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According to persons familiar with the league's drug-testing results, the Denver Broncos' wide receiver Wes Welker tested positive for a banned amphetamine.

Niners GM Trent Baalke said the matter of potential discipline for Ray McDonald would be doled out by the team, rather than the NFL.

This begins the 95th season for the NFL, the 49th for the Dolphins and (hard to believe) the 24th year for me predicting games every week in the Miami Herald. But here’s the real milestone, and here comes the wave of t...

Highlighting some of the players to consider starting, and those to avoid, in Week 1 of the N.F.L.

Rookie defensive end Michael Sam passed his physical Wednesday morning and signed with the Dallas Cowboys.

The family of Junior Seau has opted out of a proposed NFL legal settlement with former players over concussion-related injuries.

Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt is why safety Bernard Pollard agreed to return to Tennessee. Linebacker Wesley Woodyard did his research into the coach and learned enough that he signed with the Titans. Mike Mularkey waited ...

The official hunt for the 2015 Super Bowl begins on Thursday night, as the Seattle Seahawks host the Green Bay Packers. Both teams are considered among the favorites to compete for the NFL championship in the 2014 season...

Kevin Durant has decided to stay with Nike (NYSE: NKE), after it looked like the company could lose one of its top athletes to a burgeoning competitor. While the Oklahoma City Thunder star was reportedly offered between ...

In today's NFL, the passing game has evolved into the preeminent weapon for head coaches and offensive coordinators, as evidenced by the ever inflating, record-breaking passing statistics and the precipitous decline of r...

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers slides down while running backs Montee Ball and Marshawn Lynch have an edge on Eddie Lacy, Arian Foster and DeMarco Murray.

Wes Welker. Robert Mathis. Aldon Smith. Josh Gordon.

The New Orleans Saints re-signed receiver Robert Meachem on Wednesday, four days after he was released.

At some point they will take a moment to acknowledge the celebration taking place around them. Pete Carroll and his team will step back from an offseason focused on forgetting what happened in 2013 and for a brief second...

Andy Dalton knows what it's like to walk off the field a winner in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. That other AFC North city? Nothing but dejection.

Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey is eager to get back to work.

The mother of a Dallas Cowboys practice squad player who was killed in a December 2012 car crash says she's "very happy" that the NFL has decided to reinstate Josh Brent.

The New York Giants sign veteran guard Adam Snyder to replace the injured Geoff Schwartz on the offensive line.

Robert Griffin III is downplaying the notion that he's oversensitive to criticism.

The Denver Broncos have promoted wide receiver Nathan Palmer from their practice squad to take the place of suspended slot receiver Wes Welker.

Sam, a defensive lineman who is the first openly gay player to be drafted by an N.F.L. team, was released by the St. Louis Rams on Saturday.

Defensive end Michael Sam, hoping to become the first openly gay athlete to play in a regular season game in the National Football League (NFL), was signed Wednesday to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad, the team said.