LONDON -- The Ravens insisted they'd be ready for what they called a business trip. The injuries, the long flight, the altered practice schedule and routine, the unfamiliarity with their surroundings compared with their opponent's, none of that would matter.

Very early in Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium, it ...Read more

Maybe now the questions about Jim Caldwell's future as Detroit Lions coach can stop.

Caldwell has signed a multiyear contract extension with the Lions, the team confirmed Saturday afternoon.

ESPN, which first reported the news, said the deal actually was signed "months ago" but not disclosed.

Caldwell, whose original contract with the Lions ...Read more

On Friday night, President Donald Trump attacked the NFL, using explicit language to make a thinly-veiled reference toward former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, whose peaceful protest by way of kneeling during the national anthem continues to stir conversation worldwide over a year after it began.

Trump, who spoke at a political rally in ...Read more

FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett has no intentions of addressing President Donald Trump's comments criticizing NFL players for protesting the national anthem with his team. And the players themselves had little to say on the subject matter.

At a rally in Alabama on Friday, Trump ripped NFL players who protested and said any ...Read more

LOS ANGELES--Aaron Donald appeared fully focused when he sacked Brian Hoyer to seal the Los Angeles Rams' 41-39 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night.

A day after the win improved his team's record to 2-1, coach Sean McVay said he has not sensed that Donald's ongoing contract situation has been a distraction to the three-time ...Read more

FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott will play at least two more games under a temporary injunction, blocking a six-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy, before a federal appeals court hears his case.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans posted a notice Friday that it would hear...Read more

FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Noah Brown defended himself for a block in last Sunday's game that didn't sit well with Denver pass rusher Von Miller.

Miller called Brown's low block on the Cowboys' second play from scrimmage "dirty" and "baffling." But Brown disputed that notion.

"I saw that he was critical of it. He did fall a ...Read more

LONDON -- The Ravens have said all week that they're treating their matchup Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars as a business trip. Yet, when they exited their team charter early Friday morning at Heathrow Airport after an overnight flight from Baltimore, they were reminded that this is anything but a typical road game.

Purple-wearing fans ...Read more

As the outside world continues its enlivened debate about the Bears quarterback situation, rookie Mitch Trubisky continues plugging away behind the scenes.

On Friday, with three weeks of regular-season practice under his belt, Trubisky spoke openly at Halas Hall about the learning curve he's climbing. And sure, he acknowledged, it's sometimes ...Read more

Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford is out for Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, head coach Mike Zimmer confirmed.

The quarterback, who has been limited in practice the first two days of the week because of the left knee issues that kept him out of last Sunday's game in Pittsburgh, wasn't taking part in the brief portion of Friday's ...Read more

The words were sympathetic and surprising.

Before Alex Smith made his first start for San Francisco in 2005, the mother of legendary 49ers quarterback Steve Young pulled his parents aside and offered her condolences.

"She said, 'Oh, I'm so sorry for you. I can't imagine having to go through that ever again,'" Doug Smith recalled. "Both my wife...Read more

Quarterback Sam Bradford moved with a little more bounce in his step during the 15 opening minutes of Thursday's practice before reporters were booted.

Bradford, who has been officially listed as limited in five practices since injuring his left knee against the Saints on Sept. 11, was limited again Thursday, but he at least showed more ...Read more

No matter the final score, there will be no losers among Browns and Cincinnati Bengals fans at FirstEnergy Stadium when the Ohio state rivals meet Oct. 1.

Fans arriving at the Cleveland stadium will receive a boarding pass for a free visit to Cedar Point anytime during the 2018 season.

The Browns and the amusement park are partnering to create...Read more

Aaron Hernandez, who went from NFL star to convicted killer, had an advanced case of the degenerative neurological disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy and the brain function of a 67-year-old when he killed himself, his lawyer and Boston University said Thursday.

The attorney filed a federal lawsuit against the National Football League on ...Read more