raduated from: Depew High School (2007) Buffalo State College (2011) I am 25 years old and played soccer for a large portion of my life before finally deciding it was time to go in another direction and sports writing was that direction. I love messing around with statistics and trying to find new ways to better analyze how players are actually performing and whether or not they are helping their team succeed. After completing the summer internship on Bleacher Report, I have joined the site full-t

Sean Tomlinson

"And then just something click in my head at that point, it's like 'man, you did it again. You're willing to throw away everything you ever worked hard for, everything you ever had out of life. It was so strange, but I just had a desire to stop. I had the desire to get help, invest myself 100 percent into whatever was going to help save my life. It never really set in the severity of if you fail a drug test, this is over. They're not going to let you keep playing. I never really took it serious. I thought I could keep on doing it and get away with it and get away with it."Gordon also revealed that he violated the NFL substance-abuse policy again prior to entering rehab, which means a four-game suspension is likely if he is reinstated.Additionally, Gordon discussed his time in college at Baylor and said a coach at the university helped him cheat his way through drug tests:"I've been enabled most of my life honestly. I've been enabled by coaches, teachers, professors, everybody pretty much gave me a second chance just because of my ability. Not too long after I got arrested for possession of marijuana at Baylor, one of my coaches came by saying 'you are going to get drug tested by the compliance office. This is how it's going to work, this is what they are going to do. If they do call you in, here goes these bottles of detox.'

How Bow Dat?!

Philadelphia carries a three-game winning streak into Thursday night, after demolishing Arizona last week, 34-7. The Eagles scored touchdowns on their first three possessions of the game and snuffed the Cardinals from there, easily covering a six-point spread.Philadelphia outgained Arizona 419-307, outrushed the Cardinals 122-31 and won time of possession by a 36/24 margin. Quarterback Carson Wentz threw four touchdown passes, including a pair of long ones, and hit 11-for-12 on third downs. And the Eagles defense had its best game of the year, holding Arizona to a single touchdown.

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NFL May Require Standing for Anthem

AP Traded to Cardinals • NFL Considering Making Players Stand • Josh Gordon Details Extensive Drug Use 🎥 • Giants' Brandon Marshall (Ankle) Out for Season • OBJ (Ankle), J.J. Watt (Leg) Out for Season

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Carolina Panthers Odds, Analysis, NFL Betting Pick

National Football League owners are planning to review a policy that requires all players to stand for the United States national anthem during their fall meeting next week.

The first giveaway came when the 23-year-old was strip-sacked by Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen in the second quarter. That turned into another field goal and gave the Vikings a lead at halftime, even though they gained only 55 yards over the first two quarters.