Aaron Rodgers sat at that podium in Paris and said out loud what the corporate league office spends millions trying to sanitize. ​The NFL talks endlessly about “player safety” and “expanding the global game.” But behind closed doors, owners scrapped player-friendly bye weeks, forced a brutal 17th regular-season game, and shipped franchises across oceans simply because there was another dollar to squeeze out of foreign TV markets. ​While families and players navigate locked-down streets, civil tension, and grueling travel schedules, ownership sits in five-star suites counting international expansion checks. ​Rodgers doesn't care about league fines anymore. He’s telling you the truth: in the modern NFL, the brand and the balance sheet come first. The humans on the field come second.

#KansasSenate Adam Hamilton on transgender rights: “I don’t think we should take a small group of people and bully them, pick on them, and hurt them. I understand one thing really clearly when it comes to transgender people, and that is Jesus told me I was to love my neighbor as I love myself.” “I’m gonna love the trans person as well as the straight person, male or female. We have to do better than picking on small groups. What’s happened is we’ve turned a group of people into a campaign issue because it polls well.”

#IAPol: "No Iowan should face discrimination. As a Paralympian, I also know it's important to have rules. It's why I oppose males competing in female sports ... I'm against taxpayers paying for sex changes, too." Josh Turek is up with a new #IASen ad. Future reservations: 🔵$18.0M 🔴$15.5M

If Iowa State loses out, you have to fire Jimmy Rogers after 1 year. In realignment era without SEC or B1G money, you cannot afford to suck at the sport that's 75-80% of the conference TV deals. The team looks less competitive every week and the team will to compete is gone.

Rogers on a big home game next week: I said that early on, this wouldn't be built overnight. Although I made bold statements, I'm well aware of the build of this, but I can't do it without the fans and the players feed off the energy which you give them.