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'Menace II Society' star Samuel Monroe Jr. on life support after meningitis went untreated for months
90s star Samuel Monroe Jr., best known for his role in "Menace II Society," is currently on life support, his family told Fox News Digital.
"As Samuel’s wife, Shawna Stewart, we all been fighting over the past nine months to keep him alive due to meningitis," Stewart began.
"Around 18 months ago, Samuel was in Las Vegas filming, and unfortunately, that is where he contracted meningitis. He went to several different hospitals, where his condition was repeatedly misdiagnosed and because of this negligence, the meningitis went untreated for eight months," she continued.
Stewart said that by the time he was properly diagnosed, the meningitis had spread to his brain and his spine.
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"Samuel’s wife, Shawna, his children Kingston Monroe, Brooklynn Monroe, and his mother Joyce, his step children along with his siblings and extended family, are asking everyone to keep him in their prayers, as Samuel remains on life support due to meningitis," the statement concluded.
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Monroe Jr. has appeared in several TV shows and movies, including "NYPD Blue," "Tales from the Hood," "Set It Off," "The Players Club," and "Out All Night."
On Monday afternoon, his family launched a GoFundMe account for the star, saying the "emotional and financial toll of Samuel’s illness has been overwhelming."
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"The funds raised will go directly toward covering his mounting medical bills and providing for his children during this incredibly difficult time. Every donation, no matter the size, will help ease the burden on Samuel’s family and ensure that Kingston and Brooklynn have the support they need while their father fights for his life," the website continued.
The family shared that Samuel has two young children: Kingston, 12 and Brooklynn, 11.
ICE says it arrested pedophiles, sexual deviants and kidnappers over the weekend in latest enforcement sweep
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday released its latest "worst of the worst" list of criminal illegal immigrants convicted of a range of "horrific crimes," including pedophilia, kidnapping and other violent offenses.
The agency released the identities of the 15 criminals officials arrested over the weekend. The group, which consists of 13 men and two women, originated from the Dominican Republic, China, Angola, Mexico and several other countries across South America.
Many of those listed were convicted in New York, Florida and Texas, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
"Over the weekend ICE arrested pedophiles, sexual deviants, kidnappers, and other violent thugs," Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said."Every day, our law enforcement officers remove heinous criminals from our communities. If you come to our country illegally and break our laws, we will find you and arrest you. Criminals are not welcome in the U.S."
Alejandro Santos-Fernandez, from Mexico, was convicted of breaking into a home, assaulting a family or household member by blocking their breathing or blood flow, and using a deadly weapon during an aggravated assault in Laredo, Texas, according to the authorities.
Guadalupe Mercado-Guerra, from Mexico, reportedly touched a minor inappropriately multiple times in Travis County, Texas, near the city of Austin. He was convicted of three counts of indecency with a child by contact, according to the DHS.
Ruowei Liu, from China, reportedly engaged in prostitution and managed a residence for that purpose in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She was convicted of prostitution and keeping a bawdy house, according to the DHS.
CALIFORNIA SANCTUARY POLICIES BLAMED AFTER ICE ARRESTS 9 SEX OFFENDERS IN LOS ANGELES
Catherin Palacios-Medina, from Mexico, was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon or instrument in Jerome, Idaho, the authorties added.
Juan Manuel Valdez, from the Dominican Republic, was convicted of selling a controlled drug in Rockingham, New Hampshire, officials said.
Rafael Garcia, from Mexico, was reportedly convicted of the continuous sexual abuse of a child in Fresno County, California.
CONVICTED PEDOPHILES, SEX PREDATORS ARRESTED IN MINNESOTA IMMIGRATION SWEEP WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS
Josman Policarpo, from Angola, was reportedly convicted of aggravated sexual assault in Harris County, Texas, near Houston.
Carlos Perez-Mendez, from Mexico, was convicted of criminal sexual assault or criminal sexual force in Cook County, Illinois, DHS said.
Dongsheng Xie, from China, was reportedly convicted of domestic violence and battery in Lake Mary, Florida.
Rafael Disla, from the Dominican Republic, was found guilty of kidnapping in Orange City, Florida, according to the officials.
Luis Hernandez-Monteverde, from Venezuela, was convicted in Provo, Utah, of multiple offenses, including assault, disorderly conduct, violation of a protective order, and making threats of violence, according to the authorities.
Javier Herrera-Moran, from Mexico, was reportedly convicted in Forsyth County, North Carolina, of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. He was also gound guilty of firing a gun into an occupied vehicle, officials said.
Luis Sanchez-Hernandez, from Mexico, was convicted in Orlando, Florida, of battery, attempted burglary, and cocaine possession, law enforcement said.
Carlos Zavala-Vargas, from Mexico, was reportedly convicted of aggravated robbery in Huntsville, Texas.
Manuel Marin-Jimenez, from Colombia, was reportedly convicted of burglary in White Plains, New York.
Florida law school reverses course, recognizes TPUSA chapter after state pressure
A Florida law school has reversed course and will allow a Turning Point USA chapter following intervention from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier after the school initially denied the chapter.
"We are glad Barry Law reversed course and is allowing its students an opportunity to hear ideas that are outside of the left-wing echo chamber," Uthmeier told Fox News Digital Monday in a statement.
Florida’s Voice reported April 22 that "Barry University School of Law has reversed its earlier denial and will allow students to form a chapter of Turning Point USA, complying with demands from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier that the private Catholic institution had engaged in viewpoint discrimination."
STUDENT SENATE REJECTS TURNING POINT USA CHAPTER RE-ESTABLISHMENT AT CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
In an April 9 letter, Uthmeier wrote, "Denying students the ability to form a TPUSA chapter at Barry Law likely violates students’ contractually ‘guaranteed’ freedom of expression and association. It discourages free discussion, inquiry, and expression, and disables students from organizing and joining an association to promote their common interests."
Uthmeier, who had asked the law school to respond by May 15, continued, "Barry Law’s decision also violates the specific promise that disqualification will not be based solely on affiliation with an extramural organization. The denial was specifically premised on the student organization’s affiliation with TPUSA, which the law school disingenuously determined was in conflict with the University’s purpose."
He also pointed out that the law school, located in Miami Shores, has an OUTLaw chapter, an LGBTQ+ student organization found at many U.S. law schools.
"Barry University is ‘a Catholic institution,’ grounded in ‘the liberal arts tradition,’ that ‘nurtures and values cultural, social and intellectual diversity’ — apparently unless a student is a religious conservative," he wrote.
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Uthmeier added, "Barry Law’s recognition of the LGBTQ organization OUTLaw undermines the Catholic Church’s clear position against transgenderism. Barry Law recognizes its own chapter of the ACLU, which advocates for abortion access — also in conflict with Catholic teaching."
"If these student organizations are somehow not in conflict with a Catholic university’s purpose, then TPUSA certainly isn’t," he continued. "The obvious disparate treatment confirms that Barry Law’s stated reason for prohibiting the TPUSA chapter was simply a pretext for censoring religiously conservative students."
Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed Sept. 10 while he was speaking at an event at Utah Valley University.
Fox News Digital reached out to Barry University for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Disney under fire as ABC grapples with another Jimmy Kimmel controversy
The latest controversy hovering over liberal comedian Jimmy Kimmel is leaving a sour taste among those in ABC's orbit.
Kimmel is under fire yet again, this time for a poorly-timed joke he made targeting President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump just two days before Saturday's shocking assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner, where the Trumps and nearly the entire Cabinet were located.
On his own program, the late-night host depicted his own version of the WHCA Dinner where he emceed the annual gala, and leveled several jabs at both the president and first lady.
"Our first lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow," Kimmel said, sparking laughs from the liberal audience.
KIMMEL CALLS MELANIA TRUMP AN ‘EXPECTANT WIDOW’ BEFORE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS’ DINNER SHOOTING
Both President Trump and first lady Melania Trump issued statements calling for Kimmel's firing from the Disney-owned network.
One ABC staffer took a swipe at its parent company for repeatedly being swept up in the comedian's drama.
"The government should have zero say about who is on air," the ABC staffer told Fox News Digital. "But if I were the head of a media company—news, sitcoms, whatever—I’d think long and hard about the country I wanted to mirror back to my viewers."
"The 'Ted Lasso' model where people are fundamentally good and flawed and trying their best to build in their communities? Or the 'House of Cards' model where everyone is cruel, and you get ahead by not caring about anything except your team and its power," they continued, adding such standards should also be applied to anyone occupying the Oval Office as well.
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An entertainment lawyer who represents ABC talent also knocked the House of Mouse.
"Disney has lost its way, its identification with wholesome, American values," the lawyer said. "What does Kimmel have to do that affects his employer's image, what would he have to say [to face consequences]?"
The lawyer added they were "embarrassed for Disney" after the fallout over Kimmel's latest remarks.
"At some point, you've got to stand up and say, this is America. Are these values the ones you want to portray?" the lawyer told Fox News Digital.
It's not just the Trumps and their supporters who are critical of Kimmel. Former Obama advisor David Axelrod called the joke "tasteless" and called on him to apologize.
Disney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
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Kimmel's job appeared to have been in jeopardy last fall following explosive remarks he made following the assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk when he suggested that suspect Tyler Robinson was part of the "MAGA gang."
The comment sparked outrage among conservatives, leading to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr to issue a veiled threat against Disney and ABC stations around the country owned by Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcast Group preempted "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
Amid the growing backlash, Disney announced that Kimmel would be off the air "indefinitely." That in itself sparked further backlash from the left with hundreds of protesters gathered outside Disney’s offices in Burbank, California, demanding that the network return "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to the air and thousands of canceled Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions. Less than a week later, Kimmel returned to air and he tearfully walked back his comments.
It is unclear whether Disney will maintain its support for Kimmel this time around. The Kirk controversy took place under CEO Bob Iger, who reportedly made the call to temporarily bench the host. Iger has since stepped down and handed the reins to Josh D'Amaro in March, marking his first major crisis as the company's leader. However, ABC previously announced in December that Kimmel's contract was extended through May 2027.
Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, the 31-year-old accused of targeting Trump and top Cabinet officials Saturday, is facing three counts, including attempting to assassinate the President of the United States, transporting a firearm across state lines, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. Top DOJ officials said Monday that additional charges are expected, and he faces life imprisonment.
Fox News' David Rutz contributed to this report.
Iran eyes revenge for Soleimani as WHCA Dinner shooting exposes security ‘vulnerability,’ expert warns
The shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner has exposed a serious security vulnerability surrounding President Donald Trump and other senior U.S. officials, a former Defense Department intelligence officer has warned.
And with tensions between Washington and Tehran rising and ceasefire talks stalled, Andrew Badger told Fox News Digital the April 25 breach could further increase Iran’s "motivation" to target Trump and others in the administration.
"This could show that there is a vulnerability in terms of potentially accessing President Trump or senior officials," Badger said before warning of "significant vulnerabilities."
"When you're looking at your adversary, and you're seeing weakness, it also fuels motivation," he said before claiming that "Iran has the motive to strike at senior Trump officials, including President Trump."
"Iran, which has a demonstrated history of using criminals and proxy individuals, could certainly look at this as an opportunity."
Chaos broke out at the Washington Hilton Hotel when a suspected gunman, identified as 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen of Torrance, California, stormed a security checkpoint and opened fire.
Trump and other administration officials were rushed out of the ballroom as law enforcement responded. Allen is currently in custody and made an initial court appearance on Monday.
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The gathering included Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, journalists and senior administration officials — a concentration of leadership that Badger said presented significant risk.
"The top three of the line of succession were at this single event," Badger noted.
He added that "eight of the nine line-of-succession officials were at this single event," warning of a worst-case scenario: "If this individual would have somehow worn a suicide vest, you could have eliminated all three of those individuals."
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"Imagine if there were multiple people. Imagine if he was wearing suicide vests. Imagine if he used some type of drone," Badger said, emphasizing the scale of potential exposure at a nonsecure venue.
The incident, he said, unfolds against the backdrop of ongoing tensions with Iran, which have escalated amid U.S. and Israeli targeting of Iranian officials and leadership.
Badger pointed to longstanding Iranian hostility tied to the 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Quds Force, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike near Baghdad International Airport ordered by Trump.
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"There has been a driving animus, a driving motivation in the Iranian regime — which they’ve stated publicly — to get revenge for that killing of Soleimani," said Badger, who served on the front lines of human intelligence operations, including a 2014 deployment to Afghanistan.
After Soleimani was killed, Ayatollah Khamenei warned that those responsible for the attack would face "severe revenge," adding that the death would strengthen and intensify resistance against the United States and Israel.
Badger warned that Iran and other adversaries have increasingly relied on unconventional tactics. "Iran and other state actors such as Russia have increasingly reverted to contracting criminals, or gangsters, to conduct hybrid warfare," he said.
Following the incident, Trump underscored the need for more secure venues, advocating for a dedicated White House ballroom.
"It’s got every single bell and whistle you can possibly have for security and safety... It’s really what you need," Trump said on Fox News’ "The Sunday Briefing."
Newsom taunts Trump with multiple jabs as Florida redistricting fight ramps up: 'Beat at his own game'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom hopes that Florida’s redistricting plan brings with it the end of the "saga" that has led states across the country to try to find untapped partisan advantages in redrawn congressional boundries.
"It's a predictable outcome, but hopefully it'll be the end of this era and this saga," Newsom told Fox News Digital.
"Trump got beat at his own game. It was a terrible mistake he made for the Republican Party. A lot of good Republicans are going to be districted out," Newsom continued. "They're going to serve as collateral damage."
His comments underscore confidence from Democrats that the redistricting push will play into their hands come the November midterms — despite a numbers game that would tip the scales towards Republicans if Florida carries out proposed changes of its own.
TRUMP HAILS TEXAS REDISTRICTING APPROVAL THAT COULD ADD FIVE GOP CONGRESSIONAL SEATS NATIONWIDE
A Republican National Committee spokesperson fired back at Newsom's comments, telling Fox News Digital that "Gavin Newsom is attempting to spin fantasies about a ‘blue wave’ after Democrats dumped tens of millions into a gerrymandering scheme to barely crawl across the finish line with a three-point margin in a state Abigail Spanberger won by 15."
"Meanwhile, California voters are fed up and fleeing in droves due to Gavin Newsom’s deranged quest to drive his state into the ground by sending taxpayer dollars to give sex change surgeries to illegal aliens," RNC National Press Secretary, Kiersten Pels, continued.
Newsom’s confidence was echoed by Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin.
"Republicans decided to start this and we’re going to finish this for them, right?" Martin said, referring to the first redistricting effort in 2025, spearheaded by Republicans in Texas.
"We’re going to meet them every step of the way. We’re not bringing a pencil to a knife fight anymore," Martin said.
So far, California, Missouri, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, Ohio and Virginia have adopted new congressional maps, electing to re-shuffle districts ahead of the 2030 census — the time at which state lawmakers would normally reevaluate areas of representation.
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Republicans expect to gain up to nine seats across redistricting efforts in Ohio, North Carolina, Missouri and Texas.
Democrats hope to net nine of their own from changes in California, Virginia and Utah.
Florida is looking to change the calculus by creating as many as four additional Republican-leaning districts by stretching historically Democratic areas over Republican strongholds.
The change would require the support of Florida’s state legislature, which currently holds a Republican majority in the state House and Senate.
Newsom believes Republicans are creating a liability for themselves by stretching their support too thin in some areas.
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"They’re going to put a lot at risk, and I think it’s going to be a big blue wave election," Newsom said. "So, you know, this thing could be — I’m not here to give DeSantis advice on this — it could be a bad mistake."
Lawmakers are expected to consider the maps in a special session that begins on Tuesday.
Charlamagne blames Trump for heated rhetoric amid WCHA Dinner fallout
Following Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, "The Breakfast Club" host Charlamagne Tha God suggested that President Donald Trump himself is "the drama."
"People always ask if we’re going to tone down the violent rhetoric toward Trump," Charlamagne said. "Stop it. I’m sick of that narrative. I need every media personality to direct that energy and that question to one person and one person only: Donald J. Trump. At what point do people simply say, ‘Hey Trump, you’re the drama?’"
The suspect in the shooting told law enforcement after his arrest Saturday night that he intended to target Trump administration officials, senior federal law enforcement sources confirmed to Fox News.
The incident adds to a growing list of threats against President Donald Trump, including two confirmed assassination attempts and a recent incident involving an armed intruder at Mar-a-Lago.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, told reporters during a press briefing on Monday, "Those who constantly falsely label and slander the president as a fascist, as a threat to democracy, and compare him to Hitler to score political points, are fueling this kind of violence."
"The left-wing cult of hatred against the president and all of those who support him and work for him has gotten multiple people hurt and killed, and it almost did so again this weekend."
The White House provided a response to Fox News Digital on the statements made by Charlamagne, "Vile political rhetoric like this is extremely dangerous and life-threatening. It’s unhinged commentary like Charlamagne Tha God’s that inspires political violence, and he should be especially mortified of his words given this weekend’s egregious attempt against the President and others in his administration."
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Authorities identified the suspect as 31-year-old Cole Allen, of Torrance, Calif., adding that he prepared a manifesto outlining his intent and shared anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric on social media.
The White House said Sunday that Allen’s brother contacted the New London Police Department in Connecticut prior to the shooting, reporting that Allen had sent family members an alleged manifesto outlining his intent to target administration officials.
Officials also said Allen’s social media included anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric. Trump, speaking on Fox News’ "The Sunday Briefing," described Allen as "a very troubled guy," citing the manifesto.
Fox News' Amanda Macias and Eric Mack contributed to this report.
Disney's political fight with Ron DeSantis cost company years of theme park expansion, court records reveal
You gotta hand it to the previous leadership at The Walt Disney Company, they were totally committed to hurting their business in order to score useless political points with a tiny percentage of their customer base.
Just a few years ago, Disney found itself unnecessarily in the middle of a political fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The state legislature in 2022 passed the Parental Rights in Education Act, meant to ensure that children were protected from being exposed to inappropriate content at a very young age.
This was immediately labeled the "Don’t Say Gay" act from left-wing critics, apparently desperate to have children in K-3 grades taught about advanced sexual topics. What did this bill have to do with a private company that ostensibly makes family-friendly entertainment and runs all-ages theme parks? Literally nothing. And initially, then-CEO Bob Chapek maintained that the company shouldn’t address it.
But he immediately faced a firestorm of criticism. As well as advocacy from far-left creatives in Hollywood and an organized left-wing employee base to make a statement. He did. And it was awful.
"Florida’s HB 1557, also known as the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, should never have passed and should never have been signed into law," the statement said. "Our goal as a company is for this law to be repealed by the legislature or struck down in the courts, and we remain committed to supporting the national and state organizations working to achieve that. We are dedicated to standing up for the rights and safety of LGBTQ+ members of the Disney family, as well as the LGBTQ+ community in Florida and across the country."
Well, some new court records have revealed just how much that pointless virtue signaling hurt their business.
The Parental Rights in Education Act, of course, had nothing to do with the "rights and safety" of the LGBTQ+ community. And the backlash and criticism to it was immediate and intense.
Disney had, for decades, enjoyed special privileges with its Walt Disney World propertyWalt Disney World property. Essentially, the state allowed it to self-govern the Reedy Creek district. And as soon as Disney got the state’s attention by announcing their intention to overturn passed legislation that had nothing to do with it, things quickly spiraled.
Florida Politics reported on some new court documents that detail just how much damage that statement caused the company. Disney hired Holtzman Vogel, an expensive law firm, to try to counter the state. They were so concerned about potential state action that "Disney executives felt their future theme park expansions were in jeopardy."
Imagine, putting highly lucrative expansion plans in jeopardy because you injected your company into a political disagreement that had nothing to do with its core business. Those new court documents revealed that top leadership "voluntarily slowed down expanding the Magic Kingdom because they were hesitant about working with a DeSantis-controlled board."
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In depositions related to a civil lawsuit, "Disney executives said almost nothing about DeSantis personally, or about defending First Amendment rights or the LGBTQ+ community," according to transcripts reviewed for Florida Politics.
Wonder why they completely avoided discussing the entire reason they were in a disagreement to begin with? Could it have been because they knew how bad their position was and how idiotic the statement came across?
Disney then tried to go around DeSantis by having the current, Disney-friendly Reedy Creek board give approval to do future improvements before the new, state-appointed group took over. John McGowan, chief counsel of the Walt Disney World Resort’s legal department, then removed his name from the development agreement in order to try to downplay his involvement in creating it.
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Sure enough, the state-appointed board was furious after finding out that Disney had effectively controlled its own improvement agreement. As Florida Politics wrote, "...for years, a Disney attorney was negotiating for both sides of the table when The Mouse and Reedy Creek signed licensing agreements, made deals with power companies, or discussed what government services Reedy Creek provided for Disney."
While many of the disagreements between the company and DeSantis have been resolved, the setbacks and lawsuits cost Disney years that it could have used to construct new lands or road improvements. It just recently started construction on its announced "Villains Land" at Magic Kingdom, as well as expanding a key street on the west side of the park. Those years of delays mean higher costs, as well as incalculable numbers of potential extra parkgoers who took their spending on tickets, merchandise, parking, food or experiences elsewhere.
They likely spent millions by hiring high-powered lawyers like Holtzman Vogel, or Dan Petrocelli, a partner at white shoe law-firm O’Melveny. All because company leadership got bullied into making a political statement on legislation that had nothing to do with them, had nothing to do with "safety" of LGBTQ+ people in Florida, and has been in effect for four years now with essentially zero controversy or negative impact.
If that doesn’t sum up the failures of modern Disney perfectly, it’s hard to imagine what would.
Chiefs exec on how NIL deals are shrinking NFL Draft talent pool, keeping college players in school longer
With the 2026 NFL Draft concluded, teams are looking forward to rookie minicamp to gauge where their respective draft classes are at, while taking a gander at some invitees to see if they may crack the training camp roster.
But one NFL executive shed some light on how the current landscape of college football has affected the draft considering name, image and likeness (NIL) deals create a key business decision for prospects.
In the world of NIL, college athletes are able to work out brand deals for financial gain while pursuing their dreams of going pro. As a result, some players who may be borderline prospects, or ones who simply wish to raise their draft stock and have more years of college eligibility, are choosing to stay in school while not missing out on a payday the NFL can provide.
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Kansas City Chiefs vice president of player personnel Ryne Nutt was asked by a reporter during his availability on Monday following the draft about how it has changed due to NIL at the college level.
"It's not a bad thing that they're staying in college, right?" Nutt began his response. "It gives them more time to develop (and) more time to mature. But what we see is maybe they come out of college with more injuries, or just more wear and tear, more load."
Nutt understands that these athletes are "making business decisions," as they try to raise their draft stock.
"Now they do all their homework, and the schools do a really good job of reaching out and giving these kids an idea of where they're going to go," he added.
But Nutt’s response shows how NFL teams are thinking since it is an obvious view of the situation: players are putting another year of football on their bodies in college rather than the pros. In turn, NFL teams need to factor that into their analysis of prospects throughout all rounds.
"They take all that information into consideration, and off of that, we don't care what they do," Nutt said of the prospects. "None of us pressure any of these players to leave or stay, it's what's in their best interest and some of those guys, it is in their interest to stay and some of them maybe they should’ve left. But either way, when you're getting paid that kind of money, I can see where it's tough for these kids to make those decisions."
To give some perspective about the type of money prospects would get if they were to be drafted on Day 3, or rounds four through seven, the 101st pick in this year’s draft – Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Jermod McCoy – is scheduled to make $5.549 million for his draft slot over four years. That comes out to $1.388 million per year before a potential second contract.
But, if a player believes they could be a Day 2 pick, let alone a first-round selection, a rookie contract could more than double that $5.549 million mark, which is why it’s a clear business decision for each player.
Of course, nothing is guaranteed, too. The risk of playing football is always there no matter the pro or college level. However, the talent pool has diminished in each draft as potential prospects would rather stay in school and collect money from their NIL deals.
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Air taxis cut hour-long commutes to minutes, riders may be shocked by the price
Electric air taxis are now moving closer to real-world use, completing test flights designed to turn hour-long commutes into trips lasting just minutes.
Joby Aviation, Inc., said it completed what it described as the first point-to-point electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi demonstration flights in New York City, the company shared in a press release.
The California-based company said its aircraft departed from John F. Kennedy International Airport and landed across the city's heliport network, including the West 30th Street and East 34th Street heliports in Midtown, demonstrating trips of under 10 minutes.
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The test runs marked "the start of a week-long public campaign across the city’s existing heliport network," the company said in its release.
Joby said its air taxis, which produce no operating emissions and run quietly, "will be able to connect the region, linking vertiports, international airports, and communities across the New York metropolitan area."
The company worked with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to launch the test flights, which trace some routes it envisions for future service.
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Kevin O'Toole, Port Authority chairman, said the agency's role is to ensure its transportation network "keeps pace with the future."
O'Toole added, "This cutting-edge aircraft is exactly the kind of innovation we have a responsibility to test, understand, and help shape for the good of the region and the public."
"These flights advance our work to determine how next-generation aviation technology can serve the people of New York and New Jersey."
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The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) interim president said the electric flights "mark a real milestone."
"These historic Joby flights, linking our city-owned heliport to our airports, [are] proof that the future of advanced air mobility is no longer a Jetsons-esque fantasy — it’s already here," said NYCEDC president Jeanny Pak.
"In terms of the price point, our target is to be competitive with ground transportation over time," Joby Aviation's CEO JoeBen Bevirt told NBC News.
Ride-share prices researched by Fox News Digital indicate that trips between JFK and Midtown can cost $150 to $250, depending on the time of day and traffic conditions.
A handful of social media users weighed in on the flights under Joby's X post.
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"Epic views," one X user said.
"Can I get a ride?" another asked.
One user was more critical, calling the New York City area's airports "the worst in the country to reach."
Fox News Digital reached out to Joby Aviation for further comment and information.
Sumner Park of Fox Business Network contributed reporting.