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Former rugby players in New Zealand are being asked to donate their brains to research when they die, as part of a study aimed at learning about the long-term effects of concussion and head injuries from contact sports.

Le'Veon Bell left Jets practice with an illness Friday and his status for Sunday's game against the Dolphins is in doubt.

They have lost two of their last four games, and much of their 10-2 record was built against weak teams. But fears, and anticipation, of their decline seem misplaced.

Mitchell Trubisky threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score in the Chicago Bears' 31-24 victory over Dak Prescott and the slumping Dallas Cowboys at Soldier Field.

Bears linebacker Roquan Smith was ruled out for the remainder of Thursday's game against the Cowboys with a pectoral injury.

Radio analyst Tim Ryan offered a mea culpa to players and members of the 49ers organization Thursday for saying Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson's dark skin helps him conceal a dark football when using fake handoffs in B...

CJ Henderson, slated to go No. 17 overall on Mel Kiper Jr.'s latest Big Board, said he's skipping his senior season and will enter the NFL draft.

Trent Brown, who signed the richest contract for an offensive lineman in NFL history in March, has been ruled out of Sunday's game.

Kansas City Chiefs running back Damien Williams has been ruled out for this weekend's road game against the New England Patriots.

Falcons head coach Dan Quinn says receiver Julio Jones and tight end Austin Hooper are good to go for Sunday's game against the Panthers.

NFL Network analyst Bucky Brooks believes Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone is being hindered by the presence of Tom Coughlin, the team's executive vice-president of football operations.

Now a starting inside linebacker for the Jets, the 25-year-old has been released eight times by six teams. "I wish that on no one," he said.

Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs look for revenge against the Patriots, the Saints host the 49ers, and the Ravens and Seahawks try to stay hot on what should be a chaotic Sunday.

Vance Joseph said he is not worried about being fired as the Cardinals' defensive coordinator despite their defense ranking 32nd in total yards per game, passing yards per game and first downs per game.