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Mike Brown, owner of the Cincinnati Bengals NFL football team, speaks while being interviewed at Paul Brown Stadium during the team's media luncheon, Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Bengals owner Mike Brown opposes 18-game schedule proposal

By Joe Kay Jul. 23, 2019 03:46 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2018, file photo, the Vince Lombardi Trophy, produced by Tiffany & Co., is delivered to the Pro Football Hall of Fame by a representative of Brinks, who did not want to be identified, in Canton, Ohio. Approximately 250,000 visitors tour the hall annually, a group that includes rookies from the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles this year alone. Small groups can go behind the scenes touring the Ralph Wilson, Jr. Pro Football Research & Preservation Center with an archivist. (Scott Heckel/The Canton Repository via AP, File)
Collecting easy for football hall, challenge is displaying

By Teresa M. Walker Jul. 23, 2019 02:17 PM EDT

Rams Training Camp Capsule

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2019 11:46 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES RAMS (15-4) OPEN CAMP: July 27, UC Irvine, Irvine, California. LAST YEAR: Reached first Super Bowl in 17 years to cap...

Steelers Training Camp Capsule

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2019 11:26 AM EDT
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (9-6-1) OPEN CAMP: July 25, Latrobe, Pennsylvania. LAST YEAR: Pittsburgh let 2 1/2-game lead in AFC North vanish over...

FILE - This 2012 file photo, shows Mitch Petrus of the New York Giants NFL football team. Officials say Petrus, a former Arkansas offensive lineman who later won a Super Bowl with the New York Giants, has died in Arkansas of apparent heat stroke. He was 32. Pulaski County Coroner Gerone Hobbs says Petrus died Thursday, July 18, 2019, at a North Little Rock hospital. Hobbs says Petrus had worked outside all day at his family shop, and that his cause of death is listed as heat stroke. (AP Photo/File)
Ex-Giants offensive lineman Mitch Petrus dies of heat stroke

By Jill Bleed Jul. 19, 2019 10:10 AM EDT

NFL Player Akiem Hicks of the Chicago Bears coaches a young team during the final tournament for the UK's NFL Flag Championship, featuring qualifying teams from around the country, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Wednesday, July 3, 2019. The new stadium will host its first two NFL London Games later this year when the Chicago Bears face the Oakland Raiders and the Carolina Panthers take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
NFL opens football academy in London

Jul. 14, 2019 03:01 AM EDT

Woman blames daughter for beating grandma over game volume

Jul. 11, 2019 08:26 AM EDT
YOUNGWOOD, Pa. (AP) — A woman has asked a judge to dismiss charges that she beat her mother and shaved her head because she thought the older woman was listening to...

NFL International Combine headed to Germany

Jul. 09, 2019 09:37 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL International Combine is headed to Germany for the first time. The showcase is similar to the annual NFL Combine that takes...

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 1980, file photo, a New Orleans Saints fan wears a bag on his head during a football game against Philadelphia, in New Orleans. “Aints” _ Refers to the struggles of the woeful New Orleans Saints in the 1980 season when they were the first team to finish 1-15 in a season. (AP Photo)
What's in a nickname? NFL has had great ones in its history

By Simmi Buttar Jun. 14, 2019 02:32 PM EDT

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks Mason Rudolph, left, and Joshua Dobbs, right, drop back to pass during an NFL football practice, Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Backup Plan? Job behind Steelers QB Roethlisberger wide open

By Will Graves Jun. 12, 2019 05:41 PM EDT

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach Shaun Surratt, gives directions during an NFL football practice at the team's training facility, Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in Pittsburgh. Surratt, the first-year Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach, has to try to fill the shoes of Hall of Famer Mike Munchak, who left in the offseason for the same job with the Denver Broncos. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Sweet Feat; Steelers line coach Sarrett embracing new gig

By Will Graves Jun. 11, 2019 05:30 PM EDT

In this 1925, file photo, American football player Red Grange of the Chicago Bears is shown during a game against the New York Giants in New York. As the NFL enters its 100th season, what players wear on the field may have changed the most, going from leather helmets and long-sleeved turtlenecks and sweaters to plastic helmets with jerseys and pants almost shrink-wrapped to fit.(AP Photo/File)
NFL At 100: Evolution of uniforms, from bees to Color Rush

By Teresa M. Walker Jun. 07, 2019 02:05 PM EDT

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (3) throws a pass during an NFL football minicamp, Wednesday, June 5, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Winston, Buccaneers conclude offseason program

By Fred Goodall Jun. 06, 2019 06:24 PM EDT

Bills sign defensive tackle LT Walton, tight end Nate Becker

Jun. 05, 2019 05:47 PM EDT
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have signed defensive tackle L.T. Walton and tight end Nate Becker. The signings were announced Wednesday,...

Denver Broncos quarterback Joe Flacco takes part in drills at the team's NFL football training facility Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Broncos' Joe Flacco shows he still has the arm strength

By Arnie Stapleton Jun. 04, 2019 07:35 PM EDT

New York Jets running back Le'Veon Bell speaks to reporters at the team's NFL football training facility in Florham Park, N.J., Tuesday, June 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Trash-talking Bell feels 'so good' in Jets practice debut

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jun. 04, 2019 05:33 PM EDT

Steelers' Davis worried about 2019, not long-term future

By Will Graves Jun. 04, 2019 03:50 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sean Davis couldn't help but notice the big-money contracts fellow NFL safeties landed during free agency. It was impossible not to. ...

FILE - In this June 6, 2018, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier takes questions during a news conference at the NFL football teams headquarters in Pittsburgh. Shazier has won the 2019 George Halas Award by the Professional Football Writers of America. The Halas Award is given to an NFL player, coach or staff member who overcomes the most adversity to succeed. Shazier is making progress from a spinal contusion suffered in the 2017 season while making a tackle and has not played since. (AP Photo/ Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Ryan Shazier wins Halas Award for overcoming adversity

By The Associated Press Jun. 03, 2019 01:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2016, file photo, the Los Angeles Rams take the field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for a preseason NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, in Los Angeles. Opened in 1923, the Coliseum first gained the Rams as a tenant in 1946 when they moved west from Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang, File)
From Lambeau to AT&T Stadium, NFL sites have made a big leap

By Dave Campbell May. 31, 2019 05:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2018, file photo, Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson (31) carries during the NFL football team's game against the Oakland Raiders in Glendale, Ariz. Johnson came close to having 1,000 yards rushing and receiving once before and believes he can do it under new coach Kliff Kingsbury’s high-octane offense. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Arizona's David Johnson expecting big things in new offense

By Jack Magruder May. 30, 2019 02:25 AM EDT