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As we've noted many times over the past two years, signing draft picks isn't the adventure that it used to be. The NFL's collective bargaining agreement, ratified for the 2011 season, created a streamlined negotiating process and provided far less wi...

The Arizona Cardinals' plan to require periodic drug tests for 2013 third-round choice Tyrann Mathieu is permissible under the collective bargaining agreement, which allows for "testing by agreement" under certain restrictions. George Atallah, ass...

• NFL commissioner Roger Goodell dishes on how the new CBA has changed the draft, whether players should take stands on social issues, the future of the Rooney Rule and more. Goodell • ESPN football guru Mel Kiper Jr. covers his latest ...

It won't be too long before NFC South players get back to work. Offseason programs don't start as early as they once did, due to changes in the collective bargaining agreement, but they'll be starting this month. The offseason program now is broke...

Work for the 2013 season officially begins for the Cleveland Browns on Monday. Under the collective bargaining agreement, activities are limited to strength and conditioning and physical rehabilitation for the next two weeks. Here are some of the ...

The Dallas Cowboys are working to finalize a deal with free-agent linebacker Justin Durant, according to a source. Based on rules of the CBA, NFL teams are unable to sign or offer contracts to free agents without having the salary cap space to do so....

Is the NFL salary cap too low? Did the players lose the latest CBA negotiations. Examining the fallout of the Joe Flacco contract and NFL free agency moves.

The Chicago Bears are taking full advantage of the terms of the NFL's collective bargaining agreement which states teams with a new head coach can begin offseason workouts on April 1. The team announced on Friday their offseason program will begi...

The Dallas Cowboys placed the franchise tag on Anthony Spencer for $10.6 million on Monday afternoon. Why wouldn't Spencer be tagged as a defensive end, where he's slated to play in 2013? The new collective bargaining agreement has rules about ta...

The NFL salary cap for the 2013 season will rise to $123 million from $120.6 million in 2012, an NFL Players Association official familiar with negotiations over the figure told The Associated Press on Thursday.

• Hawks GM Danny Ferry discusses Atlanta's decision not to trade Josh Smith, his relationship with Smith, the impact of the new CBA and more. Ferry • ESPN NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy dishes on the trade deadline, the futures of Dwight Ho...

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's compensation nearly tripled to $29.49M in 2011.

Less than 18 months after the league and players signed a 10-year CBA, NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith and union president Domonique Foxworth used a Super Bowl news conference to lay out a series of complaints about safety issues.

Gary Bettman's 20 years as commissioner of the NHL have been full of ups and downs, writes Scott Burnside, but he's still leading the league to unprecedented heights.

A federal judge will hear oral arguments in about two months on requests to throw out lawsuits by thousands of former NFL players regarding concussions suffered while playing for the league.

CBA provisions prevent young bargains such as Colin Kaepernick from cashing in, writes Adam Schefter.