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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy, left, arrive for an NFL owners meeting in New York, Thursday Feb. 20, 2020. The NFL's labor committee met Thursday morning before presenting to the owners the current state of ongoing negotiations with the players' union on a new labor agreement. With the league eager to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the players in the next few weeks _ the current deal runs out in March 2021 _ team representatives were summoned to New York to discuss the NFL's proposal.(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Player reps not voting on NFL labor deal; more talks Tuesday

By Barry Wilner Feb. 21, 2020 01:38 PM EST

NFL owners approve terms for labor agreement; union to discuss in Friday conference call.

Feb. 20, 2020 04:35 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — NFL owners approve terms for labor agreement; union to discuss in Friday conference call. ...

NFL's Huddle initiative nears 400 million volunteer minutes

Feb. 20, 2020 03:32 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL says its Huddle for 100 initiative totaled more than 1 million volunteers donating nearly 400 million minutes to their communities. ...

Edward Dirk Wegmann, attorney for the New Orleans Archdiocese, right, and James C. Gulotta, Jr., attorney for the New Orleans Saints, leave a hearing at Orleans Parish Civil District Court in New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. The New Orleans Saints headed to court Thursday in a bid to block the release of hundreds of confidential emails detailing the behind-the-scenes public relations work the team did for the area's Roman Catholic archdiocese amid its sexual abuse crisis. The request comes amid claims that the NFL team joined the Archdiocese of New Orleans in a “pattern and practice” of concealing sexual abuse — an allegation the Saints have vehemently denied. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
NFL Saints backed by church in effort to keep emails secret

By Jim Mustian Feb. 20, 2020 12:22 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2019, file photo, Cleveland Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett leaves an office building in New York. Suspended Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett met Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss his possible reinstatement, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Rudolph's agent: Garrett legally liable after ESPN interview

By Tom Withers And Will Graves Feb. 15, 2020 02:07 PM EST

Kaepernick to release memoir through his publishing company

Associated Press Feb. 13, 2020 12:30 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Colin Kaepernick can add author and publisher to his resume. The former NFL quarterback who knelt during the national...

FILE - In this March 27, 2019, file photo, New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond talks with NOLA.com | The Times Picayune at the archdiocese office in New Orleans, La. Aymond has been spotted on the field at New Orleans Saints games and inside the team's Superdome box and has flown on the owner’s private jet. He is known for celebrating stirring pregame Masses. (David Grunfeld/NOLA.com/The Advocate via AP, File)
Judge orders open hearing on NFL team's emails with church

By Kevin Mcgill Feb. 13, 2020 01:10 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2019, file photo, New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson, watches the team warm up, before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in New Orleans. The Saints contend their behind-the-scenes public relations work on the area’s Roman Catholic sexual abuse crisis was “minimal,” but attorneys suing the church allege hundreds of confidential Saints emails show just the opposite, the team actively helping to shape a list of credibly accused clergy that appears to be an undercount. Benson, who is close friends with the local archbishop, have disputed as “outrageous” any suggestion that the team helped cover up crimes. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
Saints owner denies team had role in clergy sex abuse list

By Jim Mustian Feb. 10, 2020 07:30 PM EST

Jennifer Lopez and daughter Emme Maribel Muniz perform during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Super Bowl halftime show draws praise, tears from US Latinos

By Russell Contreras Feb. 03, 2020 05:42 PM EST

Randle wowed by being among members of NFL's all-time team

By Barry Wilner Feb. 01, 2020 04:33 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — John Randle looked around the ballroom like a child at the Magic Kingdom. "Unbelievable," was his...

49ers, Chiefs hold final walk-throughs before big game

Feb. 01, 2020 04:01 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — The 49ers and Chiefs held walk-throughs on a rainy Saturday, one day before they will meet in the Super Bowl. San Francisco...

Panthers' Rhule fills out remainder of coaching staff

Jan. 31, 2020 05:32 PM EST
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers coach Matt Rhule has filled out the remainder of his coaching staff with a mix of coaches with NFL and college backgrounds. ...

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks at a press conference ahead of Super Bowl LIV, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 in Miami. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
NFL shatters goal of 100 million volunteer minutes

By The Associated Press Jan. 31, 2020 05:19 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2016, file photo, a New Orleans Saints helmet rests on the playing field before an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo. The Saints are going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the area's Roman Catholic archdiocese to help it contain the fallout from a burgeoning sexual abuse crisis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Judge allows AP to be heard in dispute over Saints emails

By Jim Mustian Jan. 31, 2020 02:02 PM EST

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) and tight end Travis Kelce (87) walk with head coach Andy Reid during practice on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in Davie, Fla., for the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
49ers, Chiefs go through final full practices with no issues

By Dave Skretta Jan. 30, 2020 06:34 PM EST

NFL Super Bowl 54 football game halftime performer Jennifer Lopez and Shakira pose for a picture after a news conference Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira vow 'empowering' halftime show

By Mesfin Fekadu Jan. 30, 2020 03:51 PM EST

Members of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, including Richard Windmann, hold signs in front of the New Orleans Saints training facility in Metairie, La., Wednesday Jan. 29, 2020. The pro football team acknowledged last week that its front office helped church leaders deal with the public relations fallout that followed the publishing a list of local clergymen the archdiocese deemed “credibly accused” of sexually abusing children. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
NFL's Saints accused of helping shape clergy sex abuse list

By Jim Mustian Jan. 30, 2020 09:54 AM EST

Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, greets supporters at a campaign office, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in Scarborough, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Bloomberg, Trump detail campaign ads to air on Super Bowl

By Jill Colvin Jan. 30, 2020 07:21 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2019, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy watches players before the team's AFC championship NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs have perhaps the most dynamic offense in the NFL and the San Francisco 49ers feature one of the stingiest defenses in the league. The men in charge of the units got interviews for head coaching but were passed over. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Many are outraged that teams didn't hire Bieniemy or Saleh

By Rob Maaddi Jan. 30, 2020 02:42 AM EST

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers a question during a news conference for the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Goodell: Diversity in coach/executive hirings must improve

By Barry Wilner Jan. 29, 2020 03:30 PM EST