Zach Mettenberger wouldn't have been allowed to participate under the new rule as he pled guilty to misdemeanor sexual battery in 2010.
May 2016 - Football Wiretap
NFL Not Allowing Players With Violent Convictions At Combine
Marshawn Lynch Retires At Age Of 29
The agent for Marshawn Lynch confirmed he will retire from the NFL at the age of 29.
Saints Cut Jahri Evans
The Saints will save $3.1 million against the cap by releasing Jahri Evans, who is considered one of the best players in franchise history.
Super Bowl 50 Draws 111.9M Viewers, Down From Super Bowl 49
Six of the past seven Super Bowls until this one had set a viewership record.
Riley Cooper Released By Eagles
Riley Cooper caught 21 balls for 327 yards and two touchdowns in 2015.
LeSean McCoy Involved In Assault Of Off-Duty Officers
LeSean McCoy and Curtis Brinkley reportedly assaulted two off-duty police officers in Philadelphia in a Sunday morning incident.
Budweiser Didn't Pay Peyton Manning For Postgame Plug
Budweiser spent an estimated $15 million on three Super Bowl ads this year.
Patriots, Panthers Have Best 2016 Super Bowl Odds (All Teams Listed)
The Broncos have the ninth best odds at 18-1.
Peyton Manning Won't Rush Retirement Decision
Peyton Manning battled a left foot injury and missed seven starts before getting his job back in Week 17.
Marshawn Lynch Telling Friends He'll Retire
Marshawn Lynch turns 30 in April and was limited to just 111 carries and 417 yards in the regular season due to a hamstring injury.
Peyton Manning Nearly In Tears Addressing Broncos
Peyton Manning didn't say whether the game would be his last in the NFL.
Sam Bradford Unlikely To Receive Franchise Tag From Eagles
While the Eagles are not expected to use the franchise tag upon Sam Bradford, they do have interest in re-signing him.
Eagles Interested In Reacquiring Nick Foles
Doug Pederson was with the Eagles when they drafted Nick Foles and he's interested in reacquiring him.
Cam Newton Nearly Unanimous As NFL MVP
Cam Newton received 48 votes while Tom Brady and Carson Palmer each received one vote.
Ron Rivera Named Coach Of The Year
Ron Rivera has been named Coach of the Year for the second time in three seasons.
Cam Newton Wins Offensive Player Of The Year
Cam Newton had 35 passing touchdowns and an additional 10 rushing while throwing for 3,847 yards.
Favre, Pace, DeBartolo Headline 2016 Hall Of Fame Class
Tony Dungy, Kevin Greene, Marvin Harrison, Ken Stabler and Dick Stanfel will join Brett Favre, Orlando Pace and Eddie DeBartolo Jr.
J.J. Watt Named Defensive Player Of The Year
J.J. Watt joined Lawrence Taylor as the only players to win the award three times.
Marcus Peters Named Defensive Rookie Of The Year
Marcus Peters emerged as a lockdown cornerback for the Chiefs.
Todd Gurley Named Offensive Rookie Of The Year
Todd Gurley finished his rookie season with 1,106 yards in 13 games.
Tony Romo Comfortable With Cowboys Adding QB In Offseason
The Cowboys may draft a quarterback with their first round pick as Romo nears the end of his career.
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Roger Goodell Would Love to Have Hypothetical Son Play Football
Roger Goodell has twin daughters who are teenagers.
NFL To Review Concussion Protocol In Offseason
Case Keenum was not removed from a game this past season despite clearly being disoriented after being knocked to the ground.
DeMarco Murray, Eagles Headed Toward Stare-Down
A pre-June 1 cut of DeMarco Murray would hand the Eagles a $13-million salary-cap charge.
Peyton Manning's Legal Team Hired Private Investigator On PED Source
Peyton Manning's legal team hired private investigators to visit the source of a report that he and other athletes obtained performance enhancing drugs.
Johnny Manziel Allegedly Struck Ex-Girlfriend Multiple Times
Colleen Crowley told Fort Worth Police that Johnny Manziel struck her several times and seemed to be on drugs.
Signs Of CTE Identified For First Time In Living Ex-NFL Player
Fred McNeill had CTE and signs of the disease were identified while he was still alive.
Irsay Asks Peyton Manning To Retire With Colts
Peyton Manning left the Colts in 2012 to join the Broncos.
Marshall Wants Jets To Re-Sign Ryan Fitzpatrick, Not Pursue Kap
Brandon Marshall would prefer the Jets to re-sign Ryan Fitzpatrick rather than pursue Colin Kaepernick.
NYT Compares NFL's Offices To Megachurch Marrying ESPN, Scientology
Mark Leibovich "was always struck by the thick propaganda" of the NFL's office during his visits.
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