2 teammates to dine
with their agent -- but
it seems like they're making a statement in the wake of some criticism about their professional relation- ship.
Last week, an anonymous NBA agent went after Le- Bron and Rich Paul to The Athletic -- essentially saying that Paul is just a puppet for
LEBRON JAMES AND ANTHONY DAVIS
LeBron.
The agent essentially
claims LeBron is running the show at the Klutch Sports Group and Paul is just doing his bidding -- which, if true, would be illegal in California since a player is not also al- lowed to represent talent.
Klutch Dinner In Malibu
Odell Beckham, Jr. has once again had a season cut short by a significant injury.
Beckham left Sunday’s game between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Ben- gals after suffering a knee in- jury in the first quarter. Indications were that the in- jury could be serious, and Beckham told ESPN’s Josina Anderson on Mon- day that he suffered a torn ACL and will miss the re- mainder of the 2020 season.
Beckham injured his knee while trying to make a tackle after a Baker May- field interception. He imme- diately went down in pain and
ODELL BECKHAM, JR.
then limped to the locker room.
After a disappointing sea- son last year, Beckham and the Browns had played much better through the first part of 2020. OBJ will finish the sea- son with 23 catches for 319 yards and three touchdowns.
Steelers Escape As Only Undefeated AFC Team
The Pittsburgh Steelers are the last remaining undefeated team in the AFC following a 27-24 win over the previously undefeated Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
The Titans (5-1) built a sec- ond-half comeback and nearly forced overtime after inter- cepting Ben Roethlisberger in the end zone slightly ahead of the two-minute warning. Kicker Stephen Gostkowski missed the 45- yard field goal in the final 20 seconds and the Steelers es- caped with the victory and 6-0
BEN ROETHLISBERGER
start.
The game was originally
scheduled to be played in Week 4, but was rescheduled due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Titans’ organization.
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