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Bruce Irvin apologized and claimed "full responsibility" for incurring a four-game NFL suspension, announcing he would not appeal the punishment. The second-year Seattle Seahawks defensive end did not ask for sympathy, and he's not getting any fro...

Eric Mangini has strong ties to San Francisco 49ers management and coaches dating back at least 15 years. The thought of the 49ers consulting with him has obvious appeal given those connections and given Mangini's background as a defensive coordin...

A member of the Washington D.C. Council said he plans to submit a resolution calling on the Washington Redskins to change their nickname because it is "racist and derogatory" and "it's time to make a change."

The Arizona Cardinals had their offensive line in mind when they used the seventh overall choice in the 2013 draft on North Carolina guard Jonathan Cooper. They were also thinking about the NFC West. "Our division is so physical," coach Bruce A...

Breakdown: The Detroit Lions' 4-12 season last year apparently has reduced their national appeal. Their schedule includes only one prime-time game, a home date on "Monday Night Football" in Week 15 against the Baltimore Ravens. Frankly, with the n...

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is among the most popular athletes in New England, but his local appeal wasn't enough for him to overtake 2012 NFL MVP Adrian Peterson in the quarterfinal vote for the "Madden NFL 25" cover. Peterson, who came wit...

Denver Broncos teams president John Elway says the team has offered Elvis Dumervil a contract.

Elvis Dumervil's new agent, Tom Condon, and the Denver Broncos lost an appeal to get the verbal agreement honored by the NFL. The agreement was turned in after the league's deadline on Friday. It was considered a longshot, anyway because had the N...

The new agent for defensive end Elvis Dumervil and the Denver Broncos lost a longshot appeal to the NFL to get a verbal argeement honored by the league.

Eric Wright's appeal to get his $7.75 million base salary reinstated as guaranteed has been denied, according to numerous reports. That means the Tampa Bay Buccaneers don't have to guarantee Wright anything. When Wright originally signed his contr...

The Patriots have won an appeal that entitles them to the right to challenge the $2.5 million signing bonus paid in 2012 to defensive lineman Jonathan Fanene, which can be fully recovered if they win a separate appeal, according to a league source. ...

Houston Texans The NFL has denied an appeal by New York Jets guard Matt Slauson regarding the $10,000 fine he received on a block to Texans linebacker Brian Cushing, reports Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News. The Houston Chronicle's John ...

Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen attended his first trademark hearing Thursday. He heard lawyers and judges fuss over dictionaries, surveys and the actions of offended 18-year-olds while using terms such as "hearsay exception" and "Chevron

Gov. Chris Christie indicated Friday he would appeal a judge's decision upholding a ban on sports gambling in New Jersey, a ruling that dealt a setback to the state's efforts to save its struggling casino industry by tapping into a multibillion-dollar mar

Notre Dame won't have veteran safety Jamoris Slaughter back as the Fighting Irish try to build on their best season in 19 years.

The NFL Players Association has appealed a judge's recent rejection of the union's claim that the league colluded to set a secret salary cap in 2010.