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FILE - Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks to the media in Jackson, Miss., Oct. 17, 2018. The governor of Mississippi in 2017 was “on board” with a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback could help fund a university volleyball facility, according to a text messages between Favre and the director of the nonprofit in court documents filed Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Texts: Favre also sought welfare money for football facility

By Emily Wagster Pettus Sep. 25, 2022 04:55 PM EDT

FILE - Carolina Panthers team owner David Tepper looks on before an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings on Oct. 17, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. Tepper's real estate company filed court papers on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, asking to revoke a bankruptcy settlement it was trying to make with a city and county in South Carolina over its abandoned practice facility. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, File)
Panthers withdraw city, county deal over abandoned facility

By Jeffrey Collins Sep. 14, 2022 01:35 PM EDT

FILE - Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks to the media in Jackson, Miss., Oct. 17, 2018. The governor of Mississippi in 2017 was “on board” with a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback could help fund a university volleyball facility, according to a text messages between Favre and the director of the nonprofit in court documents filed Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Texts: Mississippi ex-governor knew of Favre welfare money

By Emily Wagster Pettus Sep. 14, 2022 12:30 PM EDT

Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid walks to a courtroom at the Jackson County Courthouse, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. Reid pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated resulting in serious physical injury after his truck hit two parked cars in 2021 and severely injured a 5-year-old girl. The son of Chiefs coach Andy Reid was scheduled to go on trial on Sept. 26. (Chris Ochsner/The Kansas City Star via AP)
Former Chiefs assistant coach Reid pleads guilty in crash

By Margaret Stafford Sep. 12, 2022 12:08 PM EDT

Bills sign ex-Broncos punter Martin, place Stevenson on IR

By John Wawrow Aug. 31, 2022 08:12 PM EDT
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills filled their punter vacancy by signing Sam Martin on Wednesday, two days after the 10th-year player was cut by the Denver...

FILE - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks to the media after the close of the NFL owners' meeting on March 29, 2022, at The Breakers resort in Palm Beach, Fla. A judge on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, quickened the time it will take to rule whether 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.” (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Lawyers bash Goodell-led arbitration in NFL racial bias suit

By Larry Neumeister Aug. 31, 2022 01:50 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Jacoby Brissett (7), right, warms up beside Deshaun Watson prior to an NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
QB Deshaun Watson leaves Browns as NFL suspension begins

By Tom Withers Aug. 30, 2022 03:31 PM EDT

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott speaks during a news conference after an NFL preseason football game against the Carolina Panthers on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)
SDSU defends handling of Araiza gang-rape allegation inquiry

By Bernie Wilson And John Wawrow Aug. 29, 2022 08:58 PM EDT

FILE - A New England Patriots Super Bowl LI ring is displayed at the Super Bowl Rings exhibit in Indianapolis, March 1, 2018. A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom Brady's family has been sentenced to three years in federal prison. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)
New Jersey man sentenced for Tom Brady Super Bowl ring fraud

Aug. 29, 2022 07:02 PM EDT

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott speaks during a news conference after an NFL preseason football game against the Carolina Panthers on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)
Bills release punter Matt Araiza after gang rape allegation

By John Wawrow Aug. 27, 2022 07:59 PM EDT

FILE - Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza waves to fans after a preseason NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Orchard Park, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. With a nickname like "Punt God," Matt Araiza has all but assured himself to securing a spot on the Buffalo Bills roster. The Bills cleared the way for the rookie sixth-round pick out of San Diego State to take over the punting duties this season after releasing returning veteran Matt Haack on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)
Analysis: Bills' 'thorough examination' clearly failed

By Rob Maaddi Aug. 27, 2022 03:28 PM EDT

FILE - Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza waves to fans after a preseason NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Orchard Park, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. With a nickname like "Punt God," Matt Araiza has all but assured himself to securing a spot on the Buffalo Bills roster. The Bills cleared the way for the rookie sixth-round pick out of San Diego State to take over the punting duties this season after releasing returning veteran Matt Haack on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)
Bills' investigation of Araiza didn't include alleged victim

By John Wawrow Aug. 26, 2022 05:46 PM EDT

Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza, left, celebrates with place-kicker Tyler Bass, right, after Bass kicked the go-ahead field goal in the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, in Orchard Park, N.Y. The Bills won 27-24. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Araiza, 2 SDSU teammates accused of gang rape in civil suit

By Bernie Wilson And Julie Watson Aug. 25, 2022 09:18 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson works out during a joint practice with the Philadelphia Eagles at NFL football training camp, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in Berea, Ohio,. Watson has reached a settlement with the NFL and will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension and pay a $5 million fine rather than risk missing his first season as quarterback of the Cleveland Browns following accusations of sexual misconduct while he played for the Houston Texans. (Joshua Gunter/Cleveland.com via AP)
Single lawsuit last remaining legal issue for Deshaun Watson

By Juan A. Lozano Aug. 18, 2022 06:41 PM EDT

FILE - Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson warms up before a preseason NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Aug. 12, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, that Watson has reached a settlement with the NFL and will serve an 11-game suspension and pay a $5 million fine rather than risk missing his first season as quarterback of the Browns following accusations of sexual misconduct while he played for the Houston Texans. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Browns' Deshaun Watson suspended 11 games, fined $5 million

By Tom Withers Aug. 18, 2022 12:09 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson waits for the snap during NFL football practice in Berea, Ohio, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
AP sources: Talks on possible Watson settlement progress

By Rob Maaddi And Tom Withers Aug. 17, 2022 01:18 PM EDT

FILE - Tennessee Titans linebacker Bud Dupree (48) warms up during training camp at the NFL football team's practice facility in in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, July 28, 2022. Dupree pleaded guilty on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, to a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from an altercation in a Nashville drug store last January. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Titans linebacker Dupree pleads guilty in drugstore assault

Aug. 15, 2022 05:20 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) congratulates running back Jerome Ford (34) after he scored a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Browns' Watson apologizes 'to all the women I have impacted'

By Tom Withers Aug. 12, 2022 06:58 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

FILE - Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper watches during warm ups before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. Tepper’s real estate company has promised to pay more than $82 million to creditors over an abandoned practice facility project in Rock Hill under a new plan proposed Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, File)
Panthers propose to pay $82M over failed practice facility

Aug. 11, 2022 11:32 AM EDT