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Jacksonville Jaguars safety Andre Cisco (5) and Denver Broncos wide receiver KJ Hamler (1) chat after the NFL football game between Denver Broncos and Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium London, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. Denver Broncos won by 21-17.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Broncos rule out 3 vs Titans, 3 questionable with illnesses

By Arnie Stapleton Nov. 11, 2022 05:32 PM EST

Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield takes questions during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
New quarterbacks not working out across NFL this season

By Stephen Whyno And Michael Marot Nov. 10, 2022 06:51 PM EST

FILE - New York Giants football coach Tom Coughlin and his wife, Judy, walk down Main Street in Waterloo, N.Y., July 12, 2008, during a parade to honor the coach of the Super Bowl-winning team. Both are from Waterloo. The wife of two-time Super Bowl-winning coach Tom Coughlin died early Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, after a lengthy battled with an uncurable brain disorder. Coughlin and his family released a statement announcing the death of Judy Whitaker Coughlin. She was 77. (Frank Ordonez/The Post-Standard via AP)
Judy Coughlin, wife of ex-NFL coach Tom Coughlin, dies at 77

By Mark Long Nov. 02, 2022 01:04 PM EDT

FILE - Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay attends the Hope for Depression Research Foundation's 15th annual HOPE luncheon at the Plaza Hotel on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in New York. Irsay, who has publicly battled alcoholism and addiction, has made it a personal mission to break down barriers surrounding mental health. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Jim Irsay is on a mission to spread mental health awareness

By Rob Maaddi Oct. 27, 2022 02:43 PM EDT

A Chicago Blackhawks fan shops at a team apparel store in the United Center before an NHL hockey game between the Blackhawks and the Florida Panthers, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, in Chicago. Persistently high inflation and gas prices are looming over sports and the monetary pipeline that resumed when fans returned to games amid the pandemic. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Inflation, gas prices looming over sports biz, concessions

By Jay Cohen Oct. 27, 2022 06:00 AM EDT

Alana Gee, the widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the NCAA for failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma, leaves the Stanley Mosk civil courthouse of Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. Matthew Gee died in 2018 from permanent brain damage caused by countless blows to the head he took while playing linebacker for the 1990 Rose Bowl winning team, according to the wrongful death suit filed by Alana Gee. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Trial starts in concussion case of dead USC football player

By Beth Harris Oct. 21, 2022 01:08 AM EDT

FILE - A Southern California helmet sits in the end zone prior to an NCAA college football game against UCLA, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, in Pasadena, Calif. A Los Angeles jury could be the first in the U.S. to decide whether the NCAA failed to protect college football players from repeated blows to the head that cause serious brain injuries. Opening statements are scheduled Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in the case of a former University of Southern California linebacker who had significant brain damage when he died at age 49. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Concussion lawsuit against NCAA could be first to reach jury

By Brian Melley Oct. 20, 2022 04:45 PM EDT

FILE - Fox commentator Terry Bradshaw is sen before the NFC Championship NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers on Jan. 30, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. On Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, Bradshaw said that he has been treated for two forms of cancer in the past year. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Terry Bradshaw says he's been treated for 2 kinds of cancer

By The Associated Press Oct. 02, 2022 04:05 PM EDT

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray runs sprints during the NFL football team's training camp at State Farm Stadium, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Murray gets payday, now works to lead Cards back to playoffs

By David Brandt Aug. 24, 2022 03:55 PM EDT

Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf, left, talks with former NFL head coach Mike Shanahan as the San Francisco 49ers, coached by Shanahan's son Kyle Shanahan, take part in joint drills at the Vikings NFL football team's practice facility in Eagan, Minn., Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
49ers-Vikings practice: Cousins is back; Lance is back home

By Dave Campbell Aug. 17, 2022 06:55 PM EDT

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock, rear, throws a touchdown pass to wide receiver Dareke Young (83) against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second half of an NFL preseason football game Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
Carroll laments lost chance for Lock, Seahawks due to COVID

By Tim Booth Aug. 17, 2022 06:01 PM EDT

FILE - Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) stretches during NFL football training camp July 27, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. The NFL essentially is back to normal going into its third season dealing with COVID-19. All the protocols devised and tweaked by the league and the NFL Players Association that all 32 teams followed through 2020 and 2021 were suspended last March, with the NFL citing trends showing the spread of the coronavirus declining. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
NFL looks like old self entering 3rd season in COVID-19 era

By Teresa M. Walker Aug. 16, 2022 02:03 PM EDT

Detroit Lions tight end Devin Funchess, defended by Atlanta Falcons cornerback Casey Hayward, catches a 1-yard pass for a touchdown during the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Lions' Funchess making adjustment to tight end position

Aug. 15, 2022 02:38 PM EDT

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) and Vikings quarterback Kellen Mond prepare to throw at the NFL football team's practice facility in Eagan, Minn., Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
Vikings' Cousins has COVID-19, won't play preseason opener

By Dave Campbell Aug. 12, 2022 02:27 PM EDT

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers NFL football player Najeh Davenport is shown in Pittsburgh on Sept. 23, 2007. Hundreds of Black NFL retirees denied payouts in the $1 billion concussion settlement now qualify for awards after their tests were rescored to eliminate racial bias. The fact that the testing algorithm adjusted scores by race, as a rough proxy for someone's socioeconomic background, went unnoticed for several years until lawyers for former Pittsburgh Steelers Kevin Henry and Najeh Davenport exposed it in a 2020 lawsuit. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
More Black NFL retirees win dementia cases in rescored tests

By Maryclaire Dale Aug. 12, 2022 09:12 AM EDT

Las Vegas Raiders' Zamir White practices during NFL football training camp, Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Zeus: Raiders RB Zamir White overcomes lifetime of obstacles

By W.g. Ramirez Aug. 11, 2022 05:45 PM EDT

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) jokes with teammates at the NFL football team's practice facility in Eagan, Minn., Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)
Vikings keep Cousins out of practice due to illness

Aug. 11, 2022 04:26 PM EDT

Green Bay Packers' Jordan Love runs a drill at the NFL football team's practice field Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Preseason gives Packers chance to measure QB Love's progress

By Steve Megargee Aug. 10, 2022 05:32 PM EDT

FILE -New York Jets' Denzel Mims participates in a drill at the NFL football team's training facility in Florham Park, N.J., Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Denzel Mims was the New York Jets' exciting new playmaker two summers ago, a potential game-changing wide receiver for years to come. A lot has happened since. And not a lot good.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Mims motivated to be 'on top' of Jets' receiver depth chart

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Aug. 05, 2022 03:30 PM EDT

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson (18) performs a drill during practice at their NFL football training camp facility in Latrobe, Pa., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Steelers, WR Diontae Johnson agree to 3-year deal

Aug. 04, 2022 01:54 PM EDT