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Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff remains hopeful that tight end Tony Gonzalez will return next season rather than retire. Gonzalez said late in the season he was 95 percent sure he would retire. He even moved that figure up to 97 percent after the Falcons won a playoff game...

Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman says the team has "no intent" of trading wide receiver Percy Harvin. Spielman refused Friday to comment specifically on contracts. He said team officials, as always, will meet next week at the NFL scouting combine with the agents for every player. He declined to...

The Green Bay Packers will release veteran defensive back Charles Woodson, a source familiar with the situation has told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Carl Poston, the agent for Woodson, first told NFL.com that the club would be releasing his client. "They're getting ready to release him. It's part of the...

If Cliff Avril remains with the Detroit Lions for next season, it doesn't appear it will come at a hometown discount. The Lions used their franchise tender on the defensive end last offseason but couldn't agree to a long-term contract, setting up the defensive end to test the free-agent market...

One day after coach Jason Garrett wouldn't say if he was going to continue calling the offensive plays, offensive line coach Bill Callahan repeated that stance on Thursday. In a news conference introducing the Dallas Cowboys coaches for the 2013 season, Callahan downplayed any potential changes within the structure of...

Although it is only a little more than a month since Robert Griffin III underwent reconstructive knee surgery, Washington Redskins officials are encouraged enough with his recovery to believe he has a legitimate chance to start in the 2013 opener, according to team and league sources. Griffin recently returned to...

It took significantly longer than five minutes, but Rob Ryan has officially landed back on his feet. The New Orleans Saints said Saturday they had hired the former Dallas Cowboys assistant coach as their new defensive coordinator, hoping he can help overhaul a unit that was historically bad last...

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin said he will retire if he is released by the team in a salary-cap move. "I won't play in another uniform," Boldin said in an interview Friday on NBC Sports Radio. "We have a saying, once a Raven, always a Raven, and I'll always...

Minnesota Vikings tailback Adrian Peterson had surgery Thursday to repair a sports hernia, the team announced. It's not clear when the injury occurred during Peterson's MVP season, which also included participation in the Pro Bowl. But the Vikings began listing Peterson on their injury report with an "abdomen" injury before...

Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said he's "optimistic" that the team will get a long-term deal done with quarterback Joe Flacco. The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player is not under contract for next season. Newsome said the sides were "very close" to a deal before the season began, but...

The NFL has reinstated Gregg Williams after suspending him for his role in the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal, and the Tennessee Titans have added him to their coaching staff. The NFL ended Williams' indefinite suspension Thursday and approved the Titans' contract with Williams. Tennessee also announced in the same...

The agent for Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco said Tuesday he thinks his client should be the highest paid at the position in the NFL. Agent Joe Linta, when asked in an interview with CNBC whether Flacco should be the highest-paid quarterback, simply responded, "Yes." Flacco, 28, is younger than...