Human rights and civil liberties
FILE - Then-Miami Dolphins Executive Vice President of Football Administration Dawn Aponte stands on the field after a Miami Dolphins voluntary veterans football minicamp in Davie, Fla., April 26, 2016. Even though the NFL attempted to enhance opportunities for minority candidates to become head coaches in a league whose players are 70% black, there was a disconnect. Same thing for front office positions, although more improvement had been seen in recent years in that area. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Minority GM, coach candidates invited to meet NFL owners

By Barry Wilner May. 19, 2022 02:00 PM EDT

FILE - Then-Green Bay Packers' defensive coordinator Mike Pettine addresses the media during a press conference in Green Bay, Wisc., Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. `The Minnesota Vikings are hosting a coaching diversity summit this week, with 12 candidates from minority demographics on site for mock interviews, relationship building and hands-on training in a program spearheaded by assistant head coach Mike Pettine. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke, File)
Vikings assistant Pettine leads coaching diversity workshop

By Dave Campbell May. 18, 2022 06:46 PM EDT

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll answers questions from media at the NFL football team's rookie minicamp in East Rutherford, N.J., Friday, May 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Giants sign 4 defensive players, release 4 others

May. 18, 2022 01:14 PM EDT

Jaguars hire longtime 49ers executive Waugh as assistant GM

May. 18, 2022 09:47 AM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars formally hired Ethan Waugh as the team’s assistant general manager on Wednesday. Waugh, who had been...

Vikings add analytics expert Demitrius Washington in VP role

May. 16, 2022 02:39 PM EDT
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings hired Demitrius Washington as vice president of football operations on Monday, a new position under new general manager...

Frazier, Knapp win writers' award as NFL assistant coaches

By The Associated Press May. 16, 2022 01:38 PM EDT
Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier and the late Greg Knapp have been selected as the Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award winners by the Professional...

FILE - SMU wide receiver Danny Gray runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine March 3, 2022, in Indianapolis. San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Gray found the ideal workout partner before the draft to prepare him to play with the 49ers' strong-armed quarterback Trey Lance. It just happened to be a former 49ers quarterback known for his his ability to throw with velocity. “I worked out with Colin Kaepernick and he has kind of like a bazooka, too," Gray said Thursday, May 12. "That workout was pretty great. So I think I’m. I think I’m up for the task.” (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
49ers WR hopes Kaepernick workout prepares him for Lance

By Josh Dubow May. 12, 2022 08:10 PM EDT

FILE -Former Cincinnati Bengals' Anthony Munoz holds open his jacket during a "Ring of Honor" ceremony during an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Jacksonville Jaguars, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Cincinnati. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has hired Anthony Muñoz as its first Chief Football Relationship Officer. The hall said Thursday, May 12, 2022 that the 1998 inductee will engage with current and prospective business partners and sponsors; be involved in philanthropic efforts for the museum; promoting the hall's mission and initiatives.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Anthony Munoz hired as Hall of Fame relationship officer

May. 12, 2022 05:00 PM EDT

USA Today's Jarrett Bell wins writers' award for service

By The Associated Press May. 11, 2022 01:20 PM EDT
USA Today sports writer/columnist Jarrett Bell has won the Bill Nunn Jr. Award for journalistic contributions while covering pro football. Bell, who...

FILE - Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer, left, talks with place kicker Josh Lambo after Lambo missed his second field goal against the Denver Broncos during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. Former NFL place-kicker Josh Lambo has filed a lawsuit Tuesday, May 10, 2022 against the Jacksonville Jaguars seeking more than $3.5 million in salary and damages for emotional distress caused by former head coach Urban Meyer. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
Kicker's lawsuit could shed light on Meyer's time with Jags

By Mark Long May. 11, 2022 12:34 PM EDT

FILE - Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer, left, talks with place kicker Josh Lambo after Lambo missed his second field goal against the Denver Broncos during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. Former NFL place-kicker Josh Lambo has filed a lawsuit Tuesday, May 10, 2022 against the Jacksonville Jaguars seeking more than $3.5 million in salary and damages for emotional distress caused by former head coach Urban Meyer. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
Ex-kicker sues Jags, cites Urban Meyer for hostile workplace

May. 10, 2022 07:15 PM EDT

FILE - Dan Ventrelle, of the Oakland Raiders, speaks to the media, on June 5, 2019, at a press conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ventrelle, the team president, has left the organization less than a year after taking over the job, owner Las Vegas Raiders Mark Davis announced in a statement Friday, May 6, 2022. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Dan Ventrelle out as Raiders team president

By Josh Dubow May. 06, 2022 03:55 PM EDT

AP source: Browns plan to hire Eagles' VP Raiche as an exec

By Tom Withers May. 03, 2022 08:32 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns intend to hire Catherine Raiche, who is currently an executive with the Eagles, as a high-ranking member of the front office, a...

Bears appoint King, Koziol co-directors of player personnel

May. 03, 2022 04:49 PM EDT
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears appointed Jeff King and Kansas City Chiefs executive Trey Koziol co-directors of player personnel under new general...

First Asian American among NFL's 10 new on-field officials

May. 03, 2022 01:09 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has hired 10 new on-field officials, including the first Asian American to officiate in the league and a former player. Lo van...

NFL assigns 4 international players to AFC South teams

May. 03, 2022 12:56 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has added four players from Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to each team in the AFC South as part of the league's...

FILE - Former Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson speaks during the first day of the House of Athlete Scouting Combine in Plantation, Fla., March 3, 2021. The Browns have spoken to an NFL investigator looking into claims by Jackson, who said the team intentionally lost games in 2016 and 2017. Jackson, now coaching at Grambling State, was fired by Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam eight games into the 2018 season with a 3-36-1 record. He has said the team paid him bonuses to lose and that he believes he was set up to fail. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
NFL clears Browns after former coach said team tanked games

By Tom Withers May. 02, 2022 07:12 PM EDT

FILE - The National Football League logo appears on the 50 yard line for NFL Super Bowl 56 in Inglewood, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. The NFL is telling a judge there are multiple reasons why a lawsuit brought against it by three Black coaches who allege racist hiring practices should fail. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)
Flores lawyer: Unconscionable for Goodell to arbitrate suit

By Larry Neumeister May. 02, 2022 01:14 PM EDT

Houston Texans NFL football first-round draft picks cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., right, and offensive lineman Kenyon Green answer questions during a news conference Friday, April 29, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Rebuilding Texans take Stingley, Green in 1st round

By Kristie Rieken Apr. 30, 2022 09:00 PM EDT

Johnathan Joseph announces Baylor safety Jalen Pitre as the Houston Texans selection during the second round of the NFL football draft Friday, April 29, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
NFL Draft: Texans add safety Pitre, WR Metchie in 2nd round

By Kristie Rieken Apr. 29, 2022 08:03 PM EDT