BALTIMORE- Star Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis told ESPN that an NFL lockout will lead to an increase in crime because of the free time NFL players are given along with the large amount of people who depend on them. ESPN reports: “Do this research if we don’t have a season — watch how much […]

MARCO ISLAND, Florida — NFL players and their leadership tried to make a few things perfectly clear Friday: They consider the letter Commissioner Roger Goodell sent them a day earlier an attempt to create “dissension.” They refute the league’s contention that the union walked away from negotiations. They dispute the owners’ depiction of their last-minute […]

The NFL and the Players Association agreed to a seven-day extension of the collective bargaining agreement negotiations, giving fans hope that a season lockout may still be avoided.

New York — The NFL and its Players Union are so far apart on negotiations that they are on the verge of a 2011-2012 season lockout. The work stoppage would be the first since 1987 if no deal is reached by the end of the collective bargaining agreement on Friday. The main issue is how […]