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On Wednesday afternoon, Minnesota Vikings president Mark Wilf became the highest-ranking team official to express public support for the idea of suspended running back Adrian Peterson returning to the team next season.

Houston Texans inside linebacker Brian Cushing played part of 2014 with a broken wrist and underwent surgery after the season ended to have it repaired.

Admitting that he is "going to miss it," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Thursday that he will give up his job calling plays for Aaron Rodgers and the rest of the Green Bay offense.

Former New York Giants cornerback Terrell Thomas, who overcame three separate ACL tears to return to continue playing in the NFL, formally announced his retirement Thursday at the age of 30.

Former New York Giants cornerback Terrell Thomas, who overcame three separate ACL tears to return to continue playing in the NFL, formally announced his retirement Thursday at the age of 29.

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The 2014 NFL season saw the Pittsburgh Steelers win their first division title in four years, but the AFC North titans were defeated in the wild-card round of the playoffs. Pittsburgh hasn't won a postseason game since t...

Houston Texans general manager Rick Smith and second-year head coach Bill O'Brien are in the enviable position of building around the NFL's best all-round defender in defensive end J.J. Watt. But in the same vein, both S...

Soon after Tom Brady led the New England Patriots to a victory over the Seattle Seahawks in the 2015 Super Bowl, discussions began about his place in NFL history. Brady has solidified himself as an all-time great, and so...

The owner Jimmy Haslam of the Cleveland Browns said Wednesday that he had no plans to fire General Manager Ray Farmer, who is at the center of a texting investigation by the N.F.L.

A man found dead in a parked car in Northern California has been identified as former San Diego Chargers quarterback Jesse Freitas, authorities said Wednesday.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings will kick off the 2015 NFL preseason.

In the strongest sign yet that they plan to select a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers released veteran Josh McCown on Wednesday night.

Pittsburgh Steelers star running back Le'Veon Bell is expected to be suspended for the first two games of next season as a result of his August arrest on marijuana charges, sources told ESPN NFL Insider John Clayton.

The Cleveland Browns will stand by Johnny Manziel as he continues his treatment in rehab, owner Jimmy Haslam said Wednesday.