The NFL has endured a tumultuous season dealing with domestic abuse cases, a murder trial and a probe into possible cheating, but it is a spate of early retirements that may have the longest lasting impact.
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Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez appeared upset with a man he is accused of murdering two days before the killing, an associate of the victim said on Tuesday.
Free agent defensive end Greg Hardy, who could be facing an NFL suspension after missing 15 games last season, is being pursued by the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks.
Former National Football League tight end Jerramy Stevens, the husband of U.S. women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo, was charged with drunken driving on Monday following his arrest in the Los Angeles area earlier this year, a county prosecutor said.
Quarterback Marcus Mariota visited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday, days after general manager Jason Licht led a three-man contingent to Eugene, Ore., for the Heisman Trophy winner’s pro day.
Nike has extended its on-field apparel contract with the NFL. The deal adds three years to the contract that originally was to expire after the 2016 season, Sports Business Journal reported Monday.
The Philadelphia Eagles worked out quarterback Tim Tebow, who last played in the NFL in 2012, on Monday.
Former San Francisco 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald plans to sue the woman accusing him of sexual assault. McDonald confirmed to ESPN on Monday that a lawsuit will be filed.
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is the presumptive favorite to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, but he might take in the moment surrounded by friends and family rather than taking the stage in Chicago.
Coach Tony Sanchez will oversee his first UNLV spring football practice Monday. He got to this point by listening to the advice of others, but also by following his own path.
The public face of the Las Vegas Outlaws of the Arena Football League will be well-known 54-year-old rocker Vince Neil, who lives in Las Vegas when not on Motley Crue’s worldwide Final Tour and plans on helping market the new Arena Football club.
Free agent running back DeMarco Murray called his own number and phoned Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly to set up a visit Thursday in response to the Dallas Cowboys failing to meet his contract demands.
Wide receiver Devante Davis and offensive lineman Brett Boyko worked out at UNLV’s pro day on Thursday before scouts from nine NFL teams and two in the Canadian Football League.
A federal jury on Thursday awarded about $76,000 to seven fans who sued the National Football League over a seating fiasco at the 2011 Super Bowl where hundreds of fans had problems with their ticketed spots.
Running back DeMarco Murray will travel to Philadelphia to meet with Eagles officials on Thursday, ESPN reported Wednesday.
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