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FILE -Denver Broncos running back Javonte Williams takes part in drills during the NFL football team's training camp Friday, July 29, 2022, in Centennial, Colo. Broncos running back Javonte Williams is using his downtime as he recovers from an injured right knee to feed his other passion: helping foster kids.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Javonte Williams spotlights foster kids while rehabbing knee

By Arnie Stapleton Nov. 23, 2022 04:01 PM EST

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster poses for photographs with a local area youth football team before an NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Chiefs' JuJu Smith-Schuster misses practice with sore knee

Aug. 16, 2022 04:08 PM EDT

Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy takes part in drills at the NFL football team's voluntary minicamp, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the team's headquarters in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Jeudy's girlfriend asks for case against him to be dismissed

May. 13, 2022 01:21 PM EDT

Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy takes part in drills at the NFL football team's voluntary minicamp, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the team's headquarters in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Broncos' Jerry Jeudy arrested on misdemeanor after dispute

By Arnie Stapleton May. 12, 2022 06:04 PM EDT

FILE - Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward (21) celebrates his touchdown with fans during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Cleveland. The Cleveland Browns are betting on betting. The team announced a long-term partnership Tuesday, April 26, 2022, with Bally's that will make the gaming leader the official sports betting partner of the NFL team. As as part of the agreement, Bally's will have a branded lounge at FirstEnergy Stadium. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Column: Draft cements the marriage of Las Vegas and NFL

By Tim Dahlberg Apr. 27, 2022 01:23 AM EDT

NFL, National Domestic Violence Hotline renew partnership

Apr. 22, 2022 07:30 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL and The National Domestic Violence Hotline have renewed their partnership for three years through a grant from the league. An agreement with...

FILE - In this July 16, 2019, file photo, Herschel Walker talks about 150 years of college football during the NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Day in Hoover, Ala. Walker appears to have a coveted political profile for a potential Senate candidate in Georgia. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
As Herschel Walker eyes Senate run, a turbulent past emerges

By Brian Slodysko, Bill Barrow And Jake Bleiberg Jul. 23, 2021 12:59 PM EDT

Raymond James Stadium rises in the distance ahead of Super Bowl 55 Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. The venue is hosting Sunday's Super Bowl football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2/7/2021

Feb. 06, 2021 03:06 PM EST

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook (33) runs from Chicago Bears safety Eddie Jackson (39) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
AP sources: Star Vikings RB Cook absent after father's death

By Dave Campbell Dec. 30, 2020 01:14 PM EST

And the winner in Brady-Belichick divorce is: the QB

By Jimmy Golen Dec. 21, 2020 06:19 PM EST
It’s time to declare a winner in the divorce between Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, the coach and quarterback who combined to lead the New England Patriots to...

FILE - In this July 2, 2011, file photo, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, left, and his wife Kristin Cavallari watch the Chicago Cubs play the Chicago White Sox during an interleague baseball game in Chicago. Reality TV star Cavallari and former Chicago Bears quarterback Cutler are getting divorced. Cavallari announced Sunday, April 26, 2020, in an Instagram post that the couple are breaking up after after seven years of marriage and a decade together. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey, File)
White Sox-Cubs 7/2/2011

Apr. 26, 2020 04:39 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2015, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady holds up the game ball after an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Foxborough, Mass. Brady was selected to the 2010s NFL All-Decade Team announced Monday, April 6, 2020, by the NFL and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Brady: It was 'just time' to leave Pats for new challenge

By Fred Goodall Apr. 08, 2020 12:06 PM EDT

A general view of Wembley Stadium in London, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. UEFA has formally proposed postponing the 2020 European Championship for one year because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Norwegian soccer association says the new tournament dates will be June 11 to July 11. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
The Latest: Pro Motocross Championship delays season start

By The Associated Press Mar. 20, 2020 01:14 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 22, 2019, file photo, Troy Vincent, NFL executive vice president, speaks to the media during the owners meetings in Key Biscayne, Fla. Vincent, a former Buffalo Bills safety, was honored by the Niagara Frontier YWCA for his extensive work advocating against domestic violence and sexual assault. Vincent was presented with the association's 2019 Hero Award at a banquet in Niagara Falls, N.Y., on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
NFL VP, former player Troy Vincent honored for advocate work

By The Associated Press Sep. 27, 2019 09:52 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 12, 2010, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger reads a statement in the team's locker room in Pittsburgh. Roethlisberger was suspended six games in 2010 after he was accused of sexually assaulting a Georgia college student following a night of drinking in a Georgia bar earlier that year. He was not charged by Georgia authorities. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell later cut the suspension to four games. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
NFL At 100: the shadow of domestic violence over league

By Rob Maaddi Sep. 06, 2019 04:20 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2018, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) is tackled by Seattle Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark, right, during the second half of an NFL football game, in Seattle. The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to acquire defensive end Frank Clark from the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a first-round draft pick this year and a second-round pick in 2020. Almost immediately after word leaked of the trade on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, Clark and the Chiefs worked quickly to reach agreement on a five-year contract worth up to $105 million, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced by either team and was still pending a physical. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)
Chiefs' addition of Clark another controversial decision

By Dave Skretta Apr. 24, 2019 12:47 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, file photo, Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy arrives prior to an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy says he is “haunted” by his high-profile domestic violence past and wants to prove he has changed as he makes his debut in UFC, a promotion that hasn’t hesitated to embrace fighters with legal or drug problems. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)
UFC obliging troubled Greg Hardy's desire for 2nd chance

By Dan Gelston Jan. 17, 2019 06:11 PM EST

Newspaper: Atlanta Falcons owner, 3rd wife getting divorce

Jan. 01, 2019 12:42 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — A newspaper reports that Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and his third wife are getting divorced. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution...