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The uncle of murder suspect and former NFL star Aaron Hernandez has been killed in a moped crash in Connecticut.

Bradford, strong D, speed on offense have fans excited in St. Louis

Linebacker Jerry Hughes is benefiting from a fresh start with the Buffalo Bills.

Scoring points hasn't been the Packers' problem -- it's been preventing them. Will 2013 be different?

Pep Hamilton is giving the Colts' offense a bold, new look.

The young Rams are poised to take a big step forward in 2013. Don't say we didn't warn you.

Junior Galette appears well on his way to spinning, sidestepping or even shoving his way into a starting role at his new position of outside linebacker for the Saints.

With a handoff from Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden and a few nudges from running back Trent Richardson, 5-year-old cancer survivor Ryan Encinas covered the 40 yards as fast as he could.

Jerry Rice, enlisted as an honorary captain to help pick one side for the newly-formatted Pro Bowl, still isn't sure the changes can save the game.

Former New York Giants coach Bill Parcells and receiver Cris Carter are among those to be inducted into the American Football Hall of Fame.

Marcus Lattimore's bad right wheel isn't up to full speed, but the wheels in his head are spinning in overdrive.

Warren Sapp, on the night he joined football immortality, took a moment to remember where it all started: when he was just a "humble, country boy from Plymouth, Fla."

No one is benefitting more from the 49ers' new iPad-version playbook than quarterback Colt McCoy, Colin Kaepernick's new backup this season.

Running back Eddie Lacy showed the Green Bay Packers everything they hoped to see and more Saturday night at Lambeau Field.

To those of us in the media who attempted to probe the football mind of Larry Allen each week during his 14-year NFL career, the encounters were futile.

The Benefit of the Doubt Tour pulled out of Earth City and reached downtown Saturday morning. A team bathed in well-deserved skepticism for so many years walked onto the Edward Jones Dome floor to palpable optimism.

DETROIT - Nick Fairley emerged from a pileup at the line of scrimmage in the Lions' first team drill of practice Saturday with his white No. 98 jersey ripped to shreds, a gaping hole down the left side.

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The Browns capped their Family Night practice Saturday with a special moment when Ryan Encinas, 5, of Cuyahoga Falls, stepped onto the field at FirstEnergy Stadium wearing a full Browns uniform and ran for a 40-yard touc...

A city man killed in a moped crash on Central Street early Saturday is an uncle of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the case told The Hartford Courant.

You don't need a secret code or a court order to talk football with Vic Fangio, who remains and probably shall forever be the 49ers' straightest shooter.

Brandon Marshall is still going to be Jay Cutler's go-to guy, but the Bears hope the offense creates openings for other skill position players to flourish.