Former Vikings LB Ben Leber says the idea that Brett Favre played his final season in Minnesota mostly for the money leaves a bad taste in his mouth.

James Laurinaitis has been an ironman in the middle of the Rams' defense the past three seasons. This year, the pieces are in place for Laurinaitis to make the next step in becoming a Pro Bowler.

The Browns, Jets and Packers each received four more draft picks as a total of 32 compensatory choices in the 2011 NFL Draft were awarded to 15 different teams.

The big-money free agents are gone but there's still plenty of talent available. Pat Kirwan examines what's still on the market and who could be a potential steal.

Lawyers for the NFL and its players met before a three-judge panel Friday at the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, with the judges considering the league's appeal of an injunction lifting the nearly three-month lockout.

The parties finished a three-day labor summit Thursday, leaving 'Boys owner Jerry Jones to say, "We're trying."

Let's talk about it: NFL, players resume mediation

NFL owners and their locked-out players have resumed court-ordered mediation. Commissioner Roger Goodell, executive vice president Jeff Pash and team owners Mike Brown, John Mara, Jerry Richardson and Art Rooney II arrived at the federal courthouse in Minneapolis on Monday morning along with legal counsel.

NFL players ask for $707M in damages in TV dispute

Teams still are operating under "lockout rules," but players will be permitted back into facilities.