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Minnesota Vikings cornerback Kris Boyd (29) watches during the NFL football team's training camp in Eagan, Minn., Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Vikings' Dantzler determined to shine in late friend's honor

By Dave Campbell Aug. 01, 2022 09:05 PM EDT

Buffalo Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White (27) works out during practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Pittsford, N.Y., Sunday July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Bills OL Saffold out with rib injuries after car accident

Jul. 24, 2022 11:26 AM EDT

Washington Football Team safety Deshazor Everett (22) stands on the sidelines during the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, in Landover, Md. The former Washington safety pleaded guilty to reckless driving for his role in a December crash that killed his passenger. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Former WFT safety Everett pleads guilty to reckless driving

By Stephen Whyno Jul. 20, 2022 06:24 PM EDT

Judge says blood test results can be used in Ruggs' DUI case

Jul. 12, 2022 04:08 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge ruled Tuesday that results of a blood-alcohol test taken from former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III can be used as evidence...

FILE - Minnesota Vikings cornerback Jeff Gladney plays during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Jan. 3, 2021, in Detroit. Gladney, a defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals, has died in a car crash in Dallas. He was 25. Gladney’s death was confirmed by the Cardinals and his agent, Brian Overstreet. Gladney played at TCU and was a 2020 first-round draft pick of the Vikings. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
Arizona Cardinals defensive back Jeff Gladney dies in crash

May. 30, 2022 04:14 PM EDT

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins warms up before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Dec. 5, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Haskins was legally drunk and had taken drugs before he was fatally struck by a dump truck while walking on a Florida interstate highway last month, an autopsy report released Monday, May 23, 2022, concluded. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Autopsy: Steelers QB Haskins was drunk when fatally struck

By Terry Spencer May. 23, 2022 05:29 PM EDT

FILE - Chris Koch, President and CEO of New Era Cap Co., the official on-field cap of the National Football League and the Buffalo Bills, talks during a press conference, Aug. 18, 2016, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Koch was arraigned on a felony charge on Monday, May 9, 2022, after allegedly driving his vehicle toward a man during an argument and hitting the man's car. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert, File)
New Era Cap CEO charged after parking lot altercation

By Carolyn Thompson May. 09, 2022 06:23 PM EDT

FILE - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is seen on the field before an NFL football game between the New York Giants and the Cowboys on Dec. 19, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. A 25-year-old Texas woman who sued Jones, alleging he is her biological father, has dropped her lawsuit. Alexandra Davis said in court papers filed Wednesday, April 20, 2022, that she now wants genetic testing to verify her claim, the Dallas Morning News reported.(AP Photo/Corey Sipkin, File)
Cowboys' Jerry Jones 'home and fine' after reported crash

May. 05, 2022 01:54 PM EDT

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins plays against the Carolina Panthers during the first half of a preseason NFL football game Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. Haskins was killed in an auto accident Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Florida. Haskins' death was confirmed by the Steelers. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, File)
Haskins apparently ran out of gas before being fatally hit

By Terry Spencer Apr. 20, 2022 03:39 PM EDT

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins plays against the Carolina Panthers during the first half of a preseason NFL football game Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. Haskins was killed in an auto accident Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Florida. Haskins' death was confirmed by the Steelers. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, File)
2 funeral services scheduled for Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins

Apr. 12, 2022 10:42 PM EDT

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins plays against the Carolina Panthers during the first half of a preseason NFL football game Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. Haskins was killed in an auto accident Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Florida. Haskins' death was confirmed by the Steelers. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, File)
Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins killed in auto accident

Apr. 09, 2022 11:49 AM EDT

FILE - Richard Sherman stands up to leave a King County District Court hearing, Friday, July 16, 2021, in Seattle. Sherman, now with the Tampa Bay buccaneers, pleaded guilty Monday to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a drunken driving and domestic disturbance last summer as part of an agreement that spares him further jail time. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
NFL cornerback Richard Sherman pleads guilty to 2 charges

By Gene Johnson Mar. 07, 2022 04:09 PM EST

FILE - This undated file photo released by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office shows Ronald Gasser. Louisiana’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether Gasser, the man who killed former NFL player Joe McKnight in a road rage incident, can be tried again for murder after his conviction on a lesser charge was overturned. (Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
Football hero's killer hopes to avoid 2nd murder charge

By Kevin Mcgill Mar. 02, 2022 06:46 PM EST

This photo provided by Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office shows Deshazor Everett. Washington Football Team safety Deshazor Everett faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter. He turned himself in at a Virginia jail Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2022, after an investigation found he was speeding when his car slammed into trees and rolled over. (Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office via AP).
Washington Commanders safety booked on manslaughter charge

Feb. 09, 2022 06:53 AM EST

FILE - Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III arrives at court during his hearing at the Regional Justice Center, on Nov. 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. During a preliminary hearing of evidence, on Feb. 3, 2022, Ruggs III attorney, David Chesnoff, told a judge he has received body-worn camera video from police who arrived after the Nov. 2, 2021 high-speed crash that killed a woman and cost Ruggs III his spot on the team. Outside the court, Chesnoff said he had not yet viewed all the video footage. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool, File)
Ruggs' lawyer says he's viewing post-crash police body video

Feb. 03, 2022 01:05 PM EST

FILE - Late NFL star Junior Seau attends his induction into the San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame in San Diego on Nov. 27, 2011. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Seau's brother, Savaii Seau was killed in a collision with a dump truck in the the San Diego suburb of Lakeside, on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. Junior Seau was found dead in 2012 from a gunshot wound to his chest. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, file)
Brother of late NFL star Junior Seau killed in car crash

Feb. 02, 2022 08:13 PM EST

FILE - Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III makes an initial appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court in Las Vegas, on Nov. 3, 2021. A lawyer for Ruggs’ girlfriend Kiara Je’nai Kilgo-Washington , said Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022 he’ll appeal a Las Vegas judge’s decision to grant prosecutors access to the woman’s medical records after a fatal high-speed crash that cost Ruggs his spot on the team. In court filings, the attorney maintains Kilgo-Washington is not charged with a crime and her health information is protected by federal and state doctor-patient confidentiality laws. Ruggs is charged with felony driving under the influence causing death and substantial bodily injury, and two counts of felony reckless driving. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, Pool, File)
Attorney to appeal Vegas ruling in Ruggs crash records case

By Ken Ritter Jan. 13, 2022 02:59 PM EST

FILE - Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III arrives at court during his hearing at the Regional Justice Center, on Nov. 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. The woman who died in a fiery crash that authorities blame on Ruggs driving drunk at racetrack speeds burned to death, the county coroner in Las Vegas said Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool, File)
Coroner: Woman killed in ex-Raider crash burned to death

By Ken Ritter Dec. 14, 2021 04:53 PM EST

FILE - Buffalo Bills cornerback Dane Jackson (30) celebrates his fumble recovery against the Arizona Cardinals during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. Dane Jackson pays little heed to questions of what challenges he faces in preparing to take over Tre'Davious White's starting job in the Buffalo Bills secondary. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Bills CB Dane Jackson draws on memories of 4 late friends

By John Wawrow Dec. 05, 2021 01:02 PM EST

Henry Ruggs, right, former Raiders wide receiver, accused of DUI resulting in death, enters the courtroom with his attorneys David Chesnoff, left, and Richard Schonfeld, at the Regional Justice Center, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)
Ex-Raider Ruggs remains on house arrest in fatal crash case

By Ken Ritter Nov. 22, 2021 12:40 PM EST