With training camps set to open in another month, NFL owners and players will resume negotiations next week, hoping to build on recent talks, two people familiar with the discussions told The Associated Press on Friday.
Round 4 of the "secret" negotiations is over. Round 5 is coming soon _ perhaps to a suburban locale near you.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will spend the weekend preparing for the next set of negotiations, energized by this week's secret talks that he believes show both sides are committed to ending the labor dispute.
Carolina Panthers linebacker Jon Beason has won a civil trial brought by a man who claims the three-time Pro Bowl pick punched him in the face at a Charlotte strip club.
Cam Newton says he's can't worry about the NFL lockout putting him behind the learning curve in his pro career.
One fourth-round draft pick won't be ready to run until August. Another wasn't ready to talk to his new team because he was in the middle of his graduation ceremony.
One fourth-round draft pick won't be ready to run until August. Another wasn't ready to talk to his new team because he was in the middle of his graduation ceremony.
One fourth-round draft pick won't be ready to run until August. Another wasn't ready to talk to his new team because he was in the middle of graduation.
Cam Newton's selection as the No. 1 pick turned out to be one of the few predictable elements of this most unusual NFL draft.