Football News

AP source: Chiefs sign QB Cassel to long-term deal
AP – 2 hrs 25 mins ago

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A person close to the negotiations says the Kansas City Chiefs have signed quarterback Matt Cassel to a multiyear deal.
Other leagues support NFL in 2 Vikings' case
AP – 2 hrs 41 mins ago

MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. Olympic officials, Major League Baseball and other professional sports organizations are getting into the NFL's fight with two Minnesota Vikings linemen who were suspended for violating the league's anti-doping policy.
NFL players to make union's case on Capitol Hill
AP – 1 hr 30 mins ago

WASHINGTON - As NFL owners and players resume talks on a new collective bargaining agreement, the new union chief and 20 current and retired players plan to meet with members of Congress Wednesday in hopes of building political support to head off a lockout.
Ravens WR Mason tells Web site he's retiring
AP – Mon Jul 13, 9:12 pm ET

BALTIMORE - Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason told a sports Web site on Monday he's retiring from the NFL.
Griese released by Buccaneers
Reuters – Mon Jul 13, 9:05 pm ET

MIAMI (Reuters) - Veteran quarterback Brian Griese has been released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the NFL team said on its website (http://www.buccaneers.com ) on Monday.
Jets release veteran TE Franks
AP – Mon Jul 13, 8:44 pm ET

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - The New York Jets have released veteran tight end Bubba Franks.
NFL strikes IMG deal to sell international TV rights
Reuters – Mon Jul 13, 2:26 pm ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League said on Monday it has signed up IMG Worldwide, the sports and media company, as the agent to license select television rights in certain international markets.
Slain ex-QB McNair mourned as a 'hero,' 'legend'
AP – Sat Jul 11, 11:22 pm ET

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Titans quarterback Vince Young didn't expect to speak Saturday during his mentor's funeral. He wound up summing up the emotional day with just a few words.
Mass. man sees debt to Brady repaid by stranger
AP – Sat Jul 11, 5:38 pm ET

BOSTON - A convicted bank robber who says he had to panhandle to repay a debt to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has had his debt erased by a local businessman.
Seemingly indestructible QB's death hard to accept
AP – Sat Jul 11, 3:59 pm ET

MOUNT OLIVE, Miss. - The shocking news spread first via text and cell phone messages on the Fourth of July holiday.
Thousands expected at McNair funeral in Miss.
AP – Sat Jul 11, 10:55 am ET

MOUNT OLIVE, Miss. - A capacity crowd of 8,000 was expected Saturday at the funeral for former NFL quarterback Steve McNair on the University of Southern Mississippi campus.
Family, friends mourn McNair's girlfriend Kazemi
AP – Fri Jul 10, 3:14 pm ET

ORANGE PARK, Fla. - The woman who killed Steve McNair before turning the gun on herself was buried Friday in Florida in a private ceremony with about 30 friends and family members.
Chargers RB from Philly wounded in shooting
AP – Fri Jul 10, 3:00 pm ET

CHELTENHAM, Pa. - San Diego Chargers rookie running back Curtis Brinkley was hospitalized in stable condition Friday after being shot at a suburban Philadelphia intersection, authorities said.
OH man makes plea in shooting of ex-Colts player
AP – Fri Jul 10, 1:22 pm ET

CLEVELAND - A man in Ohio has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder 27 years after he fired a gunshot that investigators say caused a former NFL player's kidney-infection death this year.
Browns WR Stallworth released from Miami jail
AP – Fri Jul 10, 8:30 am ET

MIAMI - Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth has been released from a Miami jail after serving 24 days for DUI manslaughter.
McNair's girlfriend distraught over love and money
AP – Fri Jul 10, 6:25 am ET

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - At just 19 years old, Sahel Kazemi thought she had it all: She was dating former NFL star Steve McNair, partying in VIP rooms and vacationing in Las Vegas.
Coach, teammates remember slain ex-NFL QB McNair
AP – Fri Jul 10, 2:01 am ET

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Steve McNair's pastor and close friend cautioned against judging the ex-NFL quarterback Thursday, reminding people who gathered for his memorial not to cast the first stone when talking about his life off the field.