Stephen A. Smith

Jalen's prognosis is very good, and we expect a full recovery. We anticipate that he will have the opportunity to resume contact football activities when off the blood thinners. In the meantime, he will remain active around the team and continue to condition. More importantly, we anticipate that he will have no long-term effects.

— Statement from Nicole Lynn (Hurts' agent) and the Philadelphia Eagles about Hurts' medical status.

"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color," Kaepernick said. "To me, this is bigger than football. ... There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder. ... If they take football away from me, my endorsements from me, I know that I stood up for what is right."— Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers quarterback, kneeling protest during the national anthem on August 26, 2016

"Stop, you’re not a journalist anymore. You’re not doing what you did at the Philly Inquirer," Wilbon laughed, addressing Smith directly. "Stop, dude. I know what you did there because I was shoulder to shoulder with you at press row and in press boxes and at practice."— Michael Wilbon, addressing Stephen A. Smith on The Awful Announcing Podcast.