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Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Daniel Ross was arrested Wednesday morning on gun and drug charges, KRLD’s Austin York reports.

Vonn Bell’s forced fumble and two recoveries helped the Saints stifle a Dallas offense that had rolled through its first three games, and Wil Lutz kicked four field goals to lift New Orleans to a 12-10 victory over the Cowboys on Sunday night.

Former Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent was tased and arrested by police in Coppell Sunday, police say.

By the time NFL players reach their third and fourth years in the league, the vast majority are struggling just to hang on because of injuries or younger, faster and often cheaper rookies out for their jobs. In 2006 and 2011, the players union and the NFL tried to do something about that, adopting salary and bookkeeping rules with the...

The daughter of Chargers defensive lineman Brandon Mebane was remembered before Los Angeles’ playoff game against the New England Patriots. The Patriots asked fans to stand and observe a moment of silence for Makenna Mebane, who died on Jan. 3 at the age of 7 weeks. She was born with a rare genetic condition known as Trisomy 13 that causes...

The Goodyear Blimp, which has become a staple at major sports events for more than 60 years, is being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as an honorary member — the first nonplayer or coach to be inducted.

One of the top football players in the country, defensive lineman Omar Speights, abruptly left Northeast High School in Philadelphia this week to live in Oregon because his mother feared the violence in the city, his coach said Saturday.

Four men are facing murder and kidnapping charges for a killing authorities say is linked to the murder of a former Green Bay Packers defensive lineman.

It may have been his last game in New England, and Matt Patricia wasn’t ready for it to end. The Patriots defensive coordinator went back onto the field long after the AFC championship was over and the team had advanced to the Super Bowl for the sixth time in his tenure.

The Eagles are playing some of their best football heading into Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup with the Patriots. One thing Philadelphia can’t contend with is New England’s huge experience advantage in the big game. On the 53-man active roster the Patriots brought to Minnesota, 32 players have a combined 60 games of Super Bowl experience.

The Chicago Bears have placed the transition tag on veteran defensive back Kyle Fuller, giving them a chance to match any offer he might receive in free agency.

Blake Bortles never had a game like this. Not in college. Not in high school. Not in peewee football. Not even in the backyard against family and friends. Bortles put together one decent drive all day, doing as much with his legs as his arm, and the defensive-minded Jacksonville Jaguars eked out an ugly and sometimes unwatchable 10-3 victory against...

The Chicago Bears are going to look a bit healthier this week, as Kyle Long and Prince Amukamara were both removed from the team’s injury report Friday.

The Chicago Bears are getting healthier by the day, and they are looking to have three starters rejoin the fold for this week’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Chicago Bears could be short-handed in their secondary for their season opener on Sunday, as cornerback Prince Amukamara didn’t practice on Thursday.

A South Carolina couple is looking for some bigger baby clothes after their son was born at a whopping 14.4 pounds. WLTX-TV reports that Colin Austin Keisler was born by cesarean section at a hospital in Lexington. The baby is healthy, but his mother, Cindy Richmond, says they had to send her mother home for some bigger clothes because Colin...

The Chicago Bears’ first-round draft pick is, as he says, “a very simple person.”

The Chicago Bears’ first-round draft pick landed in Chicago Friday and it appears he quickly scooped up some newspapers with front pages about his selection.

While many people were still in shock at the Chicago Bears’ unexpected trade with the San Francisco 49ers during the first round of the NFL Draft, it appears the 49ers were focused on making jokes.

The Chicago Bears, after trading up to the second spot in the draft, have selected Mitchell Trubisky, a quarterback out of the University of North Carolina.