NBC and the NFL&#8217;s gamble to make the first-ever paywalled wild-card game on the Peacock Network appears to have paid off after setting a new streaming record.
The Kansas City Chiefs 26-7 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Saturday night <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/chiefs-dolphins-nfl-wild-card-game-peacock-streaming-record-1235788026/">averaged 23 million viewers</a> on Peacock, local NBC broadcasts in the teams&#8217; home markets, and on the NFL+ mobile app, according to custom fast national data from Nielsen. The <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/chiefs-and-dolphins-play-4th-coldest-game-in-nfl-history-as-deep-freeze-sweeps-the-u-s#:~:text=KANSAS%20CITY%2C%20Mo.,snow%20pants%20and%20ski%20goggles.">fourth-coldest NFL game</a> ever was the most streamed live event in U.S. history, according to NBC Sports.
&#8220;Our entire company worked seamlessly to plan for this game and executed flawlessly to deliver a streaming experience with the NFL on a scale that&#8217;s never been done before,&#8221; Brian Roberts, chairman and CEO of NBC parent Comcast, said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a very proud moment.&#8221;
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NBC celebrates the Peacock game, calling it the &#8220;most streamed event ever&#8221; with 23 million viewers and thanking Roger Goodell and the NFL.
Mike Tirico calls it &#8220;A milestone moment in media and sports history.&#8221;
NBC also thanks you for your subscription fee. <a href="https://t.co/WGJQMRzVP2">pic.twitter.com/WGJQMRzVP2</a>
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said, &#8220;We couldn’t be prouder of our partnership with Peacock and are thrilled with the results of the first-ever exclusively live streamed NFL playoff game.&#8221;
&#8220;To best serve our fans, we need to ensure games are available to them as their viewing habits change and this includes digital distribution as we continue to help shape the future of the sports and entertainment industry,&#8221; he added.
Last year&#8217;s AFC Wild Card game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Jacksonville Jaguars averaged 20.61 million viewers for the network broadcast and 21.8 million across all platforms, The Hollywood Reporter noted. Peacock has about 30 million paid subscribers, per NBC.
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The previous streaming-exclusive record (plus affiliate broadcasts in home markets) was set with the &#8220;Thursday Night Football&#8221; game on November 30 when the Dallas Cowboys took on the Seattle Seahawks in a game that garnered 15.26 million viewers.
Ahead of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nfl-fans-upset-after-playoff-game-gets-paywalled">game</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nbc-drops-al-michaels-from-nfl-playoffs-coverage">NFL</a> fans took to social media and made it clear they did not think it was right that an AFC wild-card game was being offered exclusively to Peacock subscribers, a first in playoff history.
NFL reporter Ari Meirov pointed out that the league and network would make a lot of money by making the game exclusive to Peacock subscribers.
&#8220;Peacock is paying in the range of $110M to exclusively carry a playoff game,&#8221; Meirov wrote in a post on <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1744192659839717657?s=20">X</a>. &#8220;The game they are getting is a Chiefs / Patrick Mahomes game. FWIW: My comment section is not happy.&#8221;
Fans who lived in the Kansas City or Miami television markets were able to view the game on their local NBC affiliate. But fans outside those areas had to pay $5.99 for a monthly subscription to Peacock to watch, TMZ noted.

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Paywalled Chiefs-Dolphins Wild Card Game Sets Streaming Record

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nbc-drops-al-michaels-from-nfl-playoffs-coverage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NFL</a> fans took to social media and made it clear they do not think it’s right that an AFC wild-card game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins has been paywalled on the Peacock network, a first in playoff history.
Both the league and the network have been slammed after making Saturday&#8217;s game only available to Peacock subscribers, forcing fans to sign up to watch, <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/2024/01/08/nfl-playoff-game-on-peacock-angers-fans-chiefs">Sports Illustrated</a> reported.
NFL reporter Ari Meirov pointed out that the league and network are making a lot of money by making the game exclusive to Peacock subscribers.
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Fans rightfully crush NFL and NBC for putting AFC playoff game exclusively on Peacock <a href="https://t.co/yDzrVBQUc7">https://t.co/yDzrVBQUc7</a>
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&#8220;Peacock is paying in the range of $110M to exclusively carry a playoff game,&#8221; Meirov wrote in a post on <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1744192659839717657?s=20">X</a>. &#8220;The game they are getting is a Chiefs / Patrick Mahomes game. FWIW: My comment section is not happy.&#8221;
Many of the comments pointed out that, while it&#8217;s not unheard of for fans to pay to see their teams play during the regular season due to regional broadcast rights, fans have never had to pay extra money to see an NFL playoff game.
&#8220;An absolute joke that a full NFL playoff game is exclusively on [Peacock],&#8221; one person wrote. &#8220;Steaming services are ruining sports broadcasts.&#8221;
Another added, &#8220;Probably just me but I think the NFL having a playoff game exclusively on Peacock is disgraceful. It&#8217;s never about the fans and always about the money. I hope it gets the lowest rating of any playoff game.&#8221;
New York sports radio host Mike Francesa called the NFL &#8220;greedy&#8221; for the move, <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/01/09/legendary-radio-host-mike-francesa-rips-nfl-hosting-playoff-game-peacock-streaming-chiefs-dolphins/?adid=social-tw">TMZ</a> noted.
&#8220;The NFL, which has the biggest, the best, and the most loyal fanbase anywhere, decides to basically thumb its nose at its fanbase and just make another greedy reach for another bundle of money, like they need it.&#8221; 
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/patrick-mahomes-reveals-how-chiefs-players-initially-reacted-to-travis-kelce-taylor-swift-romance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chiefs</a> defensive end <a href="https://x.com/charless_94/status/1744216703360442827?s=20">Charles Omenihu</a> slammed the move as &#8220;insane” and offered a way for fans to see the game for free. 
&#8220;Alright Chiefs Kingdom, I saw the comments and want y&#8217;all to be able to watch us play…So, I&#8217;m giving away 90 3-month Peacock memberships!&#8221; he <a href="https://x.com/charless_94/status/1744914921085702226?s=20">wrote</a> on social media.
&#8220;To enter to win, reply to this tweet with why you should get picked,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Picking winners Friday!&#8221;
Fans who live in the Kansas City or Miami television markets can view the game on their local NBC affiliate. But fans outside those areas must pay $5.99 for a monthly subscription to Peacock to watch, TMZ noted.

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NFL Fans Upset After Playoff Game Gets Paywalled

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The home of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/miami" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miami</a> Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill caught fire Wednesday while Hill was practicing with his team before the final week of the NFL regular season.
Footage showed smoke pouring out of the 9,300-square-foot mansion as firefighters battled the blaze. A Dolphins spokesman said that Hill left practice after the fire broke out and everyone who was in the home at the time was safe, NBC 6 <a href="https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-dolphins-star-tyreek-hills-home-in-southwest-ranches/3196499/">reported</a>.
“Tyreek has been in communication with his family. Everyone is out of the house and safe at this time. He has also left practice to deal with the situation,” the spokesman said.
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The house of Miami Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill is on fire. <a href="https://t.co/j3afGpKfoi">pic.twitter.com/j3afGpKfoi</a>
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NBC 6 also aired footage of four firefighters on the roof of Hill’s home, where they appeared to be cutting a hole in the roof to battle the fire. The star NFL receiver was later seen outside the home hugging his family members. Firefighters successfully put out the fire, and no injuries were reported, according to <a href="https://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/crews-put-out-fire-at-dolphins-receiver-tyreek-hills-mansion-in-southwest-ranches/">WSVN</a>.
Hill bought the Southwest Ranches, Florida, mansion in 2022 for $6.9 million, according to property records, NBC 6 reported. The home has seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a home theater, a full-size basketball court, a pool, and two guest houses.
Hill, who started his career with the Kansas City Chiefs — where he won a Super Bowl — was traded to the Dolphins in 2022. He is currently in the race for NFL MVP, seeking to become the <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10100569-dolphins-tyreek-hill-says-nfl-mvp-a-qb-award-would-be-happier-if-tua-tagovailoa-won" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first wide receiver</a> in NFL history to win the award. He currently <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3116406/tyreek-hill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leads</a> the league in receiving yards with 1,717 and sits in second for receiving touchdowns with 12.
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The Dolphins, who have already clinched a playoff berth with an 11-5 record, host their division rival Buffalo Bills on Sunday night. A win for Miami on Sunday would seal its spot as the number 2 seed in the AFC playoffs as Buffalo is still seeking to guarantee its spot in the postseason.

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NFL Star Receiver’s South Florida Mansion Catches Fire

NFL Star Receiver's South Florida Mansion Catches Fire

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Sports

A New England Patriots season ticket holder died Sunday night after he was <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12533829/New-England-Patriots-season-ticket-holder-53-beaten-death-Gillette-Stadium-Miami-Dolphins-cops-investigation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> punched three times by a Miami Dolphins fan at the Patriots-Dolphins game at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
Dale Mooney, 53, of Newmarket, New Hampshire, a married father of two children, had attended the game with three friends; they told Mooney’s wife later that they were taunted in the 300-tier section during the game by other fans, WCVB <a href="https://www.wcvb.com/article/foxborough-massachusetts-new-england-fan-death-patriots-gillette-stadium/45194876" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported.</a>
Joseph Kilmartin, who witnessed the incident, said of Mooney, “He basically grabbed another fan. They started tussling around for a few minutes. At one point, another Dolphins fan walked over. He punched him three times, and the man just went out. It was pretty hard to watch.”
“It was really one punch that I saw and the victim got punched really hard on the side of the head, and went down. He&#8217;s a bigger guy but he just crumbled,” a witness told <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/district-attorney-state-police-investigating-fans-death-at-gillette-stadium-during-sundays-patriots-game/3138822/">NBC Boston</a>. “First responders got there and they instantly start doing compressions, they had to lay him out in the aisle between the seats. They were doing compressions by my estimation for easily 10 minutes. It was pretty heartbreaking and the game was still going on so the general public clearly knew what was going on in our section so the game was going on, people are cheering for the Patriots comeback, and this poor guy has passed away before our eyes. It was pretty brutal to watch.”
Mooney was transported to the Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, where he was pronounced dead.
“I just feel numb; I can&#8217;t even believe this is for real,” Mooney’s wife Lisa said. “I don&#8217;t understand why people have to go to that extreme. Why can&#8217;t it just be fun? That&#8217;s all it&#8217;s supposed to be, just a fun family event.&#8221; Mooney said she didn’t know of any medical condition her husband had that would precipitate a blackout, adding that he “has the patience of a saint. &#8230; I don&#8217;t know what happened &#8230; it takes a lot to get him mad.”
 “I would use this terrible situation as a reminder that this is just a game and people are just going to enjoy themselves and cheer on their team but everyone should be able to attend a game and feel safe in their environment,” a fan at the game commented.
The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office stated that “the matter remains under active investigation.” A spokesman for the state police sad they were investigating “the facts and circumstances of the man&#8217;s death, including the sequence of events prior to the medical incident.”

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Patriots Fan Dies After Reportedly Being Punched By Dolphins Fan At Game

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New England Patriots

After Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s head hit the ground hard after being tackled by the Green Bay Packers’ Kingsley Enagbare on Christmas Day, Robert Griffin III, former star quarterback for the Washington Redskins, urged Tagovailoa to sit out the rest of the season because of concussion risk.
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This is the play circling on social media that some believe Tua Tagovailoa could have sustained a concussion on. Remember, Tua missed Weeks 5 &amp; 6 in concussion protocol after sustaining that scary hit against the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bengals</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nfl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#nfl</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dolphins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#dolphins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/finsup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#finsup</a> <a href="https://t.co/P2Lvp7kEKx">pic.twitter.com/P2Lvp7kEKx</a>
&mdash; Josh Moser (@TheMozKnowz) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheMozKnowz/status/1607508276509347841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Tagovailoa has hit his head hard three times this season. The first mishap occurred during the Dolphin’s late September game against the Buffalo Bills and the second four days later when he was thrown to the ground by Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Josh Tupou, knocked unconscious and subsequently taken off the field on a stretcher. The NFL’s concussion protocol was instituted, but after the most recent hit on Sunday, Tagovailoa did not leave the game and the protocol was not implemented. After the Bengals incident, Chris Nowinski, co-founder and CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/miami-qb-tagovailoa-stretchered-field-sack-vs-bengals-rcna50124">condemned</a> the fact that Tagovailoa was allowed to play four days after the Bills hit, saying, “What happened to Tua was shameful. People should lose their jobs.”
“Our game has kind of moved to the softer side. Roughing the passer, it’s more like touching the passer now,” Griffin III said on ESPN. “But when we talk about these head injuries, it&#8217;s nothing to play with. You&#8217;ve got to put the person before the player. I&#8217;m more concerned about Tua and his longevity of life than I am about whether he is going to play on Sunday.”
‘We&#8217;ve seen guys like Luke Kuechly,  a teammate of mine, Jordan Reed, have to retire because of these head injuries,” he continued as he turned to fellow commentator Booger McFarland. “Booger, you know this: Guys have gone off the field and done things to hurt themselves and their families because of things that were suffered on the field, CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy), all those things come into play.”
“So my mind is on what does this look like for Tua in the future? He should not play for the rest of the season, whether you call it two concussions or three, two incidents or three incidents, it&#8217;s a repeat,” he insisted. “And the hit that he really suffered the concussion on, or we think he suffered the concussion on, it wasn’t that violent of a hit. It was a routine play. But because his head smacked off the ground the repeat of all of those hits are starting to add up. So I’m more concerned about Tua and his family than I am about him playing the rest of the year.”
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel <a href="https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/transcript-mike-mcdaniel-s-media-availability-december-26">commented</a> on Monday, “As far as the game was concerned, no one recognized anything with regard to any sort of hit. I care very deeply about each and every player. I just want him to get healthy and have peace of mind in that regard. Whatever those circumstances are, you deal with after. It&#8217;s about the human being and making sure he&#8217;s squared away.”
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‘It’s Nothing To Play With’: RGIII Urges Dolphins QB To Sit Out Season After Latest Hit To Head

RGIII Urges Dolphins QB To Sit Out Season After Latest Hit To Head

Concussion

Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa finally broke his silence Wednesday after he suffered a concussion in the team&#8217;s 27-15 loss against the Bengals on September 29.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nfl">NFL</a> star QB told reporters that he remembered everything up until the moment he was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-star-nfl-quarterback-rushed-to-the-hospital-after-devastating-hit">tackled on the field</a> against the Cincinnati team. He was off the field in a stretcher with a head and neck injury, according to <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/10/19/tua-tagovailoa-shares-frightening-details-from-night-of-concussion">Sports Illustrated</a>.
&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t say it was scary for me at the time,&#8221; Tagovailoa told reporters. &#8220;There was a point where I was unconscious, so I couldn&#8217;t really tell what was going on. When I did come to and kinda realize what was going on, what was happening, I didn&#8217;t think of anything long-term or short-term. I was just wondering what happened.&#8221;
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When pressed by one reporter if he &#8220;remembered much about that night,&#8221; the Dolphins player admitted there&#8217;s a gap in his memory after being hit.
&#8220;I remember the entire night up to the point where I got tackled,&#8221; Tagovailoa added. &#8220;But … after I got tackled, I don&#8217;t remember much from there. Getting carted off, I don&#8217;t remember that. But I do remember things that were going on when I was in the ambulance and then when I arrived at the hospital.&#8221;
In video that surfaced from the Miami-Cincinnati game, defensive tackle Josh Tupou can be seen sacking Tagovailoa, leaving him lying on the ground. As the QB was lying on the field for a while, his hands appeared to be twisted, something called a fencing reflex, <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/sports/tua-tagovailoa-speaks-out-for-first-time-since-concussion-after-i-got-tackled-i-dont-remember-much/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mediate</a> noted. He was taken to a hospital and and cleared to fly home later with the team.
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This is a disaster. Pray for Tua. Fire the medical staffs and coaches. I predicted this and I hate that I am right. Two concussions in 5 days can kill someone. This can end careers. How are we so stupid in 2022. <a href="https://t.co/D8S8eEbgda">pic.twitter.com/D8S8eEbgda</a>
&mdash; Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. (@ChrisNowinski1) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisNowinski1/status/1575659558613172224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Four days earlier, he was playing against the Buffalo Bills, where he was tackled to the ground. At the time, he appeared to suffer a head injury. He stood up and tried to shake it off, but wobbled, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-star-nfl-quarterback-rushed-to-the-hospital-after-devastating-hit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
The star QB was then cleared by the league&#8217;s concussion protocol at halftime and finished the game. Later, he admitted he suffered a back injury.
Tagovailoa has once again been cleared by NFL concussion protocols and is expected to lead the Dolphins against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34818602/tua-tagovailoa-preparing-dolphins-starter-vs-steelers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESPN</a> noted.

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‘I Don’t Remember Much’: NFL Star QB Finally Breaks Silence After Suffering Concussion

NFL QB Tua Tagovailoa Finally Breaks Silence After Suffering Concussion

Football

Medical

The <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/miami-dolphins/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miami Dolphins&#8217;</a> newly-acquired wide receiver <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/report-chiefs-wide-receiver-tyreek-hill-to-dolphins-in-blockbuster-trade/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tyreek Hill</a> only needed a few words to explain why he ultimately chose a life in the Sunshine State over a contract with the New York Jets — a trade he said was &#8220;very close to happening&#8221; at one point.
The reason was simple, he explained during a recent press conference discussing the deal: &#8220;Those state taxes, man.&#8221; Video of Hill&#8217;s explanation was shared via Twitter on Monday by Paul Andrew Esden Jr.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dolphins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dolphins</a> WR Tyreek Hill (<a href="https://twitter.com/cheetah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cheetah</a>) said a trade to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jets</a> ‘was very close to happening’ this offseason ‘but it was those state taxes man’ 🤣 you gotta respect the honesty 🤷🏽‍♂️ 🎥 <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiDolphins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MiamiDolphins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FinsUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FinsUp</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TakeFlight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TakeFlight</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MIAvsNYJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MIAvsNYJ</a> <a href="https://t.co/jDHg8M0wyz">pic.twitter.com/jDHg8M0wyz</a>
&mdash; Paul Andrew Esden Jr (@BoyGreen25) <a href="https://twitter.com/BoyGreen25/status/1577085622803902464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The Jets were the other team that was vying to trade for you,&#8221; one reporter noted. &#8220;How close was that to happening?&#8221;
&#8220;You know what? It was very close to happening, man,&#8221; Hill replied. &#8220;But just, just, those state taxes, man. I realized I had to make a grown-up decision and now here I am in the great city of Miami. You know, great weather, great people, beautiful people I feel like, so, here I am.&#8221;
Hill previously played for the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/kansas-city-chiefs-retire-warpaint-mascot-team-vows-to-keep-creating-opportunities-to-educate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kansas City Chiefs</a>, where he could have chosen to reside in either Kansas or Missouri. In Kansas, the state income taxes are calculated on a progressive scale that depends on income and ranges from 3.10% to 5.70%. In Missouri, the income tax rate is also on a progressive scale that hinges on income — and in that state, the rate ranges from 0% to 5.40%.
In New York, however, where Hill would have moved in order to play for the Jets, the progressive tax rates range from 4.00% to 10.90%. Hill — who is the highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL going into the 2022 season — is <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/tyreek-hill-19119/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expected to earn</a> some $30 million in his first season with the Dolphins, including bonuses. If New York had offered him a similar contract, that could have resulted in him owing something in the neighborhood of $3 million in state income taxes alone.
The wide receiver opted instead to move to Florida, where there are no state income taxes at all.
Hill&#8217;s trade was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-chiefs-wide-receiver-tyreek-hill-to-dolphins-in-blockbuster-trade" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> in March at the start of the off season, and as ESPN reported, the Kansas City Chiefs got five draft picks — three in 2022 and two in 2023 — in exchange for the star wide receiver.
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Breaking: The Chiefs are trading Tyreek Hill to the Dolphins for five draft picks, sources told <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AdamSchefter</a>.
2022 1st-round (No. 29) 2022 2nd-round pick (No. 50) 2022 4th-round pick 2023 4th and 6th-round picks <a href="https://t.co/3tRmHzLdVj">pic.twitter.com/3tRmHzLdVj</a>
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Miami Dolphins star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was rushed to the hospital Thursday night after sustaining a head injury while being sacked by a defensive lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals.
Tagovailoa hit the back of his head on the ground when he was thrown on the ground by Bengals nose tackle Josh Tupou.
Tagovailoa laid on the ground for approximately 10 minutes before he was taken away on a stretcher and transported to University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
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This is a disaster. Pray for Tua. Fire the medical staffs and coaches. I predicted this and I hate that I am right. Two concussions in 5 days can kill someone. This can end careers. How are we so stupid in 2022. <a href="https://t.co/D8S8eEbgda">pic.twitter.com/D8S8eEbgda</a>
&mdash; Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. (@ChrisNowinski1) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisNowinski1/status/1575659558613172224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
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What made the injury especially scary was the fact that Tagovailoa was hit hard the week before in a game against the Buffalo Bills, and he appeared to have balance issues as he stumbled off the field, a potential sign of a concussion.
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Tua Tagovailoa is headed to the locker room after this hit by Matt Milano
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&#8220;I could tell it wasn&#8217;t the same guy that I was used to seeing,&#8221; Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said. &#8220;It was a scary moment. He was evaluated for a concussion. He&#8217;s in the concussion protocol, but he&#8217;s being discharged.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s an emotional moment,&#8221; he added. It&#8217;s not a part of the deal you sign up for. His teammates and myself were very concerned, but he got checked out and it&#8217;s nothing more serious than a concussion,&#8221; McDaniel continued.
Thursday Night Football sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung said that Tagovailoa was talking to his head coach after the hit and that the quarterback&#8217;s parents were headed to meet him at the hospital.
The football team said that the quarterback was conscious and had movements in all his extremities.
&#8220;QB Tua Tagovailoa is expected to be discharged from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and will fly home with the team tonight,&#8221; the team tweeted around midnight EST.
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QB Tua Tagovailoa is expected to be discharged from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and will fly home with the team tonight.
&mdash; Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiDolphins/status/1575691590638927874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The NFL Players Association said in a statement Thursday night that they have launched an investigation into the team&#8217;s handling of the Tagovailoa&#8217;s concussion check from last Sunday.
“Player health and safety is at the core of the union’s mission,” the NFLPA tweeted. “Our concern tonight is for Tua and we hope for a full and speedy recovery. Our investigation into the potential protocol violation is ongoing.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nfl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NFL</a> officials are investigating after videos of a Miami Dolphins practice were posted to Twitter.
Ahead of their Thursday night contest against the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nfl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cincinnati Bengals</a>, the Dolphins conducted walkthrough practices Wednesday at Nippert Stadium, home of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats football team, while <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hurricane-ian" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hurricane Ian</a> continues to batter Florida. But an individual present at the stadium took videos of the team running plays, then posted them to Twitter.
NFL analyst and podcaster <a href="https://twitter.com/BrettKollmann/status/1575259441359822849?s=20&amp;t=f0MNS4VZWCqDp2QmerOYgw">Brett Kollmann</a> called out the individual Wednesday on Twitter, noting that league security officials are serious about preventing unauthorized recording. &#8220;Looks like someone was recording the entire Dolphins walk through and posting it to Twitter,&#8221; Kollmann wrote. &#8220;NFL security is going to be massively p***ed about this. They take this stuff seriously when a club is on the road.&#8221;
The <a href="https://twitter.com/JfolkUHC/media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">account</a> in question posted six clips of the Dolphins offense in sweatsuits and practice jerseys, jogging through plays. The videos also show Tua Tagovailoa playing at quarterback, indicating he will likely play Thursday after sustaining a back injury during Sunday&#8217;s game against the Buffalo Bills. The user went on to boast that he has &#8220;the entire playbook&#8221; in his phone&#8217;s camera roll.
Several clips from practice were also shared by Barstool Sports&#8217; <a href="https://twitter.com/UCBarstool/status/1575221655844323328">University of Cincinnati</a> affiliate. &#8220;@Bengals got some film for y’all,&#8221; the account <a href="https://twitter.com/UCBarstool/status/1575222320968663042?s=20&amp;t=OfLN4VJ2Wo3LvMMRvmElsg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joked</a>.
Thursday morning, Miami Herald sports reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/flasportsbuzz/status/1575492374431551489?s=20&amp;t=5Sge1Gd0oUl_cEpq2qZ6bg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barry Jackson</a> reported on Twitter that the league was investigating the incident. &#8220;Per source, NFL security is looking into the Dolphins&#8217; practice being filmed by someone yesterday,&#8221; Jackson tweeted. &#8220;League obviously doesn&#8217;t want that happening&#8230;&#8221; League sources gave similar statements to the <a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/dave-hyde/fl-sp-hyde5-dolphins-preview-20220929-j74dtlbeorbuhfq222hiah6i3e-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Florida Sun-Sentinel</a> and <a href="https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NFL/2022/09/29/NFL-look-into-Dolphins-practice-filming/2931664464942/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UPI</a>.
The Miami Dolphins also sent Barstool Sports founder and President <a href="https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1575266704837545986">Dave Portnoy</a> an email asking him to take down the posts, since the practice was closed. Portnoy posted screenshots of the email, then replied with a tweet giving a <a href="https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1575266716715728900?s=20&amp;t=9_a4-sbI9UGORJf7LhQeqg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thumbs-down</a>, indicating he would not take the posts down.
Many users on Twitter put the blame on the Dolphins for not taking better security precautions. Nippert Stadium is located in the center of the University of Cincinnati campus; students often have to walk through the stadium itself to get to class, and several campus buildings have full views of the field. Indeed, a Snapchat post shared by the Barstool Cincinnati account showed a group of students standing on a walkway, <a href="https://twitter.com/UCBarstool/status/1575234899770241024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">watching</a> the Dolphins practice.
The Dolphins seemed to be aware of the visibility of their practice, however, and used some trickery of their own to keep their game plan a secret. “The #Dolphins noticed people watching their walkthrough Wednesday in Cincinnati, so they made a sly adjustment: All the clips circulating on Twitter have 12 players on offense,&#8221; NFL Network Insider <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1575567786381783046?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1575567786381783046%7Ctwgr%5E6cf95e05ed73b074486145401a2623a65d862349%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportingnews.com%2Fus%2Fnfl%2Fnews%2Fdolphins-practice-video-leaked-nfl-cincinnati-bengals%2Fmuevsigci9zwbbom3zwearvz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Pelissero</a> tweeted Thursday afternoon &#8220;Fake plays? Fake routes on real plays? Either way, Mike McDaniel and company staying one step ahead.&#8221;
Furthermore, another league source told Washington Post NFL reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkMaske/status/1575572950027096064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1575572950027096064%7Ctwgr%5E6cf95e05ed73b074486145401a2623a65d862349%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportingnews.com%2Fus%2Fnfl%2Fnews%2Fdolphins-practice-video-leaked-nfl-cincinnati-bengals%2Fmuevsigci9zwbbom3zwearvz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark Maske</a> that the league does not suspect that a competitive violation was committed. Kollmann also noted on Twitter that no action would be taken against the person who filmed the practice. He did speculate, however, that the NFL would not be so kind to Barstool Sports. “[C]onsidering that Barstool runs a sports book and posted private practice video on their social media leading up to a game that they as a company are taking bets on. Yeah&#8230;<a href="https://twitter.com/BrettKollmann/status/1575536724872024064" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the NFL won&#8217;t like that</a>,&#8221; Kollman tweeted.
The Dolphins take on the Bengals Thursday night at 8:15 p.m.

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It wasn’t just the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-england-patriots" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New England Patriots</a> who got torched Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/miami" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miami</a>.
A fire apparently started by a tailgater’s unattended grill destroyed several cars while fans were inside the stadium watching the hometown Dolphins burn the Patriots by a 20-7 score. Photos online showed at least eight cars reduced to charred shells.
“Around 1 pm, a vehicle fire began in a remote Hard Rock Stadium parking lot,” a stadium spokesperson said in a statement. Several vehicles were affected.
“Miami Dade Police Department and Miami Dade Fire Rescue were on the scene,” it continued. “The fire has been extinguished and is being investigated by Fire Rescue. No injuries have been reported and there is no current threat to the stadium.”
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During the game, fans and reporters tweeted about seeing smoke billowing nearby.
“Something is smoking over behind the NorthWest [sic] corner of Hard Rock Stadium … not sure if it’s a fire but it’s gotten thicker over the past five minutes,” tweeted ESPN’s NFL Nation reporter Marcel Louis-Jacques.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said that the cause of the fire wasn’t immediately known. But subsequent reports claimed that a tailgater who was grilling a pre-game feast forgot to shut down the asphalt kitchen before going inside.
Scott Dellorfano told NBC Miami his luxury Mercedes S63 was completely destroyed, and claimed he also had $3,000 cash inside.
“They said a grill caught on fire, it set off another car that blew up and it took our 5 or 6 cars,” Dellorfano said. “That’s what the police told me. I got insurance, you call stadium legal people, and then go from there.”
While a handful of Dolphins fans likely Ubered home unhappy, most were thrilled after the game. It was the debut of new Coach Mike McDaniel, and the defense throttled a New England team that has spent the last two decades owning the Dolphins and most of the rest of the NFL.
New acquisition Tyreek Hill, who previously starred for the Kansas City Chiefs, was his usual electric self, leading the team with 94 receiving yards. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa wasn&#8217;t particularly impressive, but did enough to win.

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Self-styled &#8220;democratic socialist&#8221; Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) — the clear frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination after an easy victory in Nevada Saturday — was met with widespread backlash Sunday after he praised Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Sanders&#8217; praise of the tyrannical communist leader, made on CBS News&#8217; &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; with Anderson Cooper, echoed another much-criticized compliment of Castro by social justice activist Colin Kaepernick, who famously found himself flooded with boos when he took the field soon afterward in Miami.
Pressed Sunday by host Anderson Cooper about his past positive comments about various murderous communist regimes, Sanders <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bernies-pro-castro-remarks-backfire-sound-of-bernies-latino-voter-wave-crashing">said</a>, &#8220;You know? When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program. Is that a bad thing? Even though Fidel Castro did it?&#8221;
Sanders&#8217; praise of Castro is almost identical to that offered by Kaepernick back in 2016, his final year in the league, a few days before a game in Miami against the Dolphins. The then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback was asked by a Cuban-American Miami Herald reporter about a T-shirt he wore to a press conference in August featuring an image of Castro meeting with Malcolm X in 1960 with the caption, &#8220;Like minds think alike.&#8221;
After trying to dodge the question, Kaepernick <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-kaepernick-greeted-deafening-boos-miami-james-barrett">responded</a>, &#8220;One thing that Fidel Castro did do is they have the highest literacy rate because they invest more in their education system than they do in their prison system — which we do not do here, even though we’re fully capable of doing that.&#8221;
When the reporter, who came from a family of Cuban refugees, brought up Castro’s tyrannical actions that broke up families, Kaepernick shrugged it off by accusing America of doing the same thing.
&#8220;We do break up families here,&#8221; said Kaepernick, as reported by the Palm Beach Post. &#8220;That’s what mass incarceration is. That was the foundation of slavery, so our country has been based on that as well as the genocide of Native Americans.&#8221;
When the reporter called out Kaepernick for trying to draw a moral equivalence between Castro&#8217;s long history of destroying his own people&#8217;s lives to maintain his political power to the American criminal justice system punishing criminals, Kaepernick said, &#8220;I’m equating the breaking up of families with the breaking up of families.&#8221;
When Kaepernick took the field in Miami a few days later, he was met with deafening boos. Watch via Fox NFL:
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Kaepernick’s 49ers went on to lose to the Dolphins <a href="http://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay?gameId=400874654">31 to 24</a>. When the embattled quarterback had a chance to tie the game in the last play, he came up two yards short, inspiring loud cheers and more boos from the Miami fans.
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bernies-pro-castro-remarks-backfire-sound-of-bernies-latino-voter-wave-crashing">The Daily Wire</a> highlighted, among those who criticized Sanders for his Kaepernick-esque praise of Castro is left-wing CNN commentator Ana Navarro, who tweeted: &#8220;Castro regime’s been in power in Cuba for +60 yrs w/o free elections. They’ve killed, jailed, tortured thousands. They confiscated assets, expelled priests &amp; nuns… And let’s be clear, Cubans weren’t exactly communicating by grunts. Most knew how to read.&#8221;
&#8220;I was in 2nd Grade when Sandinistas came to power in Nicaragua,&#8221; she added in a follow-up tweet. &#8220;They adopted Cuban education model. The books/curriculum taught ideological indoctrination. Children had to recite communist, revolutionary, anti-American slogans. That’s how communist teach people to read and write.&#8221;
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Castro regime’s been in power in Cuba for +60 yrs w/o free elections. They’ve killed, jailed, tortured thousands. They confiscated assets, expelled priests &amp; nuns&#8230; And let’s be clear, Cubans weren’t exactly communicating by grunts. Most knew how to read. <a href="https://t.co/kKGM66a8ci">pic.twitter.com/kKGM66a8ci</a>
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When Castro died in 2016, shortly after Kaepernick&#8217;s comments, the Daily Wire provided some highlights of <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/news/11102/breaking-communist-cuban-dictator-fidel-castro-michael-knowles">Castro’s human rights atrocities</a>, including, the following statistics from the Cuba Archive president:
<blockquote>It is difficult to calculate how many Cuban political dissidents and innocent civilians Castro killed throughout his fifty-year “revolutionary” reign, but Cuba Archive President Maria Werlau estimates 78,000 innocents have died trying to flee slavery under Castro; 5,300 peasant farmers and their children in the Escambray Mountains and at the Bay of Pigs; 14,000 in Fidel’s escapades abroad; 5,600 dissidents in front of firing squads; 1,200 in “extrajudicial assassinations”; and 2,199 documented political prison deaths. Welau notes, however, that these numbers are conservative estimates, and the actual casualties may number an order of magnitude more.</blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/read-it-third-way-memo-to-democrats-details-bernies-stunningly-radical-political-history-outrageous-support-of-our-enemies">Memo To Democrats Details Bernie’s ‘Stunningly Radical Political History,’ ‘Outrageous Support Of Our Enemies’</a>

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Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has been pressured to step down from the NFL&#8217;s &#8220;social justice&#8221; committee, former defensive end Chris Long revealed during a Sports Illustrated interview this week.
&#8220;We just removed, or got Stephen Ross to agree to be off a working group,&#8221; Long said, boasting of the committee&#8217;s accomplishments and autonomous nature.
&#8220;Stephen made the decision last week and informed the NFL and members of the working committee that he was going to step aside from the group and continue to focus his efforts at RISE (Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality),&#8221; a Dolphins spokesperson said in a statement, according to <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2850431-chris-long-dolphins-stephen-ross-removed-from-nfl-committee-on-social-justice">Bleacher Report</a>. &#8220;He believes in and is still fully committed to the work that has been done by the group and will always be a passionate supporter and tireless advocate for social justice causes, the fight for equal rights and education.&#8221;
Ross was hit with major left-wing backlash earlier this month after he hosted a fundraiser for President Donald Trump. As noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/50366/equinox-gym-soul-cycle-faces-boycotts-response-ceo-paul-bois">The Daily Wire</a>, there were calls to boycott Equinox gym and SoulCycle; Ross serves as CEO and majority owner of the brands&#8217; parent company The Related Companies. Now, it appears, the billionaire&#8217;s political activism for Trump sparked his removal from the NFL Social Justice Initiative, too.
Learning of the news of Ross&#8217; Trump support, Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills knocked the owner of the team, writing via Twitter, &#8220;You can&#8217;t have a non profit with this mission statement then open your doors to Trump.&#8221; Stills was referencing Ross&#8217; nonprofit RISE.
<a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/07/billionaire-stephen-ross-trump-fundraiser-1452690">Politico</a> noted that Mr. Ross has been a longtime GOP donor, though &#8220;he has not been a major public supporter of Trump’s in the past.&#8221;
Responding to the criticism, Ross issued a statement addressing his Trump support.
&#8220;I always have been an active participant in the democratic process. While some prefer to sit outside of the process and criticize, I prefer to engage directly and support the things I deeply care about,&#8221; said the businessman, according <a href="https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/08/07/miami-dolphins-owner-steven-ross-responds-to-criticism-from-receiver-kenny-stills-for-hosting-donald-trump-fundraiser/">CBS Miami</a>. &#8220;I have known Donald Trump for 40 years, and while we agree on some issues, we strongly disagree on many others and I have never been bashful about expressing my opinions.&#8221;
&#8220;I started my business with nothing and a reason for my engagement with our leaders is my deep concern for creating jobs and growing our country&#8217;s economy,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I have been, and will continue to be, an outspoken champion of racial equality, inclusion, diversity, public education and environmental sustainability, and I have and will continue to support leaders on both sides of the aisle to address these challenges.&#8221;
According to Bleacher Report, there are four other NFL team owners who are members of the Social Justice Initiative, which was launched in January 2018. &#8220;The group also includes current and former players like New York Jets offensive tackle Kelvin Beachum, Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman, Hall of Famer Aeneas Williams and three-time Pro Bowler Anquan Boldin,&#8221; noted the outlet. &#8220;The mission statement of the group is to focus on three key pillars of social justice, including education and economic advancement, police and community relations and criminal justice reform.&#8221;
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