Cr yo therapy mishap blamed for Brown’ s blistered feet
Mystery solved? Former UT quarterback Chris Simms thinks so.
Tthe “Pro Football Talk Live” co-host is reporting that Antonio Brown’s blistered feet came from the improper use of a cryotherapy machine.
Apparently Brown, the wide receiver whose absence from practice has been one of the biggest plot lines at the Raiders’ training camp, entered the machine without proper footwear. The revolting photos of his feet? That’s frostbite, said Simms, who “got word from someone with knowledge of the situation.”
Brown wouldn’t be the first athlete to have a mishap with cryotherapy. Last year two Missouri State University basketball players developed foot blisters after a cryotherapy session.
Kaepernick still hoping for return
Colin Kaepernick says he’s “still ready” to return to the NFL, even though he’s set to enter his third season out of the league.
In a video posted Wednesday on social media, the 31-year-old Kaepernick is shown working out in a gym. He says in the video: “5 a.m. 5 days a week. For 3 years. Still Ready.”
Kaepernick, then with the San Francisco 49ers, helped start a wave of protests about social and racial injustice in 2016 by kneeling during the national anthem at games.
The NFL in February settled a collusion grievance filed by Kaepernick and cornerback Eric Reid. Reid, who played 13 games in 2018 for the Panthers, signed a three-year contract with Carolina in February.
Dolphins owner backs pal Trump
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is defending his support of longtime friend Donald Trump after being criticized about it by one of his players.
Receiver Kenny Stills’ comments followed a report by the Washington Post that Ross plans to host a fundraiser for the president. In the wake of last weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, Trump’s critics have blamed his incendiary rhetoric for inflaming political and racial tensions.
Stills tweeted a screen capture from Ross’ anti-racism RISE initiative’s website and wrote, “You can’t have a non-profit with this mission statement then open your doors to Trump.” The mission statement says RISE “educates and empowers the sports community to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice and improve race relations.”
Ross’ fundraiser is scheduled for Friday at his home on Long Island, the Post said.
“I always have been an active participant in the democratic process,” Ross said in a statement. “While some prefer to sit outside of the process and criticize, I prefer to engage directly and support the things I deeply care about.”
Odds and ends
The Cowboys are donating $50,000 to a fund for victims of the El Paso shooting that killed 22 people, while the Bengals and the NFL Foundation are donating $75,000 to help those affected by the Dayton rampage that killed 10. ... Washington reportedly doesn’t intend to play former Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy in its preseason opener at Cleveland on Thursday. The team has been careful with him as he works his way back from a broken leg that ended his 2018 season. ... Jack Dolbin Jr., a wide receiver on the Denver Broncos’ first Super Bowl team in 1977, died last Thursday at a hospital in Allentown, Pa. He was 70. ... The Pro Bowl will return to Orlando for the fourth straight year and be held on Jan. 26, one week before the Super Bowl. ... The Bears will unveil statues of Hall of Famers Walter Payton and George Halas outside Soldier Field on Sept. 3.