Provides the latest RSS feeds for NFL News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Cincinnati Sun.com http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/cat/8b92a8b758b50c5e/ en-us Sun, 26 May 2013 04:19:03 -0400 Sun, 26 May 2013 04:19:03 -0400 30 Kyle Love are trying to catch on in Jacksonville.The Jaguars claimed both defensive linemen off waivers last week, giving them a fresh start with a rebuilding team that desperately wants to improve its pass rush.It remains to be seen whether they will fit in coach Gus Bradley's defense. But the Jaguars regard the claims as low-risk moves that could pay dividends for a team that failed to ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214770728/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 20:55:23 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214770728/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e NEW ORLEANS -- Even as Sean Payton tried to make the best of his one-season bounty banishment from the NFL by spending time with his children, getting in shape and playing golf, he often compared his punishment to prison time.He missed his work that much, his players say, adding that his return has infused Saints headquarters with a fresh intensity leading up to Tuesday's opening of ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214770727/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 20:55:23 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214770727/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e The NFLPA will investigate whether Jay-Z was involved in recruiting Geno Smith to hire Roc Nation’s Kim Miale. (Al Pereira/Getty Images) The NFLPA will look in to the extent to which Jay-Z was involved in recruiting Geno Smith to sign Roc Nation’s Kim Miale. According to Albert Breer of NFL Network, ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214769630/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 20:04:57 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214769630/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Oakland Raiders fans when he makes a free agent visit to the team's facilities on Tuesday.A few of his potential teammates in Oakland will give him a warm reception as well.Woodson spent his first eight NFL seasons with the Raiders after being selected with the fourth overall pick in 1998. He signed with Green Bay following the 2005 season and helped the Packers win a Super Bowl title five ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214769632/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 19:43:36 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214769632/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Tampa Bay Buccaneers .The fifth-year pro entering the final season of his contract said Monday that he still considers the Bucs his team to guide to the playoffs, despite the club's decision to draft another young quarterback to potentially take his place.Just importantly, coach Greg Schiano reiterated Freeman is his starter before making another attempt to dispel what he said is a ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214769631/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 19:43:36 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214769631/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Seattle Seahawks started organized team activities on Monday with very little talk about anything that took place on the field.That was understandable considering the recent news about suspensions and arrests."It's a very important opportunity for us to go ahead and figure it out and to help these guys so they can get what they deserve," Carroll said. "Unfortunately you go ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214765083/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 19:01:31 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214765083/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Calvin Johnson is downplaying whatever was wrong with his fingers last year.And with good reason, perhaps -- he was still healthy enough to catch 122 passes for an NFL-record 1,964 yards last season.Johnson met with reporters Monday and was coy when asked how badly his fingers were hurt. Were they broken?"I had a couple injuries to them, yeah," Johnson said. "Nothing that's ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214764364/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 17:36:54 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214764364/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Houston Texans ' first spring workout on Monday as he recovers from hip surgery in Colorado.Coach Gary Kubiak said Reed is "doing really well."The nine-time Pro Bowler signed a three-year contract in free agency and will miss organized team activities."The expectations are for him to leave Colorado sometime this week," Kubiak said. "But it's going ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214764365/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 17:36:53 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214764365/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Vince Williams to a four-year contract.Terms were not disclosed. Pittsburgh selected Williams with the 206th overall pick, the team's second pick of the sixth round.The 23-year-old Williams recorded 140 tackles with three sacks during his junior and senior seasons at Florida State and was an All-ACC honorable mention selection last fall. He is expected to compete for a backup position ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214764367/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 17:36:52 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214764367/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Manti Te'o off-limits to the media -- for now.The star linebacker was barred from speaking with reporters at the Chargers' second open session of organized team activities.That doesn't mean Te'o isn't out and about.Maxim confirmed Monday that Te'o attended a party last week in Hollywood after the magazine included his fake girlfriend on its list of the world's ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214764068/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 16:54:32 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214764068/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Seattle Seahawks have reach agreement on a multi-year contract just as organized team activities begin.Michael, the Seahawks top pick in April's draft out of Texas A&M, signed with the club on Monday. Terms of his contract were not released. The Seahawks also re-signed tight end Darren Fells, who they originally signed on March 6, but released on May 8.Seattle released long ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214763798/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 16:11:09 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214763798/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Mario Williams refused to be labeled as someone who was emotionally unstable in dismissing questions about his mental state raised by a series of text messages from his former fiancee.In his first opportunity to respond to a transcript of a text conversation released by Erin Marzouki's attorney last week, Williams, a defensive end for ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214763215/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 14:43:45 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214763215/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e BOSTON -- Where the Super Bowl will celebrate a half-century of existence will be decided this week by NFL owners.They have two choices for the 50th anniversary game in 2016: the San Francisco Bay Area and South Florida.The 49ers' new stadium is being built and is scheduled to open for the 2014 season. With the NFL showing a penchant for bringing is championship game to new venues -- Dallas ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214762843/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 13:59:42 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214762843/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e arrived to town via trade with the San Francisco 49ers. From the moment he was introduced by Chiefs general manager John Dorsey and head coach Andy Reid as the team's new QB, Smith admitted that Kansas City was the place he wanted to be, excited for the challenge of turning this franchise around. "I'm ready for this," Smith said in March. "I feel like because of what ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214761634/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 12:40:49 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214761634/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Chad Johnson has been arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada.Johnson was jailed Monday morning by a Broward County judge and later released after posting $1,000 bail. Another hearing was set for June 3. An arrest warrant was issued earlier this month when Johnson failed to meet his probation officer.The ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214761233/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 11:10:12 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214761233/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Robert Woods could start focusing on the next step of his career: Earning a regular role among the team's young group of receivers."I feel very fortunate and blessed, but I've still got to play football," Woods said. "I'm just trying to contribute to this team. (The contract) is my agent's work. My job is to play football."The four-year contract was agreed ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214760698/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 10:11:06 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214760698/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Brett Favre’s text message case is now settled, according a NYC lawyer. (Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) A lawyer for two massage therapists who sued former NFL quarterback Brett Favre over explicit text messages says the case has been ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214754864/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Sat, 25 May 2013 02:37:54 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214754864/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Ronde Barber's record-breaking 200th consecutive start to open the 2012 NFL season was one of the moments recognized during the Tampa Bay Sports Commission's annual Sneaker Soiree ... http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214751958/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e Fri, 24 May 2013 22:14:49 -0400 http://www.cincinnatisun.com/index.php/sid/214751958/scat/8b92a8b758b50c5e