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Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons have agreed to a five-year contract extension that will make the quarterback one of the league's highest-paid players, league sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen.

Manti Te'o was deep into his first news conference of training camp when Eric Weddle walked up to the podium, tapped the rookie on the hip and pointed him toward the locker room.

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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Percy Harvin is scheduled to get a second opinion on his hip injury, according to a league source.

The Indianapolis Colts cut tight end Weslye Saunders on Thursday, one week after he was suspended by the NFL for eight games for violating the performance-enhancing drugs policy.

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Now that he's wearing a $100 million smile, quarterback Matt Ryan is ready to get back to work for the Atlanta Falcons.

Darrelle Revis made a successful return to the practice field Thursday, just 10 months after tearing his ACL, revealing afterward that he was so nervous that he couldn't sleep the night before.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Tom Brady said Thursday the New England Patriots must work hard to "re-establish what we're all about" in the wake of Aaron Hernandez's arrest on a murder charge.

The Oakland Raiders have signed first-round pick cornerback D.J. Hayden to a contract before the first training camp practice.

The Detroit Lions, like all NFL teams, are fired up about their chances right now.

When Sylvester Williams was 19 years old, he was punching a clock in a radiator factory and his glory days on the gridiron consisted of but a single start in high school.

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All-Pro receiver A.J. Green twisted his left knee while trying to make a sideline catch during the Cincinnati Bengals' first practice of training camp on Thursday, then walked to the trainer's room for treatment.

The home of the Dallas Cowboys will now be known as AT&T Stadium.

Although the bounty scandal is now behind Jonathan Vilma, so are nine punishing NFL seasons.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings have signed all three first-round draft picks a day before the team is scheduled to hold its first training camp practice.

The Green Bay Packers have signed defensive end Datone Jones and safety Ryan McMahon.

The Minnesota Vikings have signed each of their three first-round draft picks -- defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd, cornerback Xavier Rhodes and wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson.