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Loomis: Brees deal has to be right for both sides (Yahoo! Sports)
5/18/2012 4:10:43 PM

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2012 file photo, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) and quarterback Chase Daniel (10) run onto the field prior to the first half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Detroit Lions in New Orleans. With Brees staying away from Saints headquarters during protracted contract negotiations, Daniel has been penciled in to take the first-team snaps when New Orleans begins its first offseason practices next week. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says he isn't taking any of Drew Brees' recent complaints about the slow pace of contract negotiations personally.
Saints' Vilma sues Roger Goodell for defamation (Yahoo! Sports)
5/17/2012 5:40:39 PM

FILE - This Sept. 27, 2011 file photo shows NFL commissioner Roger Goodell gesturing during the Beyond Sport Summit at Yankee Stadium in New York. An arbitration hearing into whether Goodell has jurisdiction to punish Saints players for the team's bounties program has been set for May 30. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, claiming the league's top executive made false statements that tarnished Vilma's reputation and hindered his ability to earn a living playing football.
Eagles RB McCoy gets new deal through 2017 (Yahoo! Sports)
5/17/2012 10:54:26 PM

In this Dec. 18, 2011, photo, Philadelphia Eagles' LeSean McCoy carries during an NFL football game against the New York Jets in Philadelphia. The Eagles on Thursday, May 17, 2012, agreed to terms with McCoy on a five-year contract extension that runs through 2017. McCoy set franchise records in 2011 with 17 rushing touchdowns, and 20 total scores. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) LeSean McCoy ran his way onto the short list of the best running backs in the NFL. He can now stamp his name among the highest paid.
Raiders' McClain sentenced to 180 days in jail (Yahoo! Sports)
5/17/2012 8:18:14 PM

Rolando McClain, former Alabama linebacker and now playing for the Oakland Raiders leaves City Hall, Thursday, May 17, 2012 in Decatur, Ala., after being found guilty of all accounts in his trial for third-degree assault, menacing, reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm inside the city limits. (AP Photo/The Huntsville Times, Bob Gathany)

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) Oakland Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain has been sentenced to 180 days in jail for assault and other charges stemming from a fight in his hometown when he allegedly threatened to kill a man and fired a gun next to his head.
AP source: Jets agree with S Bell on 1-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)
5/18/2012 3:37:52 PM
NEW YORK (AP) Yeremiah Bell is joining the other side of the Dolphins-Jets rivalry.
Bucs sign PK Connor Barth to 4-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)
5/17/2012 8:02:28 PM
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed placekicker Connor Barth to a four-year, $13.2 million contract.
Reports: Jets DT Ellis agrees to plea (Yahoo! Sports)
5/17/2012 9:30:24 PM
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) New York Jets defensive lineman Kenrick Ellis reportedly has reached a plea agreement in a Virginia court that will reduce a felony charge to a misdemeanor.
Attorney: No charges against Marshall (Yahoo! Sports)
5/17/2012 9:51:25 PM
NEW YORK (AP) The lawyer for Brandon Marshall says no charges will be brought against the Chicago Bears wide receiver for an altercation outside a nightclub in March.
Hall of Famer Taylor auctioning Super Bowl ring (Yahoo! Sports)
5/17/2012 3:38:43 PM
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor is auctioning off his 1991 Super Bowl championship ring.
If an NFL team calls, Ahman Green says he'd listen (Yahoo! Sports)
5/17/2012 3:48:12 PM
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Green Bay's all-time leading rusher Ahman Green says he would come out of retirement if an NFL team presents the right opportunity.

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