Madden 17 News | Top 5 Running Back Ratings - Le"Veon Bell 94 OVR!
I really dont care if people smoke marijuana. I just dont.I think it should be legal. We waste hundredsof millions of dollars annually on it, arresting, prosecuting and locking people up.But it isnt legal in most places and isnt permissible bythe NFL. Therefore, players should find a way to avoid it.
Im not going to get on a soapbox because I believe people should be freeto make choices about their own lives.This isnt about players lacking character or morals. Its aboutplayers lacking intelligence and not caring about theirteammates.In other words, players getting suspended for smoking weed (ormissing a mandatory drug test) is a really dumb, selfish act.
Remember those discussions about whether the Steelers should signLeVeon Bell or Antonio Brown to a big contract extension?Yeah, well, that is no longer a discussion given the latest newsthat Bell is facing a four-game suspension for violation of the NFLssubstance abuse policy.
Bell was suspended for two games for his little adventure up McKnight Road with formerSteelers running back LeGarrette Blount in 2014,whichshould have been a wake up call but apparently wasnt.Bell, who has appealed this suspension, either tested positive or missedfour different drug tests, which tells me he either is too dumb tounderstand the rules or too arrogant to care about them.
That brings me back to the Bell and Brown contract extension discussion. Not only should the Steelers give the money toBrown, they shouldnt even offer a contract to Bell and maybe evenshould look to trade him.
To be clear, I thought Brown should get the money anyway because heis the Steelers best player (sorry Ray Fittipaldo) and one of the bestplayers in football. It has been proven time and time againthat you dont need an elite running back to win at a high level intodays NFL.The Steelers almost got to the AFC title game with Fitzgerald Toussaint at running back, so they will be fineoffensively.
Its ridiculous that a guy with millions on the line cant lay offmarijuana for a few months.And please, spare me the argument that he was medicating himself because heis in pain from playing such a brutal sport.That is nonsense and an excuse for players. If a guy is in pain, there are plenty of drugs availablefor pain that arent illegal and banned by the NFL.
It isnt that hard to know when a drug test is coming, so it shouldnt bethat hard to be prepared for one.Thats why I said either he isnt very bright, or he just selfish and doesnt care about his teammates. Either way, heneeds to go somewhere else and try again.
Bell is one of the best running backs in the league. There is noquestion about his talent.But he has been injury-prone and drug-prone,which means he is suspension-prone. Therefore, he isnt reliable.
The Steelers cant count on him, so they shouldnt pay himthe big money he wants.Sadly, some owner wont be able to help himself and will giveBell a big contract. Therein lies part of the problem: talented guys like Bell havebeen told their entire athletic life they are above the rules becausetheir talent trumps all else.
For Bells sake, I hope he figures it out, stops doing drugs andgoes on to a great career.I hope he breaks records and goes to the Hall of Fame and becomesa great role model for kids in terms of how to bounce back fromself-inflicted adversity.
All of that has to happen elsewhere. He cant stay withthe Steelers beyond the end of his current contract (after this season) because they cant count on him. He clearly hasnt learned his lessonfrom his first suspension.The Steelers would be foolish to sign Bell long-term, but if theydo, they deserve what they get. At this point, thats a talented yetunreliable tailback who may not be available on game day.
Suge Knight got emotional and lost his cool in court Friday saying he"s worried he"s going to die in jail.
The breakdown came as the judge on his murder case ruled he can"t get addresses for several key prosecution witnesses and will have to wait until a week before trial to get the names of three more confidential witnesses.
The delay was granted after prosecutors raised concerns he might try to intimidate the witnesses.
"My time is ticking some days because of the health problems I have, and right now I"m not getting a fair chance to prove my innocence," Knight told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ronald Coen.
Suge Knight"s harsh jail rules blamed on "massive scandal"
The co-founder of Death Row Records, 51, claimed he hasn"t been able to pay his lawyers, investigators or experts because he can"t call anyone other than his lawyers and can"t get visits from people outside his defense team, his parents and his four young children.
"If I don"t have the right to discuss my business or my own finances to take care of my own children, how do I have a right to defend myself? Because if I have no communication with the world, I cannot hire the right people," he said. "They"ve worked so far but they"re not getting paid."
He said it was "important" for Coen to listen to him because he feels he has "no one else to talk to."
"I hate to have to go through all this and die in jail," he told the judge.
Suge Knight seeks court approval to visit with sick mother
After his impassioned speech, Knight snapped at his lawyers in open court and could be heard raising his voice while waiting in a holding area during a break.
"I think all of this is just starting to take a toll on him both emotionally and physically. Obviously he"s been incarcerated over a year. He"s not getting the proper medical attention. And what you saw today was just a product of that," defense lawyer J. Tooson told the Daily News after the hearing.
In a filing opposing the defense team"s right to unredacted discovery, prosecutors argued that Knight is a dangerous criminal with gang ties who extorts a safety "tax" from rappers and once ordered a bodyguard to punch a woman.
In court, prosecutor Cynthia Barnes said she was worried that if Knight learns the identities of three confidential civilian witnesses in the case, he might go after them.
Suge Knight will be allowed to see sick mom after judge"s ruling
"The problem is, in county jail these reports get distributed and they have names in them. So if we give the defendant a report that has the name of a witness and he"s passing it around the county jail it puts that person"s name on blast to other gang members and other individuals that that person is a snitch and a potential witness," Barnes argued. "That creates more of a concern for the safety of that individual."
Knight"s fiancee Toi-Lin Kelly scoffed at the argument outside court.
She noted prosecution witness Cle "Bone" Sloan testified under an immunity deal at a preliminary hearing - and apparently hasn"t been targeted.
"Bone already testified and he"s fine, right? There are no reports of him being threatened or even contacted," she said after the hearing.
Sloan, a former gang member, was caught on tape fighting with Knight in the parking lot of a Compton burger stand in January 2015 before Knight hit the gas on his truck and ran over both Sloan and local businessman Terry Carter killing Carter.
Knight"s attempted murder charge relates to Sloan. When Sloan testified at the preliminary hearing he insisted over and over that he wasn"t a "snitch."
The protective order now governing Knight"s jail stay was filed by authorities under seal, so it"s not clear what alleged evidence they offered to justify the strict curtailments on Knight"s access to phone calls and visitors.
When he spoke to the judge Friday, Knight said he"s in bad health with blood clots in his arm and neck that landed him in the hospital.
"The doctor confirmed the blood clot in his neck was the size of a golf ball," Kelly said after the hearing.
Arguing for Knight"s right to unredacted discovery, his lawyers claimed that prosecutors gave up their right to withhold witness information when they allegedly shared case paperwork with a man believed to be a jailhouse informant.
Tooson and his co-counsel Antoine Williams said in court that a defense investigator interviewed alleged informant Daniel Timms and believed Timms was able to review unredacted copies of Knight"s case information.
They said the District Attorney failed to publicly refute Timms" claims after they surfaced in court filings last April and argued that if Timms is telling the truth, prosecutors forfeited their right to redact their discovery when they shared discovery with a convicted criminal.
Barnes blasted the suggestion prosecutors were working with Timms.
"Daniel Timms is a liar and a joke," Barnes told Judge Coen. "He"s not a jailhouse informant. They"re completely misinformed."
Knight, 51, has pleaded not guilty in the case, claiming he was the victim of an armed ambush and feared for his life when he mowed down Sloan and Carter.
The former music mogul fled the scene but later agreed to meet with police to tell his side of the story. He was arrested, charged and hasn"t been able to post his staggering $10.5 million bail.
His time behind bars has been marked by a series of medical woes including an emergency appendix surgery in March.
Tooson said Knight is on medication for his blood clots and diabetes and was rushed to a hospital by ambulance last week because jail personnel allegedly underestimated the seriousness of his condition.
"I don"t want you to die," Judge Coen told Knight in court Friday.
The judge said he would be happy to sign any medical orders brought to his attention by Knight"s lawyers.
Kelly said she"s still worried.
"His attorneys are successful attorneys with business to attend to and he can"t always get them on the phone," she said. "And what if he"s too ill to make that phone call?"
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Full Show - Munich Terror: No Rest For The "Religion Of Peace" - 07/22/2016
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Alternative media mogul Alex Jonesone of the most prominent opponents of the New World Order, scientific dictatorship, and the secret society that controls the policehas come a long way since he started his first radio show at KJFK in Austin, Texas.
The Alex Jones Show, which peddles far-right and libertarian leaning political and social views to its emotionally-invested listeners, is syndicated on over 160 AM and FM stations across the country, carried by the Americas Talk channel on internet radio juggernaut iHeartRadio, and distributed as a popular podcast on iTunes. His website Infowars, which runs various news stories and serves as a hub for his show, gets around 6 million unique visitors per month, according to web analytics firm Alexa.
He also seems to be doing a healthy business in dietary supplements.
Infowars Life: Because theres a war on for your life, reads the tagline.
The Infowars Store first appeared online in 2006, when Jones started selling a few books and other products. It now sells an impressive range of products, from books with titles like Bloodlines of the Illuminati and Controlling the Human Mind, to doomsday prepping gear like Survival Seed Vaults and radiation-eliminating water bottles. But perhaps the most curious expansion of the Alex Jones brand is the line of supplements branded Infowars Life.
The banner for Infowars Life. Image: Infowars Store
Some of the products are merely overpriced versions of supplements you could buy at nearly any natural foods store or pharmacy in the country, wrapped in fear-mongering marketing. On the Infowars site, the pages for Infowars Life products rarely provide scientific data or studies, often citing Joness own stamp of approval as the only reason to purchase the product. The other sources often cited are simply links to episodes of Joness show, usually with his go-to science guy, the naturopath and chiropractor Dr. Edward Group.
Dr. Edward Group, whose doctorate is actually in chiropractic medicine, is an alternative and holistic medical practitioner who runs the Global Healing Center. Quackwatch.com, a medical fraud watchdog site, lists the GHC in its Questionable Organizations list. Dr. Group has collected a number of degrees, but only in alternative medical areas and business and management programs. He also listed himself at one point as having earned a full Doctorate of Medicine from the Joseph LaFortune University School of Medicinethe same school that was sued by the Florida attorney general for defrauding nursing students who didnt realize the university wasnt accredited in the United Statesbut the degree was scrubbed from his website in mid-2015.
The reason the FDA has banned colloidal silver, Jones claims, is that its a threat to the pharmaceutical companies and a threat to doctors visits, because it works so good in the body.
Alex Jones and Infowars did not respond to repeated requests for comment. A spokesperson for the Global Healing Center addressed the various supplements discussed in this article, as Dr. Group promotes and recommends them in Jones videos. They noted, in response to iodine in particular that they wouldn"t discount the importance of research but would also throw in the caveat that there are financial reasons studies happen and financial reasons they dont.
Infowars Life sales pitch #1: Corporations have engineered a condition that makes you sick, therefore you need this product.
Whats amazing about Infowars Life is how well it integrates into the greater Infowars narrative. Take the $29.99 per bottle Secret 12, for example, which is simply liquid vitamin B12. This is a vitamin that plays a key role in the human body, affecting protein metabolism as well as the formation of red blood cells.
In a video from Alex Jones YouTube channel titled The B12 Conspiracy, Jones and Group explain the worldwide conspiracy that has led to a dire need for B12. Everyone is deficient in B12, Group says, because of all the pesticides and everything else thats been sprayed on the soil, 60 percent of the worlds soil is now deficient in cobalt, an ingredient in B12 formation.
Group and Jones cite a study from the Journal of Organic Systems about glyphosate, a chemical found in weed killers, causing various diseases. It mentions nothing about cobalt or B12. The two then digress into discussing the chemical war on America by corporations and the government: they know what theyre doing, theyre targeting us by foisting GMOs, fluoride, and other such chemicals on an unwitting public.
According to the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, the adequate daily intake of B12 for an adult male is 2.4mcg, and it can be obtained through a variety of foods (fish, meat, poultry, eggs, milk) or through almost any multivitamin found in drugstores.
The Office of Dietary Supplements says that most people in the United States get enough vitamin B12 from the foods they eat although anywhere from 1.5 percent to 15 percent of the population could be suffering from a vitamin deficiency, mainly due to conditions such as aging that prevent the body from absorbing B12 from food.
But if youre an Infowars fan, however, why would you trust these institutions?
Infowars Life sales pitch #2: The government is suppressing this highly effective product because it competes with the pharmaceutical industry.
Jones also peddles Silver Bullet, an oral colloidal silver solution that Jones calls the survival silver [that] is the perfect fit for you and your family"s routine and emergency supply.
There was a big crackdown on the medical claims for colloidal silver when it was popular in the 1990s for treating common ailments. Jones is careful not to make any specific medical claims on the Silver Bullet product page, merely saying its unique and has applications for both preparedness and regular use. But its in his video, titled Government Suppresses Ancient Natural Antibiotic, that he and Group make their claims about colloidal silver.
In 1999, the FDA released its final rule regarding over-the-counter drugs containing colloidal silver and silver salts. These products were to be marked as not generally regarded as safe for human consumption, because FDA is not aware of any substantial scientific evidence that supports the use of OTC colloidal silver ingredients or silver salts for these disease conditions.
The banner for Secret 12. Image: Infowars Store
In the Silver Bullet video, Dr. Group says that the FDA raided his offices because he was selling colloidal silver; the reason the FDA has banned it, he claims, is that its a threat to the pharmaceutical companies and a threat to doctors visits, because it works so good in the body. They also claim in the video that the FDAs banning of colloidal silver is the government trying to shut down anybody thats producing silver, because they know how effective it is.
In the video, Group says that colloidal silver is an amazing anti-microbial compound. The controversy around it has more to do with how the product is made, he says. If you make it with tap water, lets say, or if theres any salts in the water, you can end up with silver nitrates, which Group blames for health problems in people who have taken colloidal silver supplements.
Scientists have concluded, however, that colloidal silver does not have health benefits and could be dangerous. We emphasize the lack of established effectiveness and potential toxicity of these products, wrote the authors of a 1996 Journal of Toxicology article.
Colloidal silver can cause argyria, a condition that can turn the skin a bluish gray color due to silver granules being deposited in the skin. There was a particularly high profile case of argyria in Paul Karason, known in the media as Papa Smurf, who consumed a homemade colloidal silver solution after reading about it in an alternative health magazine and used a topical silver treatment on his face.
In the Infowars video promoting Silver Bullet, Dr. Group says that silver nitrates are to blame for argyria and it was proved that Karason brewed his silver the wrong way and consumed far too much of it in order to turn himself blue to get media attention.
According to Group, any virus, any bacteria, any organism thats harmful to the body and its non-resistant to iodine, its non-resistant to silver. The chiropractor keeps it vague when talking about the solutions health benefits. User reviews say it works like a charm against infections, colds, and a spot on my foot that wouldnt heal.
Rather than explain why each specific claim regarding colloidal silver was wrong, Sonya Angelone of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics simply told Motherboard that it is not recommended to take colloidal silver by mouth.
Infowars Life sales pitch #3: Our secret stash of a common product will stop the government from secretly poisoning you through the water supply.
Similar to Silver Bullet, another Infowars product called Survival Shield X-2 boasts a lot of claims that, in the end, dont say much of anything at all.
This product is a solution made with what Jones calls nascent iodine. In an Infowars video called The Iodine Conspiracy, Jones describes Survival Shield X-2 as a product that will block fluoride and other members of the halogen family that are so bad for you. Jones says that the government has been practicing eugenics by putting those products into the water supply, and that nascent iodine will protect you from it.
Of course, one of Jones top experts on the product is Dr. Group, whose Global Health Center page is the first Google result for nascent iodine. The GHCs page on nascent iodine says that the body can seamlessly absorb and utilize nascent iodine for metabolic and detoxification processes, making it more effective as a supplement for the body.
Not only is there no research to support nascent iodines supposed effectiveness or special fluoride-blocking characteristics, its supposed chemical makeup is not possible
Just as Jones refers straight to his expertise, Dr. Group provides no concrete data or research to back such claims. A spokesperson for the GHC told Motherboard that "[t]he importance of iodine is pretty well accepted but studies specific to nascent iodine, as I"m sure you"ve found, are light."
Dr. Group references a holistic health book called Iodine: why you need it, why you cant live without it by Dr. David Brownstein, which says nothing about nascent iodine but rather just addresses the basic, well-known role of iodine in the human body.
His second reference, a book on womens health from a Dr. Christiane Northrup, does mention nascent iodine, but only in passing and as just another way to consume iodine. Dr. Northrup makes no claims about nascent iodine being any better for womens thyroid health than another product. She links to www.thyroidnascentiodine.com, a broken website that isnt associated with the medical community. Dr. Northrup did not respond to a request for comment.
The final reference that Dr. Group has on his nascent thyroid page is to one of the only other names that tends to be associated with the product, a Dr. Edward Sircus, the founder of the so-called International Medical Veritas Association. Quackwatch.com lists the IMVA under its list of questionable organizations.
Jones. Photo: Sean P. Anderson/Flickr
Not only is there no research to support nascent iodines supposed effectiveness or special fluoride-blocking characteristics, its supposed chemical makeup is not possible. Sonya Angelone of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics referred Motherboard to ConsumerLab, an independent health and nutritional product testing group, which addressed nascent iodine in this post. They note that nascent iodine, which promotes itself as being a free, unbound iodine particle rather than diluted in a solution, is impossible if its in liquid form. To be in a liquid supplement like most nascent iodine is sold, it would no longer be atomic as many of these promoters label it. Therefore, if you are buying a supplement promoted as "nascent iodine", it is most likely sodium iodide or potassium iodide, she said.
Iodine is undisputedly essential to a healthy, working human body. Angelone explained iodines role to Motherboard as a key nutrient required by the thyroid gland. It helps convert T4, the inactive thyroid hormone, to T3 the active thyroid hormone. Most people get iodine from iodized salt, but those that dont may need supplements like Survival Shield X-2. But the Infowars product will have the exact same effect as most other iodine supplements on the market.
Whether or not Alex Jones truly believes in the products he sells is unclear, but this much is true: he knows his audience will throw money at anything he endorses. Many Infowars Life products are devoid of any real scientific data, and those that do have corroborating research to be found elsewhere are simply fancy packaged, branded, marked up supplements that can be found elsewhere online or at local vitamin stores. The rest, as we can see, is snake oil.
Alex Jones chief research buddy is a chiropractor with a similar allergy to scientific data and a penchant for charisma and marketing. Survival Shield X-2 wont save you from a nuclear holocaust, and Silver Bullet wont magically cure your immune system. But it will pad the pockets of Alex Jones and help him scheme up new ways to scare you into paying him all over again.
Madden 17 News | Top 5 Running Back Ratings - Le"Veon Bell 94 OVR!
I really dont care if people smoke marijuana. I just dont.I think it should be legal. We waste hundredsof millions of dollars annually on it, arresting, prosecuting and locking people up.But it isnt legal in most places and isnt permissible bythe NFL. Therefore, players should find a way to avoid it.
Im not going to get on a soapbox because I believe people should be freeto make choices about their own lives.This isnt about players lacking character or morals. Its aboutplayers lacking intelligence and not caring about theirteammates.In other words, players getting suspended for smoking weed (ormissing a mandatory drug test) is a really dumb, selfish act.
Remember those discussions about whether the Steelers should signLeVeon Bell or Antonio Brown to a big contract extension?Yeah, well, that is no longer a discussion given the latest newsthat Bell is facing a four-game suspension for violation of the NFLssubstance abuse policy.
Bell was suspended for two games for his little adventure up McKnight Road with formerSteelers running back LeGarrette Blount in 2014,whichshould have been a wake up call but apparently wasnt.Bell, who has appealed this suspension, either tested positive or missedfour different drug tests, which tells me he either is too dumb tounderstand the rules or too arrogant to care about them.
That brings me back to the Bell and Brown contract extension discussion. Not only should the Steelers give the money toBrown, they shouldnt even offer a contract to Bell and maybe evenshould look to trade him.
To be clear, I thought Brown should get the money anyway because heis the Steelers best player (sorry Ray Fittipaldo) and one of the bestplayers in football. It has been proven time and time againthat you dont need an elite running back to win at a high level intodays NFL.The Steelers almost got to the AFC title game with Fitzgerald Toussaint at running back, so they will be fineoffensively.
Its ridiculous that a guy with millions on the line cant lay offmarijuana for a few months.And please, spare me the argument that he was medicating himself because heis in pain from playing such a brutal sport.That is nonsense and an excuse for players. If a guy is in pain, there are plenty of drugs availablefor pain that arent illegal and banned by the NFL.
It isnt that hard to know when a drug test is coming, so it shouldnt bethat hard to be prepared for one.Thats why I said either he isnt very bright, or he just selfish and doesnt care about his teammates. Either way, heneeds to go somewhere else and try again.
Bell is one of the best running backs in the league. There is noquestion about his talent.But he has been injury-prone and drug-prone,which means he is suspension-prone. Therefore, he isnt reliable.
The Steelers cant count on him, so they shouldnt pay himthe big money he wants.Sadly, some owner wont be able to help himself and will giveBell a big contract. Therein lies part of the problem: talented guys like Bell havebeen told their entire athletic life they are above the rules becausetheir talent trumps all else.
For Bells sake, I hope he figures it out, stops doing drugs andgoes on to a great career.I hope he breaks records and goes to the Hall of Fame and becomesa great role model for kids in terms of how to bounce back fromself-inflicted adversity.
All of that has to happen elsewhere. He cant stay withthe Steelers beyond the end of his current contract (after this season) because they cant count on him. He clearly hasnt learned his lessonfrom his first suspension.The Steelers would be foolish to sign Bell long-term, but if theydo, they deserve what they get. At this point, thats a talented yetunreliable tailback who may not be available on game day.
ESPN FIRST TAKE (7/22/2016) REPORT: LE"VEON BELL FACING FOUR-GAME SUSPENSION FOR MISSING DRUG TEST
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The NFL says it is reviewing domestic violence allegations against Dallas Cowboys rookie Ezekiel Elliott.
A police report says Elliott denied allegations that he assaulted his girlfriend early Friday in Columbus, Ohio, causing bruises and abrasions. The report says he wasn"t arrested because of conflicting versions of what happened.
Three witnesses told police they didn"t see Elliott assault the 20-year-old woman. Elliott says the woman got the bruises and abrasions in a bar fight.
The player"s father, Stacy Elliott, said in a statement Friday that the claims are "completely false" and that his son has cooperated with the investigation.
Ezekiel Elliott is a running back who played at Ohio State. He turned 21 Friday.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says the allegations will be reviewed under the league"s personal conduct policy (see full story).
Colts: NFL suspendsArt Jones for 4 gamesINDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Colts defensive lineman Arthur Jones has been suspended for the first four games of the 2016 season for violating the NFL"s policy on performance-enhancing substances.
Jones has struggled to stay on the field since signing a five-year, $33 million contract in 2014. He missed seven games in his first season with Indy with an injured right ankle. He missed all of last season with an injured left ankle he sustained during the preseason.
Jones won"t be eligible to return to the team until Oct. 3 but will be allowed to participate in training camp and preseason games.
His brother, Jon, a UFC fighter, also has run afoul of that league"s anti-drug policies.
Vikings:Ribbon cut at new $1.1 billionstadiumMINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph spent his first three seasons playing in the Metrodome, a cramped, dingy noise box that tested the patience of fans and players alike.
The home locker room only had five bathroom stalls for 53 players and dozens of coaches and support staff. So when he walked around U.S. Bank Stadium, the Vikings" new $1.1 billion stadium that is set to open this season, he said comparing the two was like "ground chuck and filet mignon."
The Vikings held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday to mark the official beginning of life in their new home. The celebration featured current coach Mike Zimmer blowing the gjallahorn -- a huge horn used in Viking lore -- with coaching legend Bud Grant by his side and fireworks after a host of speakers praised the new stadium.
With a cutting-edge design that includes a translucent roof to allow in the daylight, a wall of glass with 100-foot doors that open to let the autumn breeze in and a locker room that is twice the size of their former home in the Metrodome, U.S. Bank Stadium has thrust the franchise into the 21st century (see full story).
Bears: Charles Tillman retires with ChicagoLAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Charles Tillman is officially retiring as a member of the Chicago Bears.
The two-time Pro Bowl cornerback signed a one-day contract and called it a career with the team that drafted him in 2003 on Friday.
He had announced Monday on Twitter that he was retiring. The 35-year-old Tillman, known for his "peanut punch" after forcing 44 career fumbles, spent his first 12 seasons with the Bears and went to two Pro Bowls and a Super Bowl with them.
He started 12 games last season with the Carolina Panthers before suffering a season-ending knee injury and missed the team"s run to the Super Bowl.
Chicago also terminated defensive back Omar Bolden"s contract on Friday.
Pro-government supporters chant slogans and wave flags as they protest on Istanbul"s iconic Bosporus Bridge, late Thursday, July 21, 2016. Turkish lawmakers approved a three-month state of emergency, endorsing new powers for Turkey"s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that would allow him to expand a crackdown that has already included mass arrests and the closure of hundreds of schools, in the wake of the July 15 failed coup. less Pro-government supporters chant slogans and wave flags as they protest on Istanbul"s iconic Bosporus Bridge, late Thursday, July 21, 2016. Turkish lawmakers approved a three-month state of emergency, endorsing ... more Photo: Petros Giannakouris, AP FILE - In this May 18, 2010 file photo, TV personality Gretchen Carlson appears on the set of "Fox & friends" in New York. Fox News CEO Roger Ailes is resigning from the network immediately, according to a statement by 21st Century Fox on Thursday, July 21, 2016. The decision comes amid allegations by Carlson that she was fired after refusing his sexual advances. less FILE - In this May 18, 2010 file photo, TV personality Gretchen Carlson appears on the set of "Fox & friends" in New York. Fox News CEO Roger Ailes is resigning from the network immediately, according to a ... more Photo: Richard Drew, AP
This image released by the Disney Channel shows the character Elena who becomes a crown princess in a scene from, "Elena of Avalor," premiering July 22 on Disney Channel. (Disney Channel via AP)
This image released by the Disney Channel shows the character Elena who becomes a crown princess in a scene from, "Elena of Avalor," premiering July 22 on Disney Channel. (Disney Channel via AP)
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10 Things to Know for Friday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday:
1. DAUNTING CHALLENGES FACE TRUMP POST-CONVENTION
At the top of the list: Unifying a fractured party and quieting Americans" concerns about his preparedness for the presidency.
2. WHO"S TOP CONTENDER IN DEMOCRATIC VEEPSTAKES
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine emerges as the favorite to join the ticket as Clinton"s running mate.
3. ROGER AILES OUT AT FOX NEWS
The chief executive is leaving the network he built from scratch amid allegations that he forced out a former network anchor after she spurned his sexual advances.
4. BRAZIL NABS 10 IN OLYMPICS ANTI-TERROR SWOOP
The suspects allegedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and discussed possible attacks during next month"s Rio games.
5. WHY NYPD OFFICERS ARE BEING HAILED AS HEROES
After a man hurled a clicking object into their van, the two cops sped off, determined to get the device away from the crowds in Times Square. Only later did they learn the object was harmless.
6. CRACKDOWN IN TURKEY RAISES ALARM
Concern grows that Erdogan is seizing the moment to cement his personal power and steer Turkey from its secular roots toward a more pious Muslim model.
The shooting in Florida illustrates the longstanding fear among black men that almost any encounter with police can go awry with potentially deadly results.
8. WHAT"S CAUSING FRESH WORRY OVER ZIKA
Brazilian researchers say they have found that a second common mosquito is able to transmit the virus to humans.
9. US SAFETY REGULATORS STEER CLEAR OF TESLA
A Tesla in Autopilot mode can drive itself but it"s not a "self-driving" vehicle at least as far as the regulators are concerned.
10. SORORITY OF DISNEY PRINCESSES GETTING NEW MEMBER
Disney"s first Latina princess is taking her bow on TV in the new animated series "Elena of Avalor."
Chuck Johnson Speaks Of His Attack by Thuggish Hypocrite Weinstein
After scuffling with anti-Trump protesters, right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones nearly came to blows with the anchor of left-wing show "The Young Turks" after he charged into their live coverage of the GOP convention.
Jones interrupted The Young Turks mid-sentence, challenging its host, Cenk Uygur, about his support for Hillary Clinton. The conversation quickly descended into chaos as hardcore GOP consultant Roger Stone joined the fray.
Having reached his limit, Uygur confronted Stone over his comments from the background, calling him a sick man and "the biggest liar in media." The two then nearly entered into a scuffle.
Jones took to his website, Infowars, telling his side of the story. In his version of events, Uygur went into an emotional breakdown after being challenged to a debate.However, Jones story failed to mention that he was the one to interrupt TheYoung Turks live stream, setting the events in motion.
Later, Jones Tweeted that videos shared by Infowars were removed from YouTube.
As the Jones-Uygur encounter started gaining attention, people turned to Twitter to show support for The Young Turks.
Uygur has been making headlines with his vocal criticism of Donald Trump. Speaking to RTs Watching the Hawks show, he again lambasted Trump for the lack of policy positions.
The only thing he cares about is Donald Trump. Thats his only policy position: Trump, Trump, Trump, Uygur said, adding that GOP supporters do not have interest for policies either.
We have always been told that Republicans care about free trade and supporting the bankers, and all this different things. Trump just came and ripped that up and they are like Yeah, you are right, we never cared about that. The only [thing] we care about is anger and fear. That they have got plenty of supply here at the convention, he said.
