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Washington Commanders defensive line coach Jeff Zgonina directs the players during practice at the team's NFL football training facility, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Commanders' Rivera fires defensive line coach Sam Mills III

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Indianapolis Colts safety Julian Blackmon (32) breaks up a pass to wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. (11)during practice at the NFL team's football training camp in Westfield, Ind., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Colts already seeing impact of Bradley's defensive scheme

By Michael Marot Aug. 06, 2022 03:12 PM EDT

Ashley Solis, left, the first woman among several plaintiffs to file lawsuits accusing Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual assault or harassment, speaks as her attorney Tony Buzbee stands beside her during a news conference to give an update to the lawsuits Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Houston. The NFL is appealing a disciplinary officer's decision to suspend Watson for six games for violating the league's personal conduct policy. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Attorney urges Goodell to 'do the right thing' on Watson

By Kristie Rieken Aug. 04, 2022 06:35 PM EDT

FILE - Then-New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey speaks during a news conference in Trenton, N.J., on Dec. 7, 2005. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has chosen former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey to hear the appeal of the six-game suspension for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. Watson was suspended this week by independent disciplinary officer. The league, which had been pushing for an indefinite suspension, wanted further discipline and appealed Robinson's ruling on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
Former attorney general to hear appeal of Watson suspension

By Tom Withers Aug. 04, 2022 04:25 PM EDT

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers senior defensive assistant Brian Flores, right, watches as the team goes through drills during an NFL football practice on May 31, 2022, in Pittsburgh. A judge on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, quickened the time it will take to rule whether NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gets to decide the merits of racial discrimination claims made by Black coaches against the league and its teams, saying that it appears an effort to gather more evidence is a try at “an impermissible fishing expedition.” Flores, who was fired in January as head coach of the Miami Dolphins and is now with the Steelers, filed the lawsuit in February. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Judge shortens road to decide NFL racial discrimination suit

By Larry Neumeister Aug. 04, 2022 12:30 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson prepares to throw a pass during the NFL football team's training camp, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
NFL appeals 6-game suspension for Browns' Deshaun Watson

By Rob Maaddi Aug. 03, 2022 04:06 PM EDT

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) is sacked on a play by linebacker Oshane Ximines (53) during training camp at the NFL football team's practice facility, Saturday, July 30, 2022, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Giants QB Daniel Jones still making mistakes early in camp

By Tom Canavan Aug. 02, 2022 05:44 PM EDT

FILE - St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner, right, gets a hug from coach Dick Vermeil after the Rams defeated the Tennessee Titans 23-16 to win NFL football's Super Bowl 34 in Atlanta. Vermeil won a Super Bowl with the St. Louis Rams and later coached the Kansas City Chiefs. But Philly is home and he’s going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as an Eagle. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
Dick Vermeil is as much Philly as the cheesesteak and Rocky

By Rob Maaddi Aug. 02, 2022 01:13 PM EDT

FILE - Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross gestures at the end of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, on Oct. 24, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The NFL has suspended Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and fined him $1.5 million for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton following a six-month investigation stemming from Brian Flores' racial discrimination lawsuit against the league. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, FIle)
NFL suspends Dolphins owner for tampering with Brady, Payton

By Rob Maaddi Aug. 02, 2022 12:28 PM EDT

FILE - Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson arrives at NFL football practice Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Houston. The NFL suspended Watson for six games on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022 for violating its personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two dozen women in Texas, two people familiar with the decision said. (AP Photo/Justin Rex, FIle)
Notable suspensions under NFL’s personal conduct policy

By The Associated Press Aug. 01, 2022 09:50 AM EDT

FILE - Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson is greeted by fans before the team's NCAA college football game against Louisville on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, in Clemson, S.C. The NFL suspended Watson for six games on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022 for violating its personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two dozen women in Texas, two people familiar with the decision said. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt, FIle)
EXPLAINER: Watson discipline didn't require legal charges

By Rob Maaddi Aug. 01, 2022 09:04 AM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterbacks Deshaun Watson (4) and Jacoby Brissett (7) jog during the NFL football team's training camp, Monday, August 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. Watson was suspended for six games on Monday after being accused by two dozen women in Texas of sexual misconduct during massage treatments, in what a disciplinary officer said was behavior “more egregious than any before reviewed by the NFL.” (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
Browns QB Watson suspended 6 games, NFL weighs appeal

By Rob Maaddi Aug. 01, 2022 08:29 AM EDT

FILE - New Orleans Saints' Sam Mills grabs a fumble during the team's NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 22, 1991, in New Orleans. Mills played Division III college football and was not drafted. That made his rise to stardom with the Saints and Carolina Panthers — and his enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, this weekend — all the more remarkable. (Ellis Lucia/The Times-Picayune via AP, File)
Hall of Fame welcomes inspirational 'Field Mouse,' Sam Mills

By Brett Martel Aug. 01, 2022 02:47 AM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson walks during an NFL football practice in Berea, Ohio, Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
AP sources: Decision in Watson discipline case coming Monday

By Rob Maaddi Jul. 31, 2022 07:16 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson walks off the field after the NFL football team's training camp, Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
AP sources: No decision in Watson discipline case this week

By Rob Maaddi Jul. 29, 2022 09:57 AM EDT

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa takes part in drills at the NFL football team's training camp, Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Tua taking his shot, and the Dolphins hope to reap benefits

By Tim Reynolds Jul. 27, 2022 03:14 PM EDT

FILE - New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen claps for his players during an NFL football practice in Metairie, La., Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Allen enters training camp with a roster that has been fortified at several key spots since former long-time coach Sean Payton retired after last season. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)
Saints coach Allen 'more comfortable' in head role this time

By Brett Martel Jul. 26, 2022 03:22 PM EDT

Giants sign DB Heslop, terminate contract of OT Cunningham

Jul. 22, 2022 04:01 PM EDT
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have signed defensive back Gavin Heslop and terminated the contract of offensive tackle Korey Cunningham with a non...

FILE - In this July 30, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Rams cornerback Aqib Talib is shown during NFL football training camp in Irvine, Calif. With less than two months before its first regular season game, Prime Video’s crew for “Thursday Night Football” is nearly set. Kaylee Hartung has been hired by Amazon as the sideline reporter while Andrew Whitworth and Aqib Talib have signed on as contributors for pregame, halftime and postgame coverage.(AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo, File)
Hartung, Whitworth, Talib join 'Thursday Night Football'

By Joe Reedy Jul. 21, 2022 11:47 AM EDT

FILE - Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell directs players during drills at the NFL football team's practice facility in Eagan, Minn., May 17, 2022. O’Connell takes the Vikings into his first training camp, after being hired in February to replace Mike Zimmer. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)
As Vikings start O'Connell era, defense again under scrutiny

By The Associated Press Jul. 15, 2022 01:11 PM EDT