The NFL said on Friday it has conducted nearly 40 interviews as part of its investigation into whether the New England Patriots used illegally deflated balls during a blowout victory that clinched a Super Bowl berth.
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Since the Rams left Los Angeles for St. Louis and the Raiders moved back to Oakland, both departing before the start of the 1995 season, there have been more than a dozen proposals for the NFL to return to the nation’s second-largest market.
The NFLPA filed a grievance against the NFL over the new personal conduct policy. Because the policy was not collectively bargained under the terms of the, the players’ union requested its expedited grievance be heard immediately.
On the Monday after the Super Bowl, there will be numerous hot topics, some of which will matter. Marshawn Lynch will matter if the Seattle Seahawks win or lose, and not because the running back might have grabbed his crotch.
Ole Miss starting safety Trae Elston and a teammate were arrested early Thursday in Oxford, Miss., the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reported.
U.S. Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada entered the fray in the pre-Super Bowl fracas over deflated footballs Thursday, saying that as the only state where money can legally be wagered on games, Nevada can ill-afford a scandal affecting the National Football League.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady told reporters Thursday said he didn’t deflate footballs at Sunday’s AFC championship game.
Outspoken Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has kick-started the Super Bowl trash talk saying on Wednesday that opposing quarterback Tom Brady isn’t the clean-cut nice guy many believe him to be.
Marshawn Lynch was fined $20,000 for grabbing his crotch after scoring a 24-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s NFC Championship game. The Seahawks’ running back was previously fined for a similar gesture against the Arizona Cardinals, and the hits could keep coming.
For the second year in a row, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck was the first pick in the Pro Bowl draft.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is still trying to get used to the 2014 season coming to a close.
What makes a man stronger? This is the question posed in the Super Bowl ad Dove released Tuesday. The ad provides a strong visual that reminds viewers of the attentive men in their lives.
An unlikely turn of events that started late in the NFC Championship Game turned more tragic for the Green Bay Packers.
Nathan Jacobson, a guard at Snohomish (Wash.) High School, committed to play football at UNLV.
Former UNLV star wide receiver Devante Davis injured a hamstring and will not play in the Senior Bowl.
