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Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook will have surgery on his right ankle Friday. Dr. Mark Meyerson will perform the operation in Baltimore. The Eagles called the procedure “a debridement” of the ankle. Westbrook missed one game last season with a high ankle sprain. He had minor knee surgery after the Eagles lost to Arizona [...]

The Green Bay Packers are hoping to take advantage of a new NFL rule allowing teams to attach a small patch with a corporate logo to the jerseys players wear in practice. Packers senior vice president of marketing and sales Laura Sankey called the possibility of selling advertising space on practice jerseys a unique way [...]

Yahoo Inc. has sued the NFL Players Association to try to ensure it won’t be sued for using player statistics, photos and other data for its popular online fantasy football game. The lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Minneapolis alleges that a licensing arm of the players union has threatened to sue if Yahoo [...]

Brandon Marshall isn’t in the clear just yet. Although the league decided the Denver Broncos’ Pro Bowl receiver won’t face a suspension over his arrest in Atlanta this spring for fighting with his fiance, Marshall still has a legal cloud hanging over him as he rehabs from hip surgery. Marshall is scheduled to go on [...]

The NFL and its players union started Wednesday on a long road that they hope can avoid a work stoppage in 2011, when the current contract expires. The talks began in New York with commissioner Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith, the new executive director of the NFL Players Association, both present.
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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was limping due to left knee discomfort during an optional team practice Wednesday, but did not appear to be injured. Roethlisberger, who led the Steelers to two Super Bowl victories the last four seasons, had some problem walking when he left the team’s training complex but his knee was not bandaged.
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A series of text messages from city officials after the Dallas Cowboys practice facility collapsed reveal concerns about the structure’s quality and suggest the team “pushes” things through and receives preferential treatment. The day after the facility collapsed last month, Irving City Manager Tommy Gonzalez referred to it as “a big ole tent” that “probably [...]

Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison are joining NBC’s Sunday night NFL studio show. The network announced the hires Wednesday. Dungy retired from the Indianapolis Colts after this past season to end a coaching career that included winning a Super Bowl title. Harrison announced his retirement from the New England Patriots earlier Wednesday.
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Vince Young’s agent says the quarterback does not want the Tennessee Titans to trade him, downplaying comments Young made to a Baltimore television station. Major Adams said that Young’s intends to remain in Tennessee and battle Kerry Collins for the No. 1 quarterback position. Adams’ reaction was first reported in the City Paper in Nashville.
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Rodney Harrison is done hitting quarterbacks. The two-time Pro Bowl safety announced his retirement on Wednesday after a 15-year career for the New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers. The 36-year-old Harrison holds the NFL record for defensive backs with 30 1/2 sacks. He also has 34 interceptions, making him the only player to have [...]