The NFL attempted to remove revenues from the pool of money shared by the owners and the players in the form of "waived gate".

Arbitrator Stephen Burbank issued a short and clear ruling find that the league improperly had treated “waived gate” revenue as stadium credit, necessarily reducing the salary cap by funneling cash away from it.

Some teams that intended to make stadium renovations or upgrades unilaterally began to remove amounts from general admission tickets sales, dubbing the amounts “Incremental Gate VTS.” 

Randy Gregory has received a four-game suspension for a failed drug test.

This is a setback for the linebacker after mixed results in his rookie year. He missed four games to injury and wasn't too productive (11 tackles, no sacks) as a part-time player with the Dallas Cowboys. But he also didn't look out of place as a pro, quietly racking up six hits and 15 hurries according to Pro Football Focus in only 250 snaps.

TMZ paid $100,000 for the video of Ray Rice knocking out Janay Palmer in the elevator of an Atlantic City casino.

A surveillance officer who was monitoring the video footage at the casino recorded the infamous incident on his cell phone, and then called TMZ. He left a message on their tip line.

TMZ paid $15,000 for footage of Rice dragging Palmer's body out of the elevator.

The NFL claimed they were unable to obtain the footage.

Colleen Crowley told Fort Worth Police that Johnny Manziel struck her several times and seemed to be on drugs.

Police were called to investigate the incident last week.

Crowley has also asked for an order of protection from Manziel.

Crowley jumped out of a car to avoid Manziel but he followed her as she attempted to hid in nearby bushes.

“He grabbed me by my hair and threw me back into the car and got back in himself,” Crowley reportedly told police. “He hit me with his open hand on my left ear for jumping out of the car. I realized immediately that I could not hear out of that ear, and I still cannot today, two days later.”

Crowley told police she feared Manziel had been on drugs and that he’d threatened “to kill us both.”

Manziel will be released by the Cleveland Browns in March when the 2016 NFL calendar year begins.

Manziel pressed her head against a window in October and the NFL investigated and did not discipline him.

Dr. Bennett Omalu has identified signs of CTE for the first time in someone while they're still alive.

Fred McNeill had CTE and signs of the disease were identified while he was still alive.

McNeill is the first ex-NFL player in the study to have died.

Tony Dorsett and Joe DeLamielleure are also in the study.

Many scientists attribute CTE to repetitive brain injuries and consider it a cause of memory loss, dementia and depression. 

The New York Times also reported on Thursday that Hall of Fame safety Willie Wood, who is 79, has no memory of playing Super Bowl I and is suffering from dementia. 

The NFL claims to have found no issues with the inflation of footballs while checking at various games during the 2015 season.

“It wasn’t a research study. They simply were spot checks. There were no violations this year. We’re pleased that we haven’t had any violations and we continue the work, obviously, to consistently and importantly enforce the integrity of the game and the rules that are designed to protect it,” Goodell said.

Some scientists have come forward to say that the low PSI measurements on the footballs used by the Patriots in last year’s AFC Championship Game could have simply been a result of the footballs being used during a game played in cold weather. 

The NFL will continue to pursue their appeal of their four-game suspension for Tom Brady.

“I have great admiration for Tom,” Goodell said. “I know him personally. Obviously I respect his playing ability – he’s an extraordinary player – a sure Hall of Famer and I have nothing but admiration for him. But I have to make sure that we continue to do the things that are necessary to protect the integrity of the game and I will do that without compromise.”