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The Washington Redskins have brought back a Super Bowl hero, naming former quarterback Doug Williams to a front office position.

Michael Sam, an All-American defensive lineman from Missouri, could soon become the first openly gay NFL player, and he took to Twitter on Sunday night "to thank everybody for their support and encouragement."

Michael Sam has become sports' latest trailblazer: an openly gay player on the cusp of an NFL career.

The Indianapolis Colts have signed safety David Sims.

Michael Johnson, Dennis Pitta, T.J. Ward and Emmanuel Sanders represent four of the AFC North’s top free agents. (AP [4])

The New York Jets have adjusted their ticket prices, dropping the cost of some tickets in Met Life Stadium and increasing others.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have hired Robert Saleh as linebackers coach and Scottie Hazelton as assistant linebackers coach.

Bart Scott's NFL career spanned 11 seasons, two organizations and 172 games. He spent countless days in training camp, numerous hours in meetings and endless swaths of time in locker rooms.

Former pro football player Hugh Douglas has pleaded no contest and avoided jail in a Connecticut case alleging he assaulted his girlfriend at a Hartford hotel.

The latest back-and-forth over the Washington Redskins name includes a stern letter from two lawmakers and a new "community voices" campaign from the team.

Former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam is on his way to becoming the first openly gay player in the NFL after announcing his sexual orientation Sunday in a serious of media interviews, three months before he hopes to ...

The LGBT sports community is proud of Michael Sam, perhaps the bravest and most free of us all.

Many around the world consider Michael Sam a hero. Inside the SoCo Club, the pride runs even deeper.

Brian Gaine is on the clock.

Two members of Congress will send a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday, telling him to publicly announce support for a name change -- and that the NFL can no longer ignore the issue.

On the eve of Super Bowl XLVIII, the Rev. Jesse Jackson stood in a Sheraton hotel lobby near Times Square and transformed into an unlikely Seahawks evangelist.

When the day comes to induct Pat Bowlen into the Broncos Ring of Fame, a fraternity he created, the team owner will argue his own selection.

There have been gay men in the NFL since Vince Lombardi coached

Michael Sam could've taken the — well, not the easy, but certainly the easier — way out by staying mum on his sexual orientation, at least until after the NFL draft.

All-American defensive lineman Michael Sam could become the first openly gay player in the NFL next season after coming out in an interview on Sunday.

Michael Sam is now a football pioneer. Does he have any fear? He discusses that, and what's next.

Sunday night, as we drowsily monitored tape-delayed ski-jumping and figure-skating highlights from Sochi, suddenly, there it was.