All three finalists in the “Dancing with the Stars” finale Monday night danced up a storm — but Green Bay Packer star Donald Driver looks to be headed for the end zone. Driver, Katherine Jenkins and William Levy twirled, sashayed and shimmied their way around the dance floor throughout the high-energy first night of the [...]

Houston, TX –  Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson has joined the list of players filing concussion-related lawsuits against the NFL. A suit filed Monday in the Southern District of Texas on behalf of Dickerson and 14 other retired players says the NFL “has put its profits ahead of the health and well being [...]

The Denver Broncos got their first real taste of Peyton Manning on Monday with a spirited, fast-paced workout, the four-time MVP’s first full practice in more than 16 months. “It felt good to be out there. It’s been a while for me,” Manning said. “It’s been about a year and a-half since I’ve been in [...]

That’s the hot topic, but hardly the only topic. Owners also will discuss several bylaw changes that were tabled in March, including designating one player suffering a major injury before Week 2 of the season as eligible to return from injured reserve, and moving the trading deadline back two weeks to after Week 8. Atlanta [...]

The Buccaneers signed free agent tight end Dallas Clark to a one-year contract Monday and traded tight end Kellen Winslow to the Seahawks. Clark spent the last nine years with the Indianapolis Colts, who drafted him with the 24th overall pick of the 2003 draft. Injuries have hampered him the last two season as he [...]

Posted: 03:05 PM ET May 21, 2012 By Josh Katzowitz | NFL Blogger Check out the thigh pads worn by Jerry Rice before they were made voluntary in 1995. (US Presswire) Watching old NFL films, a couple observations are evident immediately. The hairstyle that many of those players wore are ridiculous by today’s standards, the [...]

Posted: 06:29 PM ET May 21, 2012 By Ryan Wilson | NFL Blogger The Bucs reportedly signed Clark Monday, which could mean Winslow has played his last game in Tampa. (US PRESSWIRE) On Monday, tight end Kellen Winslow announced that the Buccaneers didn’t want him, in part because he hasn’t participated in the team’s offseason [...]

Jason O. Watson/US Presswire The Raiders rocked the league at the trade deadline last season, acquiring QB Carson Palmer from the Bengals. ATLANTA — The last time NFL owners converged on Atlanta for a set of meetings similar to this, tensions mounted and electricity flooded the hotel lobby as last year’s labor dispute reached its [...]

With the New Orleans Saints beginning voluntary organized team activities on Tuesday, QB Drew Brees will be absent as part of an ongoing contract dispute. This begs the question: Who is the most indispensable player to his team in the NFL today? Steve Wyche NFL.com Take Brees away and the Saints become last season’s Colts [...]

  Did Gregg Williams’ harsh words, caught on tape, create much tougher punishments? (Getty Images)   One Saints player on the phone was angry. “Everyone in the bounty case is being railroaded,” he said, “I can’t believe this is happening.” Another sounded tired but determined. “Our franchise has become a cautionary tale,” he said, “and [...]