Weekend Hot Reads....

The N.Y. TIMES in a front-page piece writes 15 years after the death of Pro Football HOFer Mike Webster and "two years after the courts cleared the way for a settlement that would pay" an estimated $1B to retired players, "Webster’s survivors continue to struggle financially." The NFL "insisted on a provision in the settlement that could prevent players who died before 2006 from receiving compensation." Webster, the first player diagnosed with CTE, died in '02.

The WALL STREET JOURNAL runs an opinion piece by author Shelby Steele under the header, "Black Protest Has Lost Its Power." NFL player protests during the national anthem "may point to the end of an era for black America, and for the country generally -- an era in which protest has been the primary means of black advancement in American life."

Elsewhere: 

• UCLA AD Dan Guerrero talks Pac-12 TV rights, hoops reform.
• Mixed emotions for San Diego residents over Chargers' departure.
• Tom Coughlin's return to Jacksonville has spurred Jaguars' revival.
• USA TODAY offers a primer on esports for the uninitiated.