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There is a new test that hopes to lessen the guesswork of NFL player drafting.

The San Francisco 49ers are "highly, highly, highly unlikely" to release quarterback Alex Smith, sources told ESPN's Chris Mortensen.

NFL senior vice president Adolpho Birch says the league and players association need to reach agreement soon on HGH testing.

Chicago Bears general manager Phil Emery said Thursday that no decision has been made on the future of free agent linebacker Brian Urlacher but stressed that the eight-time Pro Bowler "will never be slighted" by the fran...

John Fox has some bad news for the other 31 NFL teams: Peyton Manning could be even better in 2013.

Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones, the top player on Mel Kiper's Big Board, will not work out at this week's NFL scouting combine, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

One season after winning the Super Bowl, the Giants missed the playoffs. What can New York do to fill its holes? Chris Burke takes a closer look at the Giants' offseason to-do list.

New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow has backed out of an appearance at a Baptist mega-church in Dallas with a pastor who has created controversy with his remarks about other faiths.

New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow has backed out of an appearance at a Baptist mega-church in Dallas with a pastor who has created controversy with his remarks about other faiths.

Alabama's Dee Milliner, projected to be the top cornerback in this draft and a top-five selection, will undergo surgery on a torn labrum in his right shoulder after this week's scouting combine, according to league sourc...

With a couple of exceptions, there are few marquee players participating in the six-day event at Indianapolis, but at least one has a flair for the dramatic: Manti Te'o.INDIANAPOLIS -- The jumping-off point for the 2013 ...

The NFL wants to avoid a replay of what happened in Detroit on Thanksgiving when Lions coach Jim Schwartz threw a challenge flag on a touchdown run, negating an automatic replay.

Barkevious Mingo is ready for questions he will face this weekend in Indianapolis.

Robert Kraft's friendship with the late Lakers owner dates to when both owned tennis teams. He signed Martina Navratilova and Jerry Buss signed Chris Evert.For one championship-winning team owner from Boston, the name Je...