After 22 NFL seasons, Jeff Feagles still had the desire and passion to play. His body didn't. The 44-year-old New York Giant announced his retirement on Friday after a league-record 352 consecutive games. The decision was made a little less than two weeks ago while he ate breakfast with his wife, Michelle.
Wide receiver Hines Ward said quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's six-game suspension is disappointing but justified, and it could leave the Pittsburgh Steelers in a precarious position when the season begins. Because the Steelers already know Roethlisberger can't return until October, Ward said it's a cause for concern on a team that considers itself of Super Bowl quality despite missing...
Tim Tebow is accustomed to living under the media microscope. Now, his every move on the football field is being scrutinized by the Denver Broncos. A team videographer was at his feet Friday when Tebow took snaps and threw passes as the three-day minicamp for rookies got under way. "Oh, it's great because we can go back and watch it," said the ever-excitable Tebow following the...
The owner of the Miami Dolphins says the team will "make improvements" to its player interviewing practices, responding to the fallout from general manager Jeff Ireland asking former Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant whether his mother was ever a prostitute. In a short statement Friday afternoon, owner Stephen Ross said Ireland "is well deserving of my continued confidence"...
The Chicago Bears have hired former Seattle Seahawks president and general manager Tim Ruskell as their director of player personnel. Ruskell presided over Seattle's only Super Bowl appearance. He also let Pro Bowl blocker Steve Hutchinson leave in free agency after he gave him a transition tag instead of the more restrictive franchise label for 2006.
New York Jets running back Joe McKnight, the team's fourth-round draft pick, has had a rough first rookie minicamp practice. He dropped a few passes, vomited on the field and had both calves cramp up. McKnight, drafted out of Southern California, acknowledged nerves got the best of him early Friday, but felt better as the practice went along.
Restricted free agent defensive end Mark Anderson has signed his one-year tender offer from the Chicago Bears. Anderson has 130 tackles and 21.5 sacks in four years but has struggled since an eye-opening rookie season in 2006. He had 12 sacks that year, the most by a Bears rookie and the most by a Chicago player since Richard Dent's 13.5 in 1993, while helping Chicago reach the Super Bowl.
The New England Patriots have signed eight undrafted rookie free agents, including an All-American wrestler projected as an offensive lineman. John Wise played one year of college football as a defensive tackle at Western Illinois before transferring to Illinois, where he qualified three times for the NCAA wrestling championships.
The San Diego Chargers have signed kicker Nick Novak to a one-year contract. The move comes as Nate Kaeding rehabs a groin injury sustained in practice prior to the Pro Bowl. Kaeding missed three field goals in San Diego's 17-14 playoff loss to the New York Jets. General manager A.J. Smith didn't return a call seeking comment.
Four-time All-Pro Seattle Seahawks lineman Walter Jones has retired after a 13-year career during which he became a cornerstone of the National Football League team. The 36-year-old Jones, a left tackle, made the announcement in a team news release Thursday. It had been expected for months. Jones hasn't played since November 2008 and has had two knee surgeries in that span.
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