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An attorney in a wrongful-death lawsuit against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez wants to keep the team from paying him a $3.25 million contract signing bonus if he wins a union appeal.

The company most associated with the Washington Redskins is keeping its distance from the debate over the team's name in the aftermath of a trademark ruling that found the name to be "disparaging" to Native Americans.

Chip Kelly is turning into the Aristotle of the NFL.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Friday overturned a lower-court decision that had closed the door on a collusion claim by the NFL Players Association.

A socialite who billed herself as "Diet Queen to the Stars" was fined $60,000 on Friday by a U.S. magistrate judge for drug misbranding of a weight-loss supplement that was linked to suspensions of several NFL players in...

The Green Bay Packers have released running back Johnathan Franklin.

A $4 billion lawsuit from the players union accusing NFL team owners of setting a secret salary cap in 2010 was kept alive by a federal appeals court Friday as the sniping between the two sides persists long after the en...

It's the $5 million question that's rumbling through NFL front offices and locker rooms alike: Is All-Pro Jimmy Graham of the New Orleans Saints a tight end or a really big wide receiver?

Veteran cornerbacks Aaron Ross and Dominique Franks were among five players signed by the Baltimore Ravens on Friday.

Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula have a strong desire to see the Bills stay in Buffalo, and aren't ruling out making a bid to buy the NFL franchise.

A Federal Appeals Court has overturned a decision by Judge David Doty dismissing the NFLPA's claim that the NFL colluded to set a secret salary cap in 2010.

The Jets opened up the checkbook this offseason in an attempt to jumpstart the passing game. Will it work?

The case stems from the 2010 season, when there was no salary cap and, the players union claims, teams worked together to keep salaries artificially low.

Peyton Manning flew to New York this spring to pay his respects to Derek Jeter and David Letterman, two much-admired superstars in the middle of their long goodbyes.

He's the best tight end in the game, but doesn't measure up with top WRs

Patrick Mannelly of Chicago Bears retires after 16 seasons.

It's that time of year in the NFL, the five-week lull between mini-camp and training camp when stories begin to be manufactured like bubblegum pop stars.

The Chicago Bears player who was on the team for more games than anyone in team history is retiring.

Chicago Bears long snapper Patrick Mannelly announced his retirement Friday.

Former NFL players Tommie Harris and Eric Bassey are the first owners of a team in the new FXFL developmental league.

June 22-28 -- Rookie symposium, Aurora, Ohio.

The dirt path, narrow and steep, snakes about 500 yards up a severe hillside in Danville, Calif., and beckons Maurice Jones-Drew each week. He and his trainer consider it their Saturday morning exclamation point, the gru...