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Kerry Rhodes might have played his last game with the New York Jets. The veteran safety, who was demoted earlier this season, had a solid postseason but declined to say Monday whether he'll be back with the team next season. Coach Rex Ryan said he and Rhodes have had private conversations, but declined to go [...]

Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney sprained his right ankle late in the AFC championship game but is expected to play in the Super Bowl. Freeney was hurt on a pass rush with about 2 minutes left Sunday. Colts president Bill Polian told radio listeners Monday night Freeney should play against the Saints.
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Tom Brady says he won't need surgery this offseason. The New England Patriots quarterback played much of the season with finger and rib injuries, after missing all but the first quarter of the previous season with a left knee injury that required surgery. Brady said at a commercial appearance Monday that he dealt with bumps [...]

Sean Payton still hadn't gone home yet when the New Orleans Saints returned to work on the morning after the biggest win in franchise history. Payton says he and his family decided to stay in a downtown hotel on Sunday night while the Saints celebrated a Super Bowl berth with a 31-28 overtime win over [...]

New York Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis has been added to the AFC Pro Bowl roster, replacing the Indianapolis Colts' Robert Mathis. Mathis is unable to play in the NFL's all-star game in Miami on Sunday because he'll be preparing for the Super Bowl against New Orleans the following week. Mathis is one of seven [...]

A national coalition of women's groups called on CBS on Monday to scrap its plan to broadcast an ad during the Super Bowl featuring college football star Tim Tebow and his mother, which critics say is likely to convey an anti-abortion message. "An ad that uses sports to divide rather than to unite has no [...]

New York Jets coach Rex Ryan says five assistant coaches will not be back with the team next season, including assistant quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo. Ryan said Monday that the contracts of DeFilippo, assistant defensive backs coach Doug Plank, special teams assistant Kevin O'Dea, pass rush specialist Chuck Smith and defensive quality control coach Brian [...]

Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is going to his third Pro Bowl, while Dallas cornerback Mike Jenkins will go for the first time. The Cowboys announced Monday that Romo and Jenkins had been added to the NFC roster as injury replacements. Dallas has seven players going to Sunday's game in Miami. Romo replaces Minnesota's Brett Favre, [...]

Brett Favre isn't the only star player who could retire from the Minnesota Vikings. Defensive tackle Pat Williams said Monday he's "50-50" on whether he'll return for the final year of his contract. At 37, Williams is the second-oldest player on the team behind the 40-year-old Favre.
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The Indianapolis Colts are about to use the same Super Bowl game plan they used three years ago. They'll stay at the same hotel, practice at the same facility and follow virtually the same routine, hoping to deliver the same result: A victory. All season the Colts have said winning the Super Bowl was their [...]