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FILE - Then-New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey speaks during a news conference in Trenton, N.J., on Dec. 7, 2005. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has chosen former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey to hear the appeal of the six-game suspension for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. Watson was suspended this week by independent disciplinary officer. The league, which had been pushing for an indefinite suspension, wanted further discipline and appealed Robinson's ruling on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
Union files brief replying to NFL’s appeal in Watson case

By Rob Maaddi Aug. 05, 2022 06:24 PM EDT

FILE - Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross gestures at the end of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, on Oct. 24, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The NFL has suspended Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and fined him $1.5 million for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton following a six-month investigation stemming from Brian Flores' racial discrimination lawsuit against the league. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, FIle)
Column: NFL lets bad boy owners get off with slap on wrist

By Paul Newberry Aug. 05, 2022 04:20 PM EDT

Ashley Solis, left, the first woman among several plaintiffs to file lawsuits accusing Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual assault or harassment, speaks as her attorney Tony Buzbee stands beside her during a news conference to give an update to the lawsuits Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Houston. The NFL is appealing a disciplinary officer's decision to suspend Watson for six games for violating the league's personal conduct policy. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Attorney urges Goodell to 'do the right thing' on Watson

By Kristie Rieken Aug. 04, 2022 06:35 PM EDT

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers senior defensive assistant Brian Flores, right, watches as the team goes through drills during an NFL football practice on May 31, 2022, in Pittsburgh. A judge on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, quickened the time it will take to rule whether NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gets to decide the merits of racial discrimination claims made by Black coaches against the league and its teams, saying that it appears an effort to gather more evidence is a try at “an impermissible fishing expedition.” Flores, who was fired in January as head coach of the Miami Dolphins and is now with the Steelers, filed the lawsuit in February. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Judge shortens road to decide NFL racial discrimination suit

By Larry Neumeister Aug. 04, 2022 12:30 PM EDT

FILE - Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson works out during an NFL football practice in Allen Park, Mich., on June 2, 2022. Hutchinson has humbly been working on his craft on the field, and quietly has been handling his business off the field.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Lions' Hutchinson earning praise from teammates, coaches

Aug. 03, 2022 02:01 PM EDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain greets supporters at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, July 28, 2022. The Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi)
Formula One's Lewis Hamilton joins Broncos ownership group

By Arnie Stapleton Aug. 02, 2022 02:37 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson takes part in drills during the NFL football team's training camp, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
Analysis: No winners in Deshaun Watson's case

By Rob Maaddi Aug. 02, 2022 03:00 AM EDT

FILE - New York Giants cornerback Adoree Jackson (22) participates during training camp at the NFL football team's practice facility in East Rutherford, N.J., Saturday, July 30, 2022. Jackson has taken over as the New York Giants' No. 1 cornerback since the team's decision to release James Bradberry in May 2022 in a salary cap move. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Jackson taking over as New York Giants top cornerback

By Tom Canavan Aug. 01, 2022 05:14 PM EDT

FILE - Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson is greeted by fans before the team's NCAA college football game against Louisville on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, in Clemson, S.C. The NFL suspended Watson for six games on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022 for violating its personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two dozen women in Texas, two people familiar with the decision said. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt, FIle)
EXPLAINER: Watson discipline didn't require legal charges

By Rob Maaddi Aug. 01, 2022 09:04 AM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterbacks Deshaun Watson (4) and Jacoby Brissett (7) jog during the NFL football team's training camp, Monday, August 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. Watson was suspended for six games on Monday after being accused by two dozen women in Texas of sexual misconduct during massage treatments, in what a disciplinary officer said was behavior “more egregious than any before reviewed by the NFL.” (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
Browns QB Watson suspended 6 games, NFL weighs appeal

By Rob Maaddi Aug. 01, 2022 08:29 AM EDT

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf, center, talks with free safety Quandre Diggs, right, and cornerback Tre Brown, left, during NFL football training camp Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
DK Metcalf says he bluffed Seahawks during contract talks

By Tim Booth Jul. 29, 2022 05:29 PM EDT

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes throws the ball downfield as backup quarterback Shane Buechele (6) stands on the line during a morning workout at the team's NFL football training camp facility at in St. Joseph, Mo., Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
Chiefs' Hunt prefers Arrowhead renovation over new stadium

By Dave Skretta Jul. 29, 2022 02:03 PM EDT

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson talks to reporters during the team's NFL football training camp, Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Jackson says there could be 'cutoff' point for negotiations

By Noah Trister Jul. 28, 2022 08:02 PM EDT

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson runs along the rope line to greet fans during the opening session of the NFL football team's training camp Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Centennial, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
NFL finance group supports Broncos sale to Walmart heir

By Arnie Stapleton Jul. 27, 2022 05:14 PM EDT

FILE - Former Denver Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan speaks during an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Denver. Super Bowl-winning coaches Mike Shanahan and Mike Holmgren are among 24 seniors, coaches and contributors selected as finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
Shanahan, Holmgren, Kraft among Hall of Fame finalists

Jul. 27, 2022 03:08 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson throws a pass during the NFL football team's training camp, Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Waiting game: Watson, Browns open camp as NFL ruling looms

By Tom Withers Jul. 27, 2022 01:07 PM EDT

NFL player Russell Wilson of the Denver Broncos arrives at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Broncos sport fresh outlook after extreme offseason makeover

By Arnie Stapleton Jul. 26, 2022 04:25 PM EDT

FILE - Green Bay Packers' head coach Matt LaFleur throws a pass at the NFL football team's practice field training camp Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Green Bay, Wis. A person familiar with the deals says the Packers have agreed to contract extensions with coach Matt LaFleur, general manager Brian Gutekunst and executive vice president/director of football operations Russ Ball. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
AP source: Packers' LaFleur, Gutekunst, Ball get extensions

By Steve Megargee Jul. 26, 2022 10:41 AM EDT

FILE - Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) takes part in drills at the team's NFL football stadium, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Cincinnati. Bengals owner Mike Brown said the team already has an eye on structuring finances so they can pay Joe Burrow enough to stay in Cincinnati when the star quarterback becomes eligible to negotiate a new contract next year. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)
Brown: Bengals must pay star QB Burrow to keep him in Cincy

By Mitch Stacy Jul. 25, 2022 04:10 PM EDT

FILE - Rapper Ice Cube, right, poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during the first round of the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. The NFL is teaming up with Ice Cube. The league announced Thursday, June 30, 2022, a partnership with Contract with Black America Institute, an economic inclusion-focused initiative led by artist and entrepreneur O'Shea Jackson, who is known as Ice Cube.(AP Photo/John Locher, File)
NFL enters media streaming marketplace with 'NFL+' service

By Joe Reedy Jul. 25, 2022 09:01 AM EDT