New England Patriots
Free Agency-Eagles Capsule

By The Associated Press Mar. 11, 2019 05:18 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (10-8) UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS: QB Nick Foles, WR Golden Tate, DE Brandon Graham, RB Jay Ajayi, LB Jordan Hicks, DT Haloti Ngata,...

Free Agency-Panthers Capsule

By The Associated Press Mar. 11, 2019 05:17 PM EDT
CAROLINA PANTHERS (7-9) UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS: S Mike Adams, RB Cameron Artis-Payne, RB Kenjon Barner, RB Travaris Cadet, K Chandler Catanzaro, OT...

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2018, file photo, New England Patriots offensive tackle Trent Brown (77) plays against the Pittsburgh Steelers in an NFL football game,in Pittsburgh. The Oakland Raiders have agreed to sign free agent offensive tackle Trent Brown to a four-year deal worth a record $66 million. A person familiar with the contract said Monday, March 11, 2019, that Brown will receive $36.75 million guaranteed in the richest contract ever for an offensive lineman. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal can't be finalized until the new league year starts Wednesday. (AP Photo/Don Wright, File)
AP Source: Raiders to sign tackle Trent Brown to $66M deal

By Josh Dubow Mar. 11, 2019 03:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 25, 2011, file photo, NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, left, and NFL football Commissioner Roger Goodell speak during a news conference at the NFL Players Association in Washington, after the NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps voted unanimously to approve the terms of a deal with owners to the end the 4½-month lockout. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
NFL at 100: Another labor stoppage looms in 2 years

By Barry Wilner Mar. 10, 2019 01:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 1966, file photo, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, left, announces that New Orleans has been awarded the league's 16th franchise during a news conference in New Orleans. Under Rozelle, there were two strikes and three other work stoppages, though only the strikes affected the regular season. And, to be fair, Rozelle was not involved in negotiations with the union, then led by Ed Garvey; the NFL’s management council had full authority. (AP Photo, File)
NFL At 100: Finding labor peace always a tortured process

By Barry Wilner Mar. 10, 2019 01:00 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2018, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown (84) pulls in a pass reception in front of New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, foreground right, and strong safety Kurt Coleman in the second half of an NFL football game in New Orleans. A person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday, March 9, 2019, that the Oakland Raiders have an agreement to acquire receiver Brown in a trade with the Steelers and will give him a new contract. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
AP source: Raiders acquire WR Antonio Brown from Steelers

By Josh Dubow Mar. 10, 2019 01:46 AM EST

Former Patriots TE Allen agrees to 2-year deal with Dolphins

Mar. 09, 2019 02:26 PM EST
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Tight end Dwayne Allen has agreed to a $7 million, two-year contract with the Miami Dolphins after helping the New England Patriots win the Super...

FILE- In this Feb. 19, 2019 file photo, a sign is posted outside Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Fla. A photo published Friday, March 8, 2019, in the Miami Herald shows Li Yang, the founder and one-time owner of the spa implicated in a human-trafficking ring attended a Super Bowl watch party at President Donald Trump's West Palm Beach country club nineteen days before New England Patriot owner Robert Kraft was with charged with prostitution at the spa. (Hannah Morse/Palm Beach Post via AP, File)
Report: Spa founder attended Trump's Super Bowl party

Mar. 08, 2019 10:48 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick walks the sideline during the second half of the team's NFL Super Bowl 53 football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta. NFL Films produced a DVD of the Patriots' win; it was released by Cinedigm on Tuesday, March 5. Senior producer Rob Gill, a Massachusetts native, was responsible for compiling the Patriots’ season highlights as the production process ramped up after the AFC championship game. Schmidt said some of the best parts of the video are getting to hear Belichick interact with his team. “Anytime you have Belichick wired up and you can see inside the greatest dynasty in NFL history, it is interesting story telling,” he said. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Patriots' Super Bowl DVD a celebration of Belichick, dynasty

By Joe Reedy Mar. 07, 2019 02:37 AM EST

Patriots release TE Dwayne Allen and WR Darren Andrews

Mar. 04, 2019 06:38 PM EST
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have released tight end Dwayne Allen. Allen played 29 games for the Patriots over the past two...

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Legends receiver Justin Thomas (10) runs with a reception in front of Orlando Apollos linebacker Andrew Ankrah (55) and defensive end Anthony Moten Jr. (98) during the second half of an Alliance of American Football game in Orlando, Fla. It’s too early to tell what impact the league will have on the sport itself. After all, this is its fourth weekend of games. Away from the field, with an infusion of backing to the tune of $250 million from Tom Dundon, owner of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, the AAF is finding its footing. It’s also finding what co-founder Charlie Ebersol calls “substantial interest” in the league in such areas as sponsorships and partnerships, with three new partners signing on since the season opener three weeks ago. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Alliance seeks and finds new partners in commercial world

By Barry Wilner Mar. 02, 2019 02:35 AM EST

Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham gets 3-year deal

Mar. 01, 2019 10:52 AM EST
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles and defensive end Brandon Graham have agreed to a three-year contract extension, preventing the team's longest-tenured...

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft walks on the field before the AFC Championship NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo. The illicit massage parlor sting in Florida that ensnared Kraft is a reminder of how challenging it’s been to crackdown on underground prostitution operations. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Patriots owner pleads not guilty to prostitution charges

Feb. 28, 2019 03:25 PM EST

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pleads not guilty to misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution in Florida case

Feb. 28, 2019 01:40 PM EST
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pleads not guilty to misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution in Florida case. ...

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 file photo, Montreal Alouettes quarterback Johnny Manziel throws a pass during warmups before a CFL football game against the BC Lions in Montreal. Johnny Manziel is now “available” to the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football, the team’s general manager said Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. Before acting on Manziel, the Commanders and the new league are looking into why Manziel’s contract was terminated by the CFL earlier this week.(Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Johnny Manziel released, barred from other CFL teams

Feb. 27, 2019 05:08 PM EST

Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Defensive linemen dominate this year's combine class

By Arnie Stapleton Feb. 27, 2019 04:07 PM EST

Officials call for regulations after Robert Kraft charges

By Bob Salsberg Feb. 26, 2019 06:20 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Attorney General Maura Healey renewed her call on Tuesday for passage of legislation that would tighten state laws around the licensing and regulation...

Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg speaks to the media about charges in recent prostitution investigations outside his offices Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 in West Palm Beach, Fla. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft visited a Florida massage parlor for sex acts the night before and the morning of last month's AFC Championship Game, which he attended in Kansas City, authorities said in documents charging him with two misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution. (Richard Graulich/Palm Beach Post via AP)
Authorities: Kraft visited parlor for sex on day of AFC game

By Terry Spencer Feb. 25, 2019 05:50 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2017, file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, right, talks with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft before the Patriots face the Oakland Raiders in an NFL football game in Mexico City. Pending the completion of police investigations in Florida, and likely a league probe as well, Goodell could punish Kraft for being charged with two counts of soliciting a prostitute. The 77-year-old Kraft was twice videotaped in a sex act at a shopping-center massage parlor in Florida, police said Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Goodell has wide-ranging powers to fine or suspend Kraft

By Barry Wilner Feb. 23, 2019 02:03 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft walks on the field before the AFC Championship NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New England Patriots, in Kansas City, Mo. Police in Florida have charged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution, saying they have videotape of him paying for a sex act inside an illicit massage parlor. Jupiter police told reporters Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, that the 77-year-old Kraft has not been arrested. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Patriots owner Kraft denies charges of soliciting prostitute

By Terry Spencer And Joshua Replogle Feb. 23, 2019 10:37 AM EST