On the final episode of 2021, we talk about COVID-19 and the Omicron variant as we encourage to you read what we have linked in our description, then we talk about the investigation into the Washington Football Team, their owner Daniel Snyder, and why it is suspicious the NFL has not made its details public as new allegations of intimidation are coming from the Washington Post (5:49 ). We also talk about Kyrie Irving coming back to the Nets (but testing positive on Day 0) and what that could mean for the Nets going forward (21:15 ), the NFL and NBA teams we have focused on such as the Saints, Chiefs, and Lakers among others (33:29 ), and our final Throw a Flag segment including Nathan's theory on the Seahawks misfortunes (49:11 ).

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Daniel Snyder pledged support for the NFL’s investigation. His actions tell a different story. (Washington Post): https://wapo.st/3EmC4hw

Sources: Jerry Richardson, Panthers Have Made Multiple Confidential Payouts for Workplace Misconduct, Including Sexual Harassment and Use of a Racial Slur: https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/12/17/jerry-richardson-carolina-panthers-settlements-workplace-misconduct-sexual-harassment-racial-slur

Would NBA allow asymptomatic players with COVID-19 to keep playing? ‘There’s an opportunity to potentially lead’ (The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3031151/2021/12/22/would-nba-allow-asymptomatic-players-with-covid-19-to-keep-playing-theres-an-opportunity-to-potentially-lead/

(Updated 12/24) NFL chief medical officer: Symptomatic players driving COVID-19 spread; no indications of asymptomatic spread (ESPN): https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32930584/data-shows-asymptomatic-individuals-not-spreading-covid-19-nfl-chief-medical-officer-says

Covid + Sports: Why It's Not March 2020 All Over Again (ESPN Daily, Podcast): https://megaphone.link/ESP2361058666

NBA commissioner Adam Silver says there are no plans right now to pause the se