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Seattle Seahawks defensive end Aldon Smith talks to reporters after NFL football practice Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Aldon Smith on field now for Seattle, but uncertainty awaits

By Tim Booth 22 hrs ago

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft an NFL football game in Houston. A video recording of Kraft and other men allegedly engaging in massage parlor sex will be returned to prosecutors for destruction, a Florida judge ruled Friday, July 30, 2021, ending a two-year saga that tarnished the reputation of one of football's most successful luminaries. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Judge agrees to destruction of Kraft massage parlor video

By Terry Spencer Jul. 30, 2021 03:16 PM EDT

This undated booking photo provided by Pinellas County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office shows Keondre Quamar Fields. Fields and Donterio Rashad Fowler were arrested on murder charges in the 2016 shooting death of a college student. Pinellas County jail records show that the pair were being held without bail Tuesday, July 27, 2021, following their arrests. (Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
NFL player's brother, 2nd man jailed in 2016 student slaying

Jul. 27, 2021 11:03 AM EDT

Richard Sherman, center right, walks with his wife Ashley, following a King County District Court hearing Friday, July 16, 2021, in Seattle. The NFL football cornerback, who has played with the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers, was arraigned on five criminal charges Friday after he was arrested Wednesday after police said he crashed his car in a construction zone along a busy highway east of Seattle and then tried to break into his in-laws' home in the suburb of Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
NFL's Richard Sherman 'deeply remorseful' after arrest

By Gene Johnson Jul. 16, 2021 02:45 PM EDT

The King County Correctional Facility is shown Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in downtown Seattle. Former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers NFL football star Richard Sherman was booked into the jail Wednesday after he was arrested and authorities said he tried to force his way into a family member's home in suburban Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Judge orders NFL's Richard Sherman released without bail

By Gene Johnson Jul. 15, 2021 02:35 PM EDT

FILE - San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman (25) is seen during the NFL football Super Bowl 54 game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Miami Gardens, Fla., in this Feb. 2, 2020, file photo. Former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman was booked into a jail in Seattle on Wednesday morning, July 14, 2021, accused of “Burglary Domestic Violence.” (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)
Police: NFL's Richard Sherman tried to break in at in-laws'

By Gene Johnson Jul. 14, 2021 12:00 PM EDT

In this March 11, 2021, photo Debra Katz, an attorney for Charlotte Bennett, a former staffer who has accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of workplace sexual harassment, poses for a picture at her office during an interview with the Associated Press in northwest Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
For top #MeToo legal duo, a pandemic year brings no pause

By Jocelyn Noveck Jul. 11, 2021 12:17 PM EDT

This photo provided by the Arlington Police Department shows Atlanta Falcons linebacker Barkevious Mingo. NFL linebacker Barkevious Mingo, who is currently with the Atlanta Falcons, has been arrested in Texas on a charge of indecency with a child-sexual contact. Mingo, 30, was arrested on Thursday, July 8, 2021 by police in the Dallas suburb of Arlington. Jail records listed an address for Mingo in West Monroe, Louisiana. ( Arlington Police Department via AP)
NFL LB Mingo charged with indecency with child in Texas

Jul. 10, 2021 07:00 PM EDT

Charges dropped against former NFL running back Guice

Jun. 23, 2021 05:18 PM EDT
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Four misdemeanor charges have been dropped against former Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice after he reached an...

Clark arrested in LA on suspicion of having concealed gun

Jun. 21, 2021 08:53 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was arrested in Los Angeles after police saw a submachine gun in his car, police said Monday. ...

Arizona Cardinals rookie LB arrested for reckless driving

Jun. 21, 2021 06:17 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Zaven Collins, a first-round draft pick by the Arizona Cardinals, was arrested over the weekend for reckless driving and excessive speeding. ...

Former NFL player, Wisconsin star is accused of assault

Jun. 15, 2021 12:39 PM EDT
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A former NFL player and University of Wisconsin football star is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl. ...

FILE - Cleveland Browns' Callie Brownson walks on the sideline during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh, in this Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, file photo. Browns chief of staff Callie Brownson has been suspended by the team but will not lose her job after an arrest for drunken driving. Brownson, one of the most prominent females in the NFL, pleaded no contest in court Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Brunswick, Ohio, for charges related to her arrest on May 27. (AP Photo/Don Wright, File)
Browns staffer Brownson suspended for DUI, will not lose job

By Tom Withers Jun. 09, 2021 01:13 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2021, file photo, Cleveland Browns chief of staff Callie Brownson walks out onto the field before the team's NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh. Browns are aware of a recent incident involving Brownson, who could face discipline from the team and NFL. One of just a handful of female coaches in the league, Brownson just completed her second season with the Browns. The team released a statement on Tuesday night, June 8. Cleveland.com reported that Brownson was charged with drunken driving on May 27 in Brunswick, Ohio. The AP left a message with police to obtain records. (AP Photo/Justin Berl, File)
Browns staffer Brownson charged with drunken driving

By Tom Withers Jun. 08, 2021 08:20 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 20, 2016, file image, Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid poses for a photo. Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Reid has pleaded not guilty in a crash that left a young girl critically injured. The judge modified Reid's bond Monday, June 7, 2021, to allow him to drive with an interlock device installed that requires him to pass a breathalyzer test before his vehicle will start. (AP Photo File)
Former Chiefs assistant coach pleads not guilty in crash

Jun. 07, 2021 04:34 PM EDT

FILE - This Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, file photo shows Pittsburgh Steelers' Najeh Davenport in Pittsburgh. The NFL on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive functioning — in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and review past scores for any potential race bias. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
NFL pledges to halt 'race-norming,' review Black claims

By Maryclaire Dale Jun. 02, 2021 02:23 PM EDT

Ex-Jags LB Smith signs plea deal, avoids underage sex charge

By Mark Long May. 21, 2021 10:48 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith pleaded no contest Friday to child abuse, avoiding an underage sex charge, and...

Former NFL player Clarence Vaughn III, center left, and his wife Brooke Vaughn kiss before delivering tens of thousands of petitions demanding equal treatment for everyone involved in the settlement of concussion claims against the NFL, to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Retired Black players say NFL brain-injury payouts show bias

By Maryclaire Dale And Michelle R. Smith May. 14, 2021 01:09 PM EDT

Former NFL player Tim Tebow, center, talks with Margie Quin, CEO of End Slavery Tennessee, as Gov. Bill Lee, right, speaks with Shelia McClain, director of residential services at Thistle Farms, on Thursday, May 13, 2021, after announcing a partnership to fight human trafficking in Tennessee during a news conference at the state Capitol, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Jonathan Mattise)
Tim Tebow, Tennessee gov unveil anti-human trafficking push

By Jonathan Mattise May. 13, 2021 05:10 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 12, 2017, file photo, New Orleans Saints super fan Jarrius "J.J." Robertson, right, accepts the Jimmy V perseverance award with his parents, from left, Patricia Hoyal and Jordy Robertson at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on in Los Angeles. Jordy Robertson, whose seriously ill son Jarrius gained fame in New Orleans for his devotion to the Saints football team, was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday, May 11, 2021, for drug trafficking and for fraudulently capitalizing on his son's illness with a phony charity. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
8 years for dad of Saints 'super fan' in charity, drug case

By Kevin Mcgill May. 11, 2021 06:39 PM EDT