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The Associated Press
May 25, 2012 -- 1:21 PM
Akiem Hicks

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Akiem Hicks looks the part of an NFL defensive tackle, even if his resume does not stack up against those of most players selected in the first half of the NFL draft.

The closest the 6-foot-5, 324-pound Hicks came to playing

The Associated Press
May 24, 2012 -- 10:47 PM
Sean Spence

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sean Spence walked toward his locker during his first day as a Pittsburgh Steeler last month, saw the number hanging from the hook and couldn't quite believe it.

Did the Steelers really give him No. 51, the same number worn by

The Associated Press
May 24, 2012 -- 8:05 PM
Cam Newton, DeAngelo Williams, Jonathan Stewart

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — As Cam Newton galloped on to the practice field flashing that contagious smile, his teammates fell in line behind him for the start of drills.

Their leader had arrived.

The multi-talented quarterback who took the NFL by

The Associated Press
May 24, 2012 -- 7:25 PM
Kellen Winslow

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Kellen Winslow is ready to prove he still has something left for the Seattle Seahawks.

Winslow was excited to join his new team and eager to make an impact. Seattle hopes Winslow can help boost the production from a position

The Associated Press
May 24, 2012 -- 6:34 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nate Washington jokes that Titans offensive coordinator Chris Palmer has been busy in the "lab" scheming up new ways for Tennessee to attack on offense. Well, what's new actually is something a bit old school.

Just call it a

The Associated Press
May 24, 2012 -- 6:20 PM

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals signed free-agent linebacker Quentin Groves on Thursday and released wide receiver Marc Wilson.

Terms of Groves' deal weren't disclosed.

The 6-foot-3, 265-pound Groves spent the past two seasons with

The Associated Press
May 24, 2012 -- 6:07 PM
Joe Vitt

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The all-out blitzing the Saints unleashed during recent seasons appears to be a thing of the past under new defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.

Saints free safety Malcolm Jenkins is lining up closer to the line of scrimmage

The Associated Press
May 24, 2012 -- 6:00 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The NFL and its referees' union have agreed to federal mediation.

George Cohen, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, will conduct the talks between the on-field officials and the league. Cohen also mediated

The Associated Press
May 24, 2012 -- 5:51 PM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The $1 billion public-private plan to build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings took one of its final steps toward reality Thursday, as a slim majority of the Minneapolis City Council voted in favor of a sales tax shift to help pay

The Associated Press
May 24, 2012 -- 4:03 PM

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff is expected to be sidelined until training camp after having surgery on his left leg.

Westhoff, a bone cancer survivor, was in Indianapolis recently visiting his son

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