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In the first quarter of Saturday's preseason game, Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Ngata planted his right foot into the side of Washington Redskins left guard Shawn Lauvao in retaliation for a late hit.

Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Alan Branch was excused from Saturday's 27-14 preseason loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after being arrested for drunken driving in western New York.

Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater will be suspended for the first four games of the regular season for a violation of the NFL's substance-abuse program, multiple team sources confirmed following the team's 18-17 preseaso...

Titans defensive lineman Ropati Pitoitua broke his left hand in a win at Atlanta, and coach Ken Whisenhunt says he expects him to be available for the season opener at Kansas City.

Quarterback Cam Newton will miss the Carolina Panthers' final preseason game after an MRI on Sunday revealed a hairline fracture in his ribs.

The sight of J.J. Watt donning a baseball cap even before the Houston Texans' first defensive series was over said it all: teams are changing the way they treat the preseason.

Dimitri Patterson's mysterious absence appears over.

Two of the NFL's biggest offseason stories collided Saturday night, when Michael Sam took Johnny Manziel down. The St. Louis Rams defensive end, who's also the first openly gay player to play in the NFL, sacked the mercu...

Michael Sam sacks Johnny Football and makes the money sign. Free drinks for everyone! Oops. Nevermind. Hours before Saturday's St. Louis-Cleveland NFL game, "Fisher King @SquareKnight" posted on Twitter he would buy drin...

St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford has a torn ACL in his left knee for the second straight year and is out for the season, according to multiple reports.

Bengals owner Mike Brown was treated on Sunday for what the team called a "minor medical situation" and was expected to return to Cincinnati later in the day.

The Buffalo Bills announced on Sunday that defensive lineman Alan Branch has been released.

When lawmakers carved out an exemption for fantasy sports in a 2006 law targeting online poker, no one predicted that it would spawn an online gambling operation that may someday rival the millions wagered daily in Las V...

Dan Marino reportedly is back with the Miami Dolphins.

Tiquan Underwood, known more for his hi-top fade haircut than anything he's done as a wide receiver in the NFL, was released by the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

The New York Jets pared their roster to 75 players on Sunday by releasing six, including wide receiver/kickoff returner Jacoby Ford.

Former Pro Bowl safety Adrian Wilson was among the early cuts Sunday by the Chicago Bears.

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Ace Sanders returned to the team on Sunday after a lengthy absence.

The New York Jets released six players on Sunday, including wide receiver Jacoby Ford and cornerback Ras-I Dowling.

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