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Seahawks DE Michael Bennett Not Happy With Contract, Won't Hold Out
Steelers’ WR Headed To Training Camp After ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Finale
Antonio Brown headed to Pittsburgh for offseason work- outs after he wrapped up his stint on the Dancing with the Stars finale Monday. The news was good for the Steelers after whispers of a potential holdout last offseason.
Brown has two years left on a contract that pays him $6.25 million in 2016, one of foot- ball's greatest bargains for a player who owns the NFL record for catches in a two-year span with 265.
NFL WR Antonio Brown on the field and on DWTS.
Brown advanced to the DWTS Season 22 semifinals before being eliminated.
Mike Smith Very Impressed With Winston
James Harrison Has Issue With Drug Tester; Calls NFLPA
James Harrison an- nounced earlier this month he's returning for a 14th season, and already he's playing de- fense against the NFL.
In a series of Instagram posts, Harrison documented an encounter with a league-ap- proved drug tester, prompting the Pittsburgh Steelers line- backer to call NFLPA president DeMaurice Smith to con- sider his options.
Harrison wanted to record the testing process, which he'd done on social media in the past, and it appears in the videos that the tester wouldn't allow it. In one video, Harri- son said he was told an at- tempt to record the process could result in a positive test.
James Harrison enters his 14th season in the NFL.
Harrison found out that the person who allowed him to film the process in February was fired, because he did not follow protocol.
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett is not happy with his current contract, but he has no plans to hold out of training camp to show his disapproval.
"Why wouldn't I be at train- ing camp?" Bennett said dur- ing an interview on 710 ESPN Seattle's Brock and Salk show. "Of course I'll be there. I'll see you there for sure."
Bennett, who earned his first Pro Bowl berth after finishing with 10 sacks and 18 tackles for loss last season, has two years remaining on the four-year, $28.5 million deal that he signed during the 2014 offsea- son.
Bennett thought about hold- ing out last offseason, but he said his wife didn't let him.
"Any American wants to get
MICHAEL BENNETT
paid more at their job," Ben- nett said. "I don't think there's anybody that goes to work and says: 'Hey, I'm happy with how much I'm getting paid, and I love it. Don't give me any more money.' So that's how I feel too.
"Of course I want to be in Seattle as long as possible. Everything about Seattle. ... I love the city. I love the team. I love my teammates, love what's going on. I love how we do things. I just love it here."
JAMEIS WINSTON
Mike Smith has been the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defen- sive coordinator for just a few months, meaning he’s only had a handful of practices working against his new team’s offense. Despite the limited action, he is thoroughly impressed with what he’s seen of his team’s signal- caller and believes the in-prac- tice competition will ultimately make his defense a stronger unit.
“Boy, I’ll tell you what - this is a quarterback driven league and I’ve been very impressed with Jameis,” Smith said. “He’s got great size and he’s cut us up a couple of times. You guys saw it in our veteran mini-camp. I’m enjoying competing with him and have actually had a couple conversations with him about, ‘Ok, what do you see in our de- fense? What does our defense look like?’ Because that’s going to help us because I want to know what the quarterback is thinking we’re doing.”
Devon Still Enjoys Wedding With Now Cancer-Free Daughter
Houston Texans defensive end Devon Still wed longtime fiancée, Asha Joyce in a gor- geous Manhattan wedding on last Friday.
Joyce had three outfit changes throughout the night and Devon’s NFL groomsmen couldn’t stop giving him fist bumps – but it was Leah Still, Devon’s 6-year-old daughter, who stole the show.
Leah, who wore a custom- designed pink flower girl gown, couldn’t hold back tears as she watched her dad and her now- stepmom exchange vows.
“I love my new family,” she said wiping away tears at the reception after. “Thank you for all your support,” she added.
Devon, 26, and Asha, 26, put their marriage plans on hold two years ago when Leah was diagnosed with life-threat- ening stage 4 neuroblastoma
NFL DE Devon Still got mar- ried in New York last Friday. Here he is photographed with his new wife, Asha and his daughter, Leah who has made headlines for years after being diagnosed with a brain cancer.
(brain cancer).
Leah is Devon’s daughter
from a previous relationship.
Barry Bonds Exposes Racist
Video Posted By Students At Their Daughter’s Elite School
Barry Bonds is taking a swing at racism at his daugh- ter's elite private school.
The home run king ex- pressed indignation on his Twitter page while posting a link to a video of white students from the school gleefully using the N-word and other offensive language while singing along to A$AP Ferg's song "Dump Dump."
"I am sad that I had to see this at my daughters school. #Racism #Fixit #Suspension," Bonds, now the hitting coach for the Miami Marlins, tweeted this week.
Bonds' daughter Aisha at- tends the exclusive Brentwood School in west Los Angeles, which has a yearly tuition cost of $37,725.
A Change.org petition enti- tled "Take action against the racist behavior of Brentwood students" also has been set up, with more than 450 signatures as of Wednesday afternoon.
Bonds' ex-wife signed the petition and posted it on Twit-
Barry Bonds and his daugh- ter, Aisha.
ter.
The 26-second video was
posted on YouTube Monday by a group called "Brentwood Stu- dents Against Racism."
It's not clear exactly where or when the incident was recorded, but comments posted to the video claimed it was filmed at a private party thrown on a boat.
The video presentation in- cluded the claim that only 3 of the 120 students in the school's 10th grade are Black.
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