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Retired football players angry with the NFL Players Association over disability and pension benefits say the executive director of the union may be ahead of himself in seeking their support during upcoming contract talks with the league. An informal group of football players lashed out Sunday at comments made by NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith, [...]

When the Minnesota Vikings made Percy Harvin their first-round draft pick last month, coach Brad Childress immediately asked his offensive coordinator about his plans. Childress wanted to know how Darrell Bevell would use Harvin, the versatile wide receiver from Florida who will be counted on this season for his ability to catch, run and return [...]

The Minnesota Vikings are halfway through their weekend minicamp, and one highlight so far has been the use of the so-called “Wildcat” formation in some offensive drills. The Miami Dolphins started the trend last season with the offensive look that begins with a direct snap to a running back. It wasn’t used in Minnesota, but [...]

The NFL Players Association wants the support of various groups of retired players in its upcoming contract talks with the league. “I don’t represent active players. I don’t represent retired players. I represent all NFL players. We are one team,” DeMaurice Smith, the union’s new executive director, said Saturday at a meeting of the NFLPA [...]

Jon Jansen’s search for a new team lasted less than a day. Jansen said Friday, the same day the offensive tackle was cut by the Washington Redskins, he will sign a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions if he passes a physical. “After taking care of things Monday, I’m very excited to show I’ve got [...]

Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Quinn Ojinnaka is free on bond after being accused of fighting with his wife over his Facebook activity, police said Friday. Ojinnaka, a fourth-year reserve drafted out of Syracuse in the fifth round of 2006, was charged with simple battery, said police spokesman David Schiralli in suburban Gwinnett County.
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Safety Jarrad Page has signed his restricted free agent tender with the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs announced the signing Friday. Terms were not disclosed. Page joined the Chiefs as a seventh-round draft pick from UCLA in 2006 and soon became a starter. Last year, he was a steadying influence for Kansas City’s very young [...]

Free agent linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa agreed Friday to a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears after leading the St. Louis Rams in tackles four of the past six seasons. The Bears also locked up defensive tackle Israel Idonije with a two-year extension through 2011 and agreed to contracts with seven of their nine draft picks.
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Free agent linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa agreed Friday to a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears after leading the St. Louis Rams in tackles four of the past six seasons. The Bears also locked up defensive tackle Israel Idonije with a two-year extension through 2011 and agreed to contracts with seven of their nine draft picks.
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Minnesota Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield will miss this weekend’s mandatory three-day minicamp. Winfield is entering the final year of his contract. But coach Brad Childress says the cornerback is out because he is attending the funeral of a close friend’s mother. Winfield was the only player on the 85-man roster who was not on the [...]