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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III will start Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. NBC4 D.C. earlier reported the decision. Griffin hasn't played since dislocating his left ankle in Week 2. Griffin was a full participant Wednesday in practice for the first time since injuring his ankle and again took snaps with the...

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Wednesday that Peyton Manning is the best quarterback he has faced in his 40 years coaching in the NFL. "I mean, great, he's obviously a great quarterback," Belichick said. "The best quarterback I've coached against." Belichick's Patriots face Manning's Denver Broncos in a...

The Cleveland Browns have sensed Johnny Manziel's frustration as a backup through seven NFL games because the rookie quarterback is a competitor who's accustomed to producing on the field, coach Mike Pettine said Wednesday. What else has given Pettine that sense? Manziel is "quiet" around the facility. "That's a position that...

The Seattle Seahawks hosted the Marysville-Pilchuck High School football team Tuesday, welcoming the players to their facility just days after a tragic school shooting left three people dead. Marysville-Pilchuck players and coaches arrived at the Seahawks' practice facility in Renton, Washington, as they try to prepare for their playoff game...

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said that, depending on pain tolerance, quarterback Tony Romo will be available to play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals and that his season is not in jeopardy. "We have nothing medically that would prevent him from playing," Jones said on 105.3 The...

Throughout his NFL career Champ Bailey always said there would be a day when he "would look in the mirror, look at the film, and decide it was time to move on." That day has come as the 12-time Pro Bowl selection announced his retirement Tuesday to close a 15-year...

The last-place Buccaneers made a pair of deals prior to Tuesday's trade deadline, sending starting safety Mark Barron to the Rams and reserve linebacker Jonathan Casillas to the Patriots, the teams announced. The Rams parted with two draft picks to acquire Barron, trading fourth- and sixth-round selections to the Buccaneers. The...

IRVING, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones delivered the message that Tony Romo could return to the game, but he did not demand the quarterback play after suffering what has been called a bruised back in Monday's loss to the Washington Redskins. That Jones delivered the...

Colt McCoy did it again. The small-town West Texas kid calmly led a winning drive at the home of the Dallas Cowboys. McCoy's successful return to his home state trumped Tony Romo's dramatic return to the game. McCoy directed Washington to Kai Forbath's 40-yard field goal in overtime and Dallas was...

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was forced from Monday's game against the Washington Redskins after an apparent back injury with 7:50 to play in the third quarter, but the veteran quarterback, known for playing through serious pain, returned with 1:52 left in the fourth quarter to lead an unsuccessful...

The New York Jets have a new starting quarterback -- Michael Vick. In a desperate move to save face in an ugly season, Rex Ryan -- stuck in a seven-game losing streak -- made the expected decision Monday, benching the struggling Geno Smith in favor of the 34-year-old Vick. He...

General manager John Idzik took the blame Monday for the New York Jets' 1-7 start, calling his performance "unsatisfactory." The second-year GM, in an unusual news conference that included a 19-minute opening statement in which he rambled on about everything from the salary cap to his interaction with young fans,...