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FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2010 file photo, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Phillip Adams (35) sits on the sideline during the first quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco. A source briefed on a mass killing in South Carolina says the gunman who killed multiple people, including a prominent doctor, was the former NFL pro. The source said that Adams shot himself to death early Thursday, April 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
Slain South Carolina doctor wrote of faith, life's fragility

By Meg Kinnard Apr. 09, 2021 12:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2020, file photo, then Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Ryan Switzer attends practice at NFL football training camp in Pittsburgh. Cleveland Browns wide receiver Switzer said his 9-month-old son is stable after undergoing surgery to stop bleeding. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Browns WR Switzer's infant son out of hospital after surgery

Mar. 10, 2021 11:22 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh watches during the NFL football team's practice in Santa Clara, Calif. Saleh, the New York Jets' new head coach, has families in neighborhoods all across the country celebrating the first known Muslim American to hold that position in NFL history. That's a source of great pride for a community that has been generally underrepresented in the league's on-field leadership roles. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, Pool, File)
Saleh's hiring by Jets source of pride for Muslim community

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jan. 16, 2021 02:33 AM EST

FILE- In a Sept. 27, 2020, file photo Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) greets Detroit Lions offensive guard Oday Aboushi (76) after an NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz. NFL players have kneeled during the anthem and have made stands to protest social injustice, but none have done it in quite the same way as Aboushi. He wants to use his platform to shed light on what he says is Israel's oppression of the Palestinians and to promote religious harmony as a Muslim with friends of different faiths. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
NFL player looks to shed light on Palestinians' plight

By Larry Lage Nov. 17, 2020 05:17 AM EST

DeSean Jackson educating himself after anti-semitic posts

By Rob Maaddi Sep. 09, 2020 08:57 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson says he’s been educating himself after facing backlash for sharing anti-Semitic posts on...

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2017, file photo, New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson sits on the sideline with his wife, Gayle Benson, before an NFL football game in New Orleans. An Associated Press review of public tax documents found that the Bensons' foundation has given at least $62 million to the Archdiocese of New Orleans and other Catholic causes over the past dozen years, including gifts to schools, universities, charities and individual parishes. (AP Photo/Bill Feig, File)
Judge denies media request to unseal files on Saints owner

By Jim Mustian Jul. 15, 2020 12:03 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2019, file photo, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson (10) warms up before an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, in Atlanta. Jackson has apologized after backlash for sharing anti-Semitic posts on social media over the weekend. “My post was definitely not intended for anybody of any race to feel any type of way, especially the Jewish community,” Jackson said in a video he posted on Instagram on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
Eagles WR DeSean Jackson apologizes for anti-Semitic post

By Rob Maaddi Jul. 07, 2020 01:33 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots' Tom Brady raises the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Atlanta Falcons in overtime at the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game in Houston. Brady’s journey to each of his nine Super Bowls with the New England Patriots will be the subject of an ESPN series released in 2021. Entitled “The Man in the Arena: Tom Brady,” the nine-episode series will include a look from Brady’s perspective at the six NFL titles and three Super Bowl defeats he was a part of. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
New England bishop takes tongue-in-cheek shot at Tom Brady

May. 22, 2020 02:57 PM EDT

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond speaks at Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' daily coronavirus press briefing via conference call on Friday, April 10, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. Aymond is recovering from COVID-19. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
Saints emails, lawsuits could be buried in church bankruptcy

By Jim Mustian And Michael Rezendes May. 05, 2020 02:40 PM EDT

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. An Associated Press review of public tax documents found that the Bensons' foundation has given at least $62 million to the Archdiocese of New Orleans and other Catholic causes over the past dozen years, including gifts to schools, universities, charities and individual parishes. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Official: Saints emails on clergy crisis should stay secret

By Jim Mustian Apr. 09, 2020 07:11 PM EDT

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 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

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

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

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)
Saints-Chiefs 10/23/2016

Jan. 24, 2020 02:05 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2017, file photo, New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson sits on the sideline with his wife, Gayle Benson, before an NFL football game in New Orleans. Attorneys for several men suing the Roman Catholic church say documents they obtained through discovery show that the New Orleans Saints team aided the Archdiocese of New Orleans in its “pattern and practice of concealing its crimes.” (AP Photo/Bill Feig, File)
New England Patriots at New Orleans Saints 9/17/2017

Jan. 24, 2020 02:05 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)
NFL’s Saints fight to shield emails in Catholic abuse crisis

By Jim Mustian Jan. 24, 2020 02:04 PM EST

Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, left, speaks with former NFL player and Football Hall of Fame player Tony Gonzalez before the first half of an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons 11/28/2019

Nov. 28, 2019 07:49 PM EST

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees warms up before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in New Orleans, LA. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints 11/24/2019

Nov. 24, 2019 11:47 AM EST