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On the first day of free agency, linebacker Karlos Dansby flew to South Florida and decided to stay. Dansby agreed to a $43 million, five-year deal with the Miami Dolphins on Friday, a person familiar with the negotiations said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Dolphins didn’t announce an agreement.
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Despite a potentially huge price to acquire his services, the Seattle Seahawks are going to take their shot at impressing Denver wide receiver Brandon Marshall. The star Broncos receiver, and restricted free agent, will visit with the Seahawks on Saturday, a team spokesman said on Friday night. ESPN.com first reported Marshall’s visit.
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Anxious all week, Julius Peppers was finally getting some sleep at home in Charlotte when he found out just how serious the Chicago Bears were about acquiring him. The free agent signing period had just begun and his agent called to tell him coach Lovie Smith was in town. Soon, Peppers was meeting him at [...]

Anxious all week, Julius Peppers was finally getting some sleep at home in Charlotte when he found out just how serious the Chicago Bears were about acquiring him. The free agent signing period had just begun and his agent called to tell him coach Lovie Smith was in town. Soon, Peppers was meeting him at [...]

A person familiar with the negotiations said the Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms on a six-year deal Friday with free-agent cornerback Dunta Robinson, who had 13 interceptions in the last six seasons with Houston. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no contract had been signed. Financial terms of the agreement were not immediately [...]

Julius Peppers joined the Chicago Bears in the biggest move by a team that showed it’s intent on contending again after missing the playoffs the past three seasons. The five-time Pro Bowl defensive end and top free agent prize agreed Friday to a six-year deal worth potentially $91.5 million. Agent Carl Carey said a record [...]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is being investigated in an allegation of sexual assault at a Georgia nightclub, police said Friday. Officers said the alleged assault occurred early Friday morning at a nightclub in Milledgeville, about 85 miles southeast of Atlanta. The player owns a home nearby.
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The Baltimore Ravens bolstered their wide receiving corps by obtaining Anquan Boldin from the Arizona Cardinals for two draft picks. Boldin, 29, caught 84 passes for 1,024 yards and two touchdowns last season. He is a welcome addition to a team that set a priority this offseason of getting quarterback Joe Flacco a few high-profile [...]

The New York Jets released running back Thomas Jones, as expected, but didn’t rule out a return of the leader of the NFL’s top rushing offense. The Jets announced earlier in the week they would let Jones go Friday when the league’s free agency period opened, despite his setting career highs by rushing for 1,402 [...]

Julius Peppers is no longer a Carolina Panther. The five-time Pro Bowl defensive end and top free agent prize agreed Friday to a six-year deal with the Chicago Bears, the biggest move on a day the team showed it’s intent on contending again after missing the playoffs the past three seasons. Terms of Peppers’ deal [...]