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Brees sets mark, Saints beat Chargers 31-24
Drew Brees got suspended coach Sean Payton in the building, broke a prestigious NFL passing record and led New Orleans to a desperately needed first ...
DJ Williams suspended for 3 more games
The Denver Broncos will be without linebacker D.J. Williams until mid-November after the NFL added three games to his suspension Friday. Williams was ...
Brees: Payton, Vitt, Loomis part of TD record
As far as Drew Brees is concerned, Sean Payton, Mickey Loomis and Joe Vitt all have played an important role in putting him in position to break ...
Festive mood among NFL's refs before contract vote
For the NFL's officials, the meetings to discuss their new contract looked like the first day of school. Dozens of officials, some of whom hadn't seen ...
Goodell: Fans 'deserve better' than distractions
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell tells fans "you deserve better" than games worked by replacement officials. In an open letter released by the league ...
Cheers as NFL refs return: 'It's good to be back'
The final pass of the game sailed out of the end zone, saving the regular refs from the same type of call that brought the replacements to the height ...
NFL refs back; Ravens lead Browns 23-10 after 3
The regular NFL officials returned to cheers Thursday night, and Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco delighted the crowd by throwing for one touchdown and ...
NFL reaches tentative agreement with refs
So long, replacement refs. The NFL's regular crews will be back on the field starting Thursday night. After two days of marathon negotiations — and ...
With Goodell at table, NFL ref talks heat up
With Commissioner Roger Goodell at the table, the NFL and referees' union pressed toward a settlement Wednesday to end a three-month lockout that ...
What's all the fuss about NFL's fill-in refs?
Frustration with the NFL's use of replacement referees gave way to outrage after another batch of blunders, none more infamous than the up-for-grabs ...
Union-buster Walker calls for return of union refs
Nothing brings political enemies together in Wisconsin like the Green Bay Packers. Following a controversial game-ending call by replacement referees ...
Ref Rage: Seahawks stun Pack on final play, 14-12
Just when the anger and complaints from a weekend of contempt toward replacement officials couldn't get any hotter, a disputed call trumps it all.
Seahawks stun Packers on final play 14-12
Golden Tate shoved a Green Bay defender out of the way, wrestled another for the ball and was awarded a disputed touchdown on the final play. But it ...
Column: NFL deserves every bad call it gets
Remember this a year or two from now, when a video of the final play of Monday night's Packers-Seahawks game turns up on a blooper reel: It wasn't all ...
NFL seeking to block Vilma's request for evidence
The NFL on Monday asked a federal judge to block Jonathan Vilma's demands for evidence in the league's bounty probe of the Saints, and a magistrate ...
Union asks NFL owners to end officials lockout
The NFL players' union sent an open letter to team owners calling for an end to the lockout of on-field officials and hinting that it's a violation ...
Column: Sabol brought the NFL down to eye level
Without ever playing a down in the pros, Steve Sabol got millions to fall hard for the NFL. The older you are, the more likely that is. Before Sabol ...
Smith, Hargrove visit NFL for talks on bounties
Will Smith and Anthony Hargrove met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday about the Saints bounty scandal and Scott Fujita's meeting was ...
Study: NFL draws best grade for diversity hiring
The NFL received its highest grade for diversity hiring practices but still has work to do. The annual report by The Institute for Diversity and ...
AP source: Goodell to meet Monday with Vilma
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will meet Monday with Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma to discuss Vilma's suspension that was temporarily lifted last ...
Goodell to meet with 4 players in bounty scandal
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and four players whose suspensions in connection with the bounty investigation were recently lifted by an appeals panel ...
Line judge Shannon Eastin makes history in NFL
Shannon Eastin used her left hand to tuck her pony tail under her cap after the national anthem and got ready for work. She seemed to do her job, ...