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Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

The Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday agreed to terms with running back LeSean McCoy on a five-year contract extension that runs through 2017.

Receiver Wes Welker says talks with Patriots have 'gotten worse.'

New York City police have decided not to bring charges against Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall for a melee at a NYC nightclub in March, according to Marshall's attorney, Harvey Steinberg.

Hours after Ed Reed said he was "not 100 percent committed right now to playing this year" in an interview with SiriusXM NFL Radio, the Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl safety changed his tune.

We have been having some fun this week at SB Nation, walking through the ins and outs of the promotion-and-relegation system of world soccer and why it would or wouldn't work for college football. My contribution: a rough, seven-year, four-tiered simulation that encompasses the FBS ranks and a good portion of FCS. The result: Akron falls really far, Howard Schnellenberger adds "SEC coach" to his resume, and the Pac-12 is suddenly the deepest conference in the country.

Anyway, it's a fun way to kill some time, even though the top conferences would obviously never agree to such a thing.

Do commissioners actually have to turn over things like "proof" and "evidence" in the court of law these days? Looks like we're about to find out!

"It is certainly the case that in court, Jonathan will have a right to see whatever it is that Commissioner Goodell has been hiding from us and what Commissioner Goodell contends gave him a basis to make these false allegations," Ginsberg said. "We will have a fair and neutral judge to preside over the dispute rather than contending with the executioner also being the person making the final decision."

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Whatever happened to the UFL, anyway? Special guest appearance by Mike Tanier!

Ndamukong Suh's upcoming reality dating show has Mike Tanier wondering where all the NFL's eligible, non-crazy bachelors have gone. Plus, the Arizona Cardinals' all-time best running backs.

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The New York Giants are our example for what the new Strategic Tendencies tables will look like in Football Outsiders Almanac 2012, including information on performance by personnel on offense and defense. (Click to read more.)

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Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys knew Morris Claiborne would require time to heal after pre-draft surgery on his left wrist. The expectation all...

Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt told sports radio talk show host Jim Rome that he doesn’t know who his starting quarterback will be, and he’s as...

Police in New York City will not bring charges against Brandon Marshall for the melee at New York nightclub in March, attorney Harvey Steinberg told...

Saints quarterback Drew Brees' remarks to WWL-AM radio Wednesday, in which he said he is frustrated with the process in getting signed to a long-term...

Add the Minnesota Vikings to the list of NFL teams that won't be appearing on HBO's "Hard Knocks" during training camp this summer. An NFL source...

Nate Washington expects OC Chris Palmer to install a more wide-open, "explosive" offense this season.

Travis Goethel is standing in as the Raiders' middle linebacker while Rolando McClain attends to legal woes.

Coach Ken Whisenhunt indicated that the quarterback competition between Kevin Kolb and John Skelton will "start out as even as it possibly can."

New York City police will not bring charges against Brandon Marshall for his role in an early March nightclub brawl, according to attorney Harvey Steinberg.

Eagles signed LeSean McCoy to a five-year, $45 million extension, including $20.765 million guaranteed.

Perhaps the Facebook IPO news will help lessen the blow, but the NFL headlines today can?t be pleasing to the folks at the 280 Park Avenue headquarters. With the New Orleans Saints scandal, the continual attention of the poor health of its retired players and Junior Seau's suicide, here?s guessing that the NFL can?t wait for the end of this offseason.

The NFL never sleeps. Need proof? Here?s the latest on this week?s hottest buzz.   Roll out the Red Carpet for?Chase Daniel? That?s right. Due to the stagnant, swampy movements of contract talks between the New Orleans Saints and franchise quarterback Drew Brees , Chase Daniel is penciled in as the starter entering camp. Adam Schefter spoke on SportsCenter as recently as Tuesday, May 15, saying ...

Former Ohio State linebacker Andrew Sweat has a real shot at the NFL, if he wants it. But Sweat won't risk head trauma by living out the dream of millions of kids across America -- and he used Twitter to confirm his decision not to chase an NFL contract.

Facing criticism that the NFL hasn't shown any evidence in the Saints bounty program investigation, the league might make some public, though it'll be careful to mask the identity of its sources.

Under the ownership of the NFL, the Regional Combines are now a more viable option for some players.

The suspended linebacker Jonathan Vilma is seeking an unspecified amount of damages in a defamation lawsuit against N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Tony Sparano, the Jets? new offensive coordinator, has simplified the playbook but turned up the volume.

The players? union is disputing whether Commissioner Roger Goodell has the authority to discipline the players implicated in the scandal.

At the orphanage his father founded as part of his missionary work in the Philippines, the children still toss around a football Tim Tebow left for them.

No one is an underachiever at rookie camps, where the air is full of imaginary interceptions and punts never fall to earth.