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49ers coach gives blunt reaction to disgruntled Brandon Aiyuk's return to team: 'I could care less'
Brandon Aiyuk returned to the San Francisco 49ers facility on Friday, but it did not appear as though he was very welcome.
The rift between Aiyuk and the Niners has gone on for well over a year now after the team voided the remaining guaranteed money he was owed on his extension. The 49ers did so after Aiyuk didn’t participate in rehab sessions for a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus he suffered in his right knee during the 2024 season, which he still has not returned from.
Members of the Niners weren't exactly thrilled about him coming back, and head coach Kyle Shanahan made his feelings well known.
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"I could care less," Shanahan said when asked about a potential meeting with Aiyuk and Niners brass.
"It’s been over for our football team for a long time," Shanahan added. "I don’t hear much except questions about it today. But it’s not too big of a deal for me to answer."
"I’m feeling great, feeling healthy. Long recovery process, long rehab process," Aiyuk said as he arrived at the Niners' offices. "But I’m back to 100 percent and looking to get reinstated into the National Football League."
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Aiyuk will remain under contract with the 49ers after he is reinstated by the NFL. General manager John Lynch previously has said he doesn’t expect Aiyuk to play for the Niners again.
The 49ers placed Aiyuk on the reserve/left team list back in December after he stopped showing up to the team facility.
Before getting injured in 2024, Aiyuk tallied 24 catches for 374 yards that season. He broke out with 1,342 yards on 75 receptions and seven touchdowns during the 2023 season for the 49ers, helping them reach the Super Bowl.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Bernie Sanders thinks Medicare-for-all bill could pass, 'not absolutely certain' Trump would veto
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said in an interview Thursday he wasn't "absolutely certain" President Donald Trump would reject Medicare-for-all legislation, despite skepticism from MS NOW host Chris Hayes about the proposal's chances of becoming law.
"Healthcare is a human right. We need Medicare-for-all, which is now supported by over 60% of Americans, probably 80-90% of Democrats," he said.
Hayes interrupted.
"But let me just stop you there, senator, because, I mean, obviously, I know you believe in this. I've looked at the polling. It's very clear polling on Medicare-for-all has gone up," Hayes said.
"It was very interesting that Abdul El-Sayed was attacked for a million things in that race, but not for that.
"But, I think you and I would agree, the odds of Donald Trump signing that into law, pretty small. ... You're going to have Senate and House, right?"
Sanders disagreed and pushed back at Hayes.
"Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it. Two points. Point No. 1: Trump has the constitutional right to veto if he wants to do it. But we have the constitutional right to represent the American people and to pass the damn thing and to show the American people that we are sick and tired of maintaining a broken system.
"No. 2. You know what? Donald Trump may be a bit crazy, but he is not stupid," Sanders continued. "And he is a good politician. And if this guy looks out all over the country, and he says, 'Oh my God, everybody knows the system is broken. You know what, what do I got to lose?' So, I am not absolutely certain that Trump would not sign it.
"But whether he would or not, our job is to produce it. He wants to veto it, Republicans want to sustain that veto, that is their responsibility. The American people will see it."
Sanders has been pushing for Medicare-for-all for years, and support for it has become more mainstream in the Democratic Party.
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Psychotherapist and author Jonathan Alpert told Fox News Digital in a statement that Sanders had been "giving the same speech for decades."
"He knows how to tap into people's frustrations, but calling health care a human right doesn't automatically make Medicare-for-all the answer," Alpert said.
"Now, Bernie is saying Trump 'may be a bit crazy, but he is not stupid' and calling him 'a good politician.' That's quite a compliment coming from someone who's spent years attacking Trump. Even Bernie seems to recognize what many Democrats refuse to admit: Trump is a skilled politician who knows how to read the public.
"And Bernie knows exactly what he's doing," Alpert continued. "He's appealing to Trump's ego, dangling the possibility of a historic political victory. It's a clever bit of psychological maneuvering. Bernie may think Trump is crazy, but apparently he's smart enough to know that flattering him might get him further than attacking him. Other politicians may want to take a cue from Bernie."
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Sanders made the comments after Democrats' wave of huge victories in Tuesday's midterms, winning back control of the House and the Senate.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment.
MLB catcher who was behind plate for alleged rigged pitches testifies in Guardians pitchers' gambling case
Bo Naylor, who was behind the plate for allegedly rigged pitches by Cleveland Guardians pitchers, testified in a New York court on Thursday.
Naylor was a member of the Guardians from 2022 through this past trade deadline, when he was dealt to the eventual World Series champion Milwaukee Brewers.
Naylor was shown dozens of clips of pitches thrown by Clase and Ortiz in 2025 when he was questioned first by defense lawyers for the pitchers.
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The catcher testified that he appeared to call one of the allegedly rigged pitches, saying that a slider away to St. Louis Cardinals player Pedro Pages was a weakness.
Naylor also said he was unaware that bettors could wager on specific pitches.
Naylor said catchers and pitchers develop a strategy during pregame meetings of how to best pitch to each opponent to get an out based on an analysis of the weak spots in the hitting habits of each batter. He also acknowledged that pitchers, even the best ones, cannot be sure that each pitch will go where it is aimed.
Clase, a three-time All-Star and two-time American League Reliever of the Year, had "pretty good command" of his pitches, Naylor said, but his command on his fastball was better than his offspeed.
Attorneys elicited from Naylor that he had frequently seen Clase on his cellular phone in the locker room. Prosecutors have alleged that Clase sometimes broke Major League Baseball rules by communicating with gamblers during games.
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Bettors allegedly won $400,000 from betting platforms on pitches thrown by Clase between 2023 and 2025. Ortiz allegedly joined the scheme in June 2025.
In one instance, the indictment alleges, Clase used his phone in the middle of a game to coordinate with a bettor on a pitch he would throw.
Clase turned himself into arguably the game's best closer, pitching to a 1.21 ERA in his last full season in 2024, which was good for a third-place finish in the American League Cy Young Award vote. His 2025 ERA was 3.80 by the time he was investigated. Ortiz boasts a lifetime 4.36 ERA, with his best season also coming in 2024 with a 3.32 ERA.
Clase inked a five-year, $20 million deal just before opening day in 2022, a few months after finishing fifth in the AL Rookie of the Year voting. Ortiz was making the veteran minimum of $782,600 last season because he was not yet arbitration eligible.
OutKick’s Ryan Gaydos, Jackson Thompson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
NYU professor and podcaster calls Elon Musk a 'traitor,' compares him to Soviet spies excuted during Cold War
NYU professor and podcaster Scott Galloway called SpaceX CEO Elon Musk a "traitor" Tuesday and compared him to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. The Rosenbergs were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union in a case involving U.S. atomic secrets and later executed.
On Election Day, Galloway laid out an alternate history scenario on his "Prof G Podcast" to draw a comparison between Musk's actions and a hypothetical World War II scenario involving aviator Charles Lindbergh. Galloway was referring to reports that SpaceX restricted Starlink satellite internet speeds in Ukraine last month, reportedly disrupting Ukrainian military operations during the country's war with Russia.
"I want to propose a scenario," Galloway said. "It's the '30s, we're contemplating reentering Europe. Paid a huge price in World War I. It's a very unpopular idea to go back where it feels like we just left, and this innovator, Charles Lindbergh, is saying, ‘No, we should partner with the Germans.’
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"Imagine, if you will, that Lindbergh was able to raise a ton of money and buy McDonnell Douglas, an aircraft manufacturer, and put in place this unbelievably innovative guidance system and FDR decided to loan to the RAF (Royal Air Force) B-17s, an amazing bomber in defense of Europe as this fascist begins to invade Europe," he said.
"And then the CEO of McDonnell Douglas, Charles Lindbergh, decides mid-flight, to turn off the guidance systems. And, as a result, the blitzkrieg increases in fury and U.K. citizens are killed.
"I believe that has almost exactly played out in the last few weeks with Elon Musk throttling back Starlink," Galloway said. "And my question is, or my thesis is, we took the Rosenbergs and put them up against a wall and executed them for being traitors. And I realize this is an incendiary statement, but I'll make it, and I believe it. I think Elon Musk is a traitor to the West."
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in 1953 after being convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union in a case involving U.S. atomic secrets.
"And I think what is even more dangerous is this zeitgeist within America that the idolatry of innovators and money has created a cloud cover such that traitors to the West are not seen as traitors to the West," Galloway further argued.
"That if this had happened in any other age where we were not obsessed with innovators and money, a much different reaction would be playing out for Elon Musk."
Musk said Ukraine was using Starlink in violation of the service's restrictions, saying, "Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed."
On a recent episode of the "Pivot" podcast with co-host Kara Swisher, Galloway made similar comments, saying, "We lined up the Rosenbergs against a wall. This is a traitor to the West, and he should be held to the same standards as every other traitor in the West."
"Comparing Elon Musk to the Rosenbergs is ludicrous," Theo Wold, a former White House deputy assistant for domestic policy during President Donald Trump’s first term, said in a statement to Fox News Digital about Galloway’s rhetoric.
"Elon Musk is an innovator who epitomizes the technological advances and optimism that are at the center of Western civilization, which, incidentally, Democrats loved, that is, until Musk exercised his First Amendment freedoms to support Republicans.
"That is no crime, and the only thing Scott Galloway is pushing for is a nakedly partisan witch hunt and the endorsement of violence against the Antifa Democrats’ political enemies."
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Fox News Digital reached out to Elon Musk for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Miami Heat finally unveil 'Grand Theft Auto VI'-themed jerseys and social media is loving them
With the much anticipated release of "Grand Theft Auto VI" right around the corner, the marketing strategy for the game has reached a fever pitch.
Cities around the globe are emblazoning the sides of their buildings and public transportation with "GTA VI"-themed wraps, but nowhere else is receiving the kind of attention from Rockstar's marketing arm than The Magic City.
Miami is the inspiration for Vice City, the fictional setting of "GTA VI," and the South Florida metro area has seen everything from blimps to billboards getting slapped with a "Vice City" logo or design.
Even the Kaysea Center, where the Miami Heat play their home games, has a giant "WELCOME TO VICE CITY" sign on the roof of the arena, which makes the team's next move make that much more sense.
Feast your eyes on the limited edition "A Night in Vice City" jersey.
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The Heat will be rolling these out during their November 18 matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks, just one day before "GTA VI" is set to drop, and they look awesome.
I may be biased, considering I am a native South Floridian and a fan of the "Grand Theft Auto" series, as well as a very casual Heat fan, but it seems like a majority of the internet is on board with these being insanely cool.
Not only are the Heat dropping their Vice City themed jerseys that night, but the concession stands in the Kaseya Center will be GTA-inspired as well.
Fast food joints like "Burger Shot" and "Cluckin' Bell" that show up across the entire series will be featured in different sections of the arena in lieu of their usual vendors.
The court will even have a special Vice City design to it, meaning the Heat are really going all in with the "GTA VI" aesthetic.
Unfortunately, from what I could tell on the team's official website, you need to actually go to the game on November 18 to receive one of these special jerseys.
No sweat, though, as I'm sure some influencer who went to the game and didn't even watch will try to resell the threads for the price of some family's mortgage.
Start pinching your pennies now, gamers!
Two women's college basketball teams score on their own baskets in the same day
Apparently, knowing which basket you’re supposed to score on is no longer a prerequisite for playing college basketball. Of course, I’m joking, but if you saw the lowlights from the New Mexico State and Northwestern State women’s basketball teams, you might not be so sure. Each team delivered a spectacularly embarrassing moment Friday by gifting the opposing team points while scoring on the wrong basket.
Yes, you read that correctly. Twice. On the same day in college basketball, two different women’s teams scored on their own baskets.
The first disaster came during Northwestern State’s matchup against Arkansas, when Lady Demons guard Karma Wynn inexplicably put the ball into the Razorbacks’ basket on an inbounds play in the backcourt. This was after an offensive foul, too. They were guarding the basket, got a stop, and Wynn still brain-farted and gave Arkansas free points.
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The reaction from the Northwestern State bench said just about everything you need to know. An assistant coach buried her head into her clipboard, while teammates just about leaped out of their seats in shock. Arkansas was handed two free points, and the Razorbacks went on to win big, 89-59.
But just when you thought we'd reached peak basketball stupidity, New Mexico State decided to raise the bar. This one has an interesting twist, so stay in your seat.
With just over 20 seconds remaining against Southern Utah, New Mexico State trailed 61-60. Guard Emma Christiana made a great play by stealing an inbounds pass, then kept going toward the wrong end of the court. She effortlessly laid the ball into her own basket, but judging by her initial reaction and those of the people in the stands, they had no idea Southern Utah had taken the lead in the most insane way.
With the game on the line, Christiana scored two points for the other team. Even crazier: The scorekeeper didn't notice the blunder either. On the broadcast, you would've thought, by the scoreboard, that New Mexico State took the lead.
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Apparently, even the person responsible for keeping score couldn't comprehend that someone had just scored on the wrong basket. At that point, you almost have to wonder whether anyone in the building knew what was happening. What a mess.
And somehow, despite literally helping Southern Utah take a 63-60 lead, New Mexico State pulled off the win. Freshman Stacy Chovino scored twice in the final seconds, including the game-winning basket with two seconds remaining, on the correct basket, to give the Aggies a stunning 64-63 victory.
Imagine winning a basketball game after scoring for your opponent in the final 30 seconds. That's almost more impressive than the mistake itself.
Two teams. Two own baskets. One afternoon.
Somewhere, a youth basketball coach is preparing a very important PowerPoint presentation titled, "Which Basket Is Ours?" Because apparently, we need to go back to basics.
White House trashes 'peanut-sized brain' Jimmy Kimmel after host demands Trump 'resign'
The White House took aim at late-night host Jimmy Kimmel Friday, declaring that his brain has "rotted" after the comedian called on President Donald Trump to "resign."
"Jimmy Kimmel’s case of Trump Derangement Syndrome is so advanced that it has completely rotted his peanut-sized brain," White House spokesperson Davis Ingle told Fox News Digital.
"He’s far more entertaining when you’re laughing at him than with him, but unfortunately, his real talent is his failing ratings," Ingle added. "This statement took more brain cells to write than the average Jimmy Kimmel joke."
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The response followed a string of Trump-focused monologues from Kimmel after the midterm elections, with the ABC host celebrating what he described as a Democratic "blue wave" on Tuesday.
During his Wednesday night monologue, Kimmel called on Trump to resign and rejected the president's claim that Republicans would have fared better had he been on the ballot.
"That is such crap," Kimmel said. "You were on the ballot. You’re like dog hair. You’re on everything. You’ve infected every nook and cranny of our lives. You divided this country like no one ever divided it before. The only time you ever brought us together was yesterday, when we all teamed up to get rid of you!"
Kimmel also referred to the president as "Nappy Gilmore" while showing an imagine of Trump appearing to be asleep during a White House meeting, before urging him to "resign."
"Quit already, just quit. Nobody wants you. Even you don’t want to be president anymore. Take that billion dollars’ worth of crypto, buy an island. Maybe Epstein’s island? Wouldn’t that be a perfect end to this story!" Kimmel added.
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Later in the broadcast, Kimmel addressed a statement Ingle provided to Fox News Digital earlier in the week following the election, in which the spokesman labeled the host a "no-talent loser who has beclowned himself with tanking ratings."
That earlier White House statement had added that Kimmel is "so devoid of actual talent that nobody with any commonsense would ever watch him unless it was to laugh at him."
"Which is kind of the point of the show, but apparently I’ve beclowned myself once again," Kimmel said, acknowledging the statement on his show and referring to Ingle as "Danny Dingle."
"The last thing I want to do is tell you how to do your job, Danny Dingle, but today seems like a bad day for you to call me a loser," the host added.
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Responding to Kimmel’s post-election coverage earlier in the week, media commentator and Hollywood in Toto editor Christian Toto suggested the host's relationship with ABC could face growing financial pressure.
"Jimmy Kimmel long ago traded in comedy for activism. He's a DNC apparatchik, pushing party talking points and occasionally cracking wise along the way. This week's response to the midterms is nothing new," Toto told Fox News Digital Wednesday.
"What is new, though, is the tightrope he's walking with ABC. The network wants sizable budget cuts to keep the show afloat. The two sides will likely come up with a compromise, because, for ABC suits, the show's propaganda purposes overshadow financial concerns. But for how long?" Toto added.
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Fox News Digital’s Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.
Browns to start Shedeur Sanders at quarterback as Deshaun Watson remains in concussion protocol
For the first time this season, Shedeur Sanders will be the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns.
Deshaun Watson has been in the concussion protocol all week and has not practiced, so Browns coach Todd Monken said Sanders will start. Monken praised Sanders’ performance in practice.
"I liked his confidence and the way he operated. He looked very comfortable in terms of getting our guys in and out of the huddle and I thought he threw the ball extremely well," Monken said of Sanders.
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Watson could clear the concussion protocol on Saturday, but after missing three days of practice, the Browns will start Sanders regardless of whether Watson is cleared. Sanders entered the game for four plays last week when Watson left to undergo a concussion evaluation, completing two passes for 2 yards.
Watson returned to the game after being cleared by an unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant. The 10-year veteran began experiencing concussion symptoms Monday night, when he was placed in the concussion protocol.
The 24-year-old Sanders started the final seven games of his rookie season last year, going 3-4 while completing 56.2% of his passes for 1,400 yards with seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions. The Browns had a quarterback competition throughout training camp, but Watson won the job.
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Sanders said his playing time last season was valuable.
"It was valuable, just tapping back into that memory bank, having those reps and everything," Sanders said. "That’s why I’m thankful for this whole offseason and everything and just being out there with the guys each and every day, being able to still get some throws in with them. So I don’t think we lost a step."
The New Orleans Saints, Cleveland’s opponent on Sunday, have struggled defensively, ranking 28th in the league in total defense and 23rd against the pass.
The Browns (5-3) are looking to avoid consecutive losses for the first time this season, while New Orleans (2-5) is coming off its bye week.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
BOBBY BURACK: Ryan Clark claims ESPN interviewed Sophie Cunningham about trans athletes to impress OutKick
Former ESPN employee Ryan Clark claims the company published a profile featuring Sophie Cunningham’s comments about trans athletes after his firing to impress OutKick.
ESPN fired Clark more than three months ago, yet he still discusses his ousting on a regular basis. The New York Post summarized his appearance on the "All The Smoke" podcast Thursday.
"Sophie Cunningham says something and they [OutKick] say, ‘A great brand switch for ESPN. Ryan Clark was fired this week and now Sophie Cunningham leads the news,’" Clark said before alleging that ESPN leaked news of his firing to OutKick.
"That’s what they [ESPN] wanted. That’s why you leaked it to [OutKick]. And so I think everything points to it, but I should have, my antenna should have been up more and even with that, there was nothing I could change."
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Clark first accused ESPN of coordinating with OutKick to "humiliate" him three days after his firing. However, as we have documented on multiple occasions, that is not accurate.
In short, OutKick learned that Clark was among several employees ESPN planned to lay off as part of its budget cuts. We informed the network that we were going to report the news because Clark was the most notable name on the list. (We also reported Cam Newton’s ousting when we learned of that news the next day).
Amid an email exchange with ESPN PR about our reporting, an executive informed Clark during a commercial break on "NFL Live" that he would be laid off. He did not return for the next segment.
Our understanding is that the company fired Clark during the show because it feared we would not hold the information until after the broadcast. ESPN management did not want Clark to learn about the decision online.
ESPN did not "humiliate" Clark on purpose. It tried to protect him. The decision, however, backfired — badly. Had ESPN told us that Clark was unaware and asked us to hold the news until he knew, we would have.
Further, ESPN did not leak the news to us. My colleague Dan Zaksheske and I had four independent sources. In fact, ESPN tried to prevent us from breaking it. The fact that ESPN quickly leaked news of Clark’s firing to The Athletic after learning that we had plans to report it suggests that.
That said, Ryan Clark prefers the following narrative: "Those bastards fired me for being too black and leaked the news to Bobby Burack and OutKick."
He believes that version of the story will drum up more sympathy for him. Maybe it will.
To be clear, Clark actually claimed that he "couldn’t be too black" during his time at the network. We are only being partly sarcastic.
Now, let’s address his reference to the Sophie Cunningham profile. The profile generated headlines and protests outside WNBA games because Cunningham voiced support for keeping trans athletes out of girls’ sports.
"I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I’m like, ‘I never once said that.’ I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men," Cunningham told ESPN.
Damn her for extending love while wanting to keep little girls safe!
Clark claimed ESPN profiled Cunningham to show OutKick that it had completed a "brand switch."
Not quite.
For one, the profile was conducted in February. The story was held until July to line up with the WNBA season.
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Finally, it is time for Ryan Clark to move on.
ESPN fired him more than three months ago. He has continued to blame everyone but himself for the decision. He has blamed his former bosses, OutKick, Clay Travis, Dan Zaksheske, me and the "culture change."
In reality, none of us are to blame.
Ryan Clark is to blame. He got himself fired.
ESPN fired him because he was toxic. He made false statements about the role Louisiana police allegedly played in the death of former LSU Tigers wide receiver Kyren Lacy. He shamed Robert Griffin III for marrying a white woman. He race-baited by trade. He undermined and disrespected Peter Schrager on air. He shouted the F-word at Schrager off air afterward.
Clark was a headache for producers and a migraine for his bosses.
Most notably, Clark did not drive viewership and therefore did not drive revenue. That is not a knock on him. Most sports analysts do not. The difference is that Clark was also a negative stain on the brand.
He was more of a problem than he was worth.
That would be like Pat McAfee failing to produce results despite the perpetual drama surrounding him. Talents such as McAfee, Stephen A. Smith, and Charles Barkley get away with more because their bosses believe they are worth the trouble.
By no metric was Clark worth the trouble he caused.
It is that simple.
That's why he was fired.
All the claims about racism, OutKick and coordinated leaks are a cope. Clark is too weak to acknowledge the obvious: He was not good enough to be that toxic.
Craig Carton rips Chiefs teammates for not helping embattled Rashee Rice avoid bankruptcy
It was revealed this week that Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, with the embattled star reporting $3.45 million in debts.
OutKick's Craig Carton discussed the news on the Friday edition of "The Craig Carton Show," and presented an angle you're probably not going to hear anywhere else.
"He's still on that rookie contract, right?" Carton began. "Four years, about $6.5 million, and it's all gone, and now he had to make the humbling decision to publicly file for bankruptcy. That sucks having to do that. I get no joy out of that — I actually feel bad for Rashee Rice."
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"I'm not one of these guys that gloats and likes watching the downfall of athletes financially, but it pisses me off because he is surrounded by multi-millionaires," he continued. "Guys that we keep getting told are like family to him. That are brothers to him. That cared so much about him two years ago when he had that ludicrous car accident."
He pointed out how numerous Chiefs wore "Free No. 4" shirts when Rice was facing both criminal charges and civil lawsuits, some of which are still pending.
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But he wondered where that same support was from a team said to have a strong relationship in the locker room.
"That's solidarity with a teammate and the public be damned; 'We know he did something wrong, but we have his back.' Well, where are you today?" he asked. "Now, I want to be very clear about this: it's not their responsibility to bail him out financially. I'm not saying it is, but it's what a friend would do.
"It's what a brother would do if you had the available funds yourself to help him out."