
Sigmund Bloom
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Sigmund Bloom
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Co-owner, http://t.co/uDGde9QZgF, We're here to get each other through this thing, whatever it is.


Nate Hobbs? 3 separate knee injuries last year Dre Greenlaw? Finished 7 games past 2 seasons Christian Kirk? Season-ending surgeries 2 of past 3 seasons Mike Evans? Missed 9 games in 2025 Always-injured #49ers seem to be somehow increasing injury risk sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers/a…

After Rondale Moore’s death, A.J. Green is calling for better mental health resources: “I’m not an expert on mental health. I’m a former football player, and I’m writing this as Rondale’s former teammate, and — more importantly — his friend. So please have that in mind when I tell you, in my opinion, Rondale wasn’t planning on any of this. To me? He was just a kid. And he was a kid who was struggling a lot with the idea of losing his identity as a football player. It’s two major injuries … two long rehabs … two seasons away from being part of a locker room … two years of not knowing if he’s ever gonna have more NFL checks coming through. So you add that all up, and it probably doesn’t take an expert to think there’s a good chance Rondale was depressed. But I could also see encouraging signs. Like — he was talking about the future. He wasn’t just on one of these downward spirals. If anything, he seemed to be slowly pointing back in an upward direction. The thing is, though, that upward direction……. It’s not a straight line. There’s gonna be dips. And when those dips come, for whatever reason, you need to be able to manage them in time before your shit hits the bottom.... To me there’s a lot that could still be improved in the NFL, as far as how the league is helping its players with their mental health. And one way I would start is by making it mandatory, if you have a major injury, that you see an independent mental health counselor as part of your rehab. And by also making it mandatory, if you have a second major injury, that you see an independent mental health counselor for an extended period of time, even after your rehab. And the reason I say this — it’s because I’m not an expert. You know what I’m saying? Like, Rondale, he had a support system. He wasn’t alone. He had friends who loved him, family who loved him. But those relationships can be complicated. And while those people can give you love and support … what they can’t give you is professional help, and what they can’t do is equip you with tools so that, if you ever do have a mental health crisis, or even just a really bad day, you know how to handle it. And you don’t go and do something you can never undo. In my opinion, if Rondale’d had those tools, he might still be alive today. And I want to make sure we’re never saying that again about a young NFL player. Because I keep coming back to this one part about it — and it may be the part that’s most heartbreaking to me: Rondale was 25, man. He was so damn young. He really was just a kid. And then there’s one more thing I want to say about mental health in the NFL — and I hope that everyone who needs to read this is reading it. All the rules … all the initiatives … all the public statements about awareness … none of that means anything if the people who are making the football decisions, in private, are viewing mental health issues how I feel like a lot of times they still get viewed: as a red flag. That’s the truth. No one in any front office will ever say it out loud. No scout is ever gonna put it in a scouting report. But that’s how it’s viewed in this league by a lot of people. And as long as that’s the case? Stories like Rondale’s will probably keep happening. Because it means we’re telling players that having a mental health issue is gonna fuck with their money. And if we’re telling players that, then we’re creating an incentive for them to lie about their mental health. And if players lie about their mental health, then they’re going to feel shame about their mental health. And they’re not going to get the help they need — and whatever issues they’re facing are not going to get better, and are probably going to get worse. So that’s one of the big reasons I want people to read this. I want to celebrate Rondale’s life……… but I also want to make sure we’re having the realest conversation possible about his death. And the way I see it, while Rondale didn’t necessarily die because of NFL culture — NFL culture also didn’t do him no favors. It didn’t HELP him. And I just hope we can get to a place where, for the next young player going through a mental health crisis, it actually does help him. Or it even saves him.” playerstribu.ne/Rondale





SCOOP: MLB is getting into the prediction-market business through a multi-year deal with Polymarket. Polymarket will be the exclusive prediction-market partner of MLB and will be the only platform allowed to use team logos and marks, sources tell @FOS. frontofficesports.com/mlb-makes-mult…

The assumption is the Patriots will wind up with A.J. Brown when all the smoke clears. If it doesn't happen, how much can Romeo Doubs elevate his game? masslive.com/patriots/2026/…

#Bucs GM Jason Licht on losing Mike Evans and him signing to the 49ers: "That one's really tough. We made a significantly higher offer." He goes on to say: "I don't feel betrayed. Mike gave us everything he had for his 12 seasons here."

The NFL is laying groundwork for hiring replacement officials this season if the league is unable to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Referees Association, per @SeifertESPN. espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…

The #Browns have submitted a rule proposal to allow draft selections to be traded up to five seasons in the future.

actual contract reveals: - Michael Pittman had no guaranteed “new money”. He’ll make $17.5m per-year in ‘27-28 if he’s on the Steelers. They'll pay him $24m this year. - Jamel Dean got $12m guaranteed. It acts like a one-year, $13.5m deal with Steelers team options after that. - Mike Evans basically signed a one-year, $14.3m contract with two team option years at 14 per - Rasheed Walker’s base value contract is $4m - McDuffie didn’t get $100m guaranteed. It’s $50m but practically its $73.7m. The Rams could still get out early if it went sideways


@FB_FilmAnalysis Are y'all dense? We got the damn draft LMAO, the Dolphins can easily improve their pass-catching group then😂



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This WR chapter of the RSP had me punching a wood headboard in my sleep while dreaming about spiders morphing into flying electric blue lobsters. I put an 8-inch crack in the wooden head board, took a half-inch chunk out of the top on it before hitting the intended target. A little swelling below the bottom knuckle and some skin ripped off the top knuckle. A minute later, I was laughing while looking for the first-aid kit with blood running down my hand at 6 am



