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Chris Culliver #29 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after breaking up a pass during their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Candlestick Park on October 9, 2011 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

49ers cornerback says gay players not welcome; later apologizes

Todd Johnson
theGRIO REPORT - Something we heard this week that's sure to get a lot of people talking comes courtesy of 49ers defensive back Chris Culliver. The 24-year-old cornerback reportedly told shock jock Artie Lange gay players would not be welcomed on his team...
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Linebacker Ray Lewis #52 of the Baltimore Ravens addresses the media during Super Bowl XLVII Media Availability at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside on January 30, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Ravens will take on the San Francisco 49ers on February 3, 2013 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Ray Lewis says he's 'agitated,' not angry about deer antler spray story

Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Smiling, even laughing, at questions about a report linking him to a company that purports to make performance-enhancers, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis says he 'never, ever took' the stuff...
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Randy Moss #84 of the San Francisco 49ers answers questions from the media during Super Bowl XLVII Media Day ahead of Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 29, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The San Francisco 49ers will take on the Baltimore Ravens on February 3, 2013 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Randy Moss calls himself 'the greatest receiver ever to play this game'

Paul Newberry, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Randy Moss strolled to the podium on Super Bowl media day — his 49ers hat tilted slightly to the left, his sleeves rolled up high to reveal a cross tattooed on one arm, a large 'R' tattooed on the other.
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San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore listens to a question during a news conference on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in New Orleans. The 49ers are scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game on Feb. 3. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

49ers' Frank Gore kept hope through all the adversity

Paul Newberry, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Ray Rice has known nothing but winning since he came into the NFL...
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Quarterback Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers throws before a game against the Seattle Seahawks on October 18, 2012 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. The 49ers won 13-6. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

49ers QB's hard work, film study led him to Super Bowl

Stefen Lovelace
OPINION - The second-year San Francisco 49ers quarterback has revolutionized the position...
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In this April 23, 2012 file photo, President Obama strikes the Heisman pose after he awarded the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the Air Force Academy football team at the White House in Washington. “I'm a big football fan, but I have to tell you, if I had a son, I'd have to think long and hard before I let him play football,” President Barack Obama tells The New Republic. In an interview in the magazine’s Feb. 11 issue, Obama says he worries more about college players than he does about those in the NFL. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Obama: Sport of football 'will probably change'

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is a big football fan with two daughters, but if he had a son, he says he'd 'have to think long and hard' before letting him play because of the physical toll the game takes...
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Brendon Ayanbadejo #51 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates after defeating the New England Patriots during the 2013 AFC Championship game at Gillette Stadium on January 20, 2013 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

Ravens' star to promote gay rights at Super Bowl

theGrio
theGRIO REPORT - Ayanbadejo, who will appearing in his first ever Super Bowl on February 3rd, hopes to use the media spotlight from the big game to promote his position against bullying and for marriage equality...
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New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau (55) warms up on the field before an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Foxborough, Mass. Star linebacker Junior Seau had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide last May, the National Institutes of Health told The Associated Press on Thursday Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Junior Seau's family sues NFL over brain injuries

Barry Wilner, Associated Press
(AP) - The family of Junior Seau has sued the NFL, claiming the former linebacker's suicide was the result of brain disease caused by violent hits he sustained while playing football...
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Oakland Raiders head coach Bill Callahan cheers as his team scores against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Raiders' 30-17 win in Pittsburgh in this Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002 file photo. Former Oakland coach Bill Callahan denied allegations made by two of his former players that he "sabotaged" the Raiders in their Super Bowl loss to Tampa Bay 10 years ago Tuesday Jan. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/ Gary Tramontina, File)

Ex-Raiders coach denies allegations of Super Bowl sabatoge

Josh Dubow, Associated Press
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Former Oakland coach Bill Callahan has denied allegations made by two of his former players that he 'sabotaged' the Raiders in their Super Bowl loss to Tampa Bay 10 years ago...
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Jay Ratliff #90 of the Dallas Cowboys during their game at Bank of America Stadium on October 21, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Dallas DT Jay Ratliff suspected of drunken driving

Associated Press
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Jay Ratliff is free on bond after his arrest Tuesday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated...
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