Police at Patriots tight end's home for 2nd day (Yahoo! Sports)

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- State police returned to the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Wednesday, two days after a body was found about a mile away.

Patriots TE Gronkowski undergoes back surgery (Yahoo! Sports)

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski underwent back surgery on Tuesday, his fourth operation this year.

Tony Gonzalez wins PFWA Good Guy Award (Yahoo! Sports)

ATLANTA (AP) -- Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez has won the 2013 Good Guy Award from the Professional Football Writers of America.

3 more plead guilty in probe of Pilot Flying J (Yahoo! Sports)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Three more employees of the truck stop chain owned by the Cleveland Browns' owner and Tennessee's governor pleaded guilty Tuesday in what authorities call a scheme to cheat trucking firms out of rebates.

Jaguars sign 2nd-, 3rd-round draft picks (Yahoo! Sports)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed their second- and third-round draft picks.

St. Louis CVC pays $2M to Rams for legal fees (Yahoo! Sports)

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission said Tuesday it has paid $2 million to the St. Louis Rams to cover the team's legal fees for the dispute over upgrades to the Edward Jones Dome that resulted in arbitration.

Ex-NFL star Chad Johnson released from jail (Yahoo! Sports)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A contrite Chad Johnson apologized Monday for disrespecting a judge when the former NFL star slapped his attorney on the backside in court last week and was released from jail after only a week instead of 30 days.

Driver says he'll be ready if Packers call (Yahoo! Sports)

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- Donald Driver will be ready to go if the Green Bay Packers call and say they needed his help.

Ga. radio hosts fired; mocked ex-player with ALS (Yahoo! Sports)

ATLANTA (AP) -- The cast of an Atlanta sports radio show has been fired after mocking a former NFL player who has Lou Gehrig's disease, a station official said Monday.

Bengals to star in 'Hard Knocks' for 2nd time (Yahoo! Sports)

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Cincinnati Bengals will star in the training camp documentary show ''Hard Knocks'' for the second time in five NFL seasons.

Police visit home of Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez (Yahoo! Sports)

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- State and local police spent hours at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday night as another group of officers searched an industrial park about a mile away where a body was discovered the day before.

Packers release linebacker Desmond Bishop (Yahoo! Sports)

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- The Green Bay Packers have released linebacker Desmond Bishop.

Titans bulk up line to help defense get stingier (Yahoo! Sports)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tired of being pushed around and run over last season, the Tennessee Titans want to make sure that doesn't happen in 2013.

Football writers honor Colts coach Chuck Pagano (Yahoo! Sports)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Chuck Pagano spent most of last season finding new ways to coach football.

Lions sign TE Matt Veldman, cut TE Dominique Curry (Yahoo! Sports)

DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Lions have signed tight end Matt Veldman and released tight end Dominique Curry.

Scott Pioli joining NBC's Sunday night studio show (Yahoo! Sports)

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Former Kansas City Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli is joining NBC's Sunday night studio show.

Putin says Super Bowl ring was gift (Yahoo! Sports)

LONDON (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is denying insinuations that he stole New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring that's on display in the Kremlin, but says he's ready to buy him another ring as a gift.

AP Sources: WR Cruz signs contract tender (Yahoo! Sports)

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wide receiver Victor Cruz has signed his $2.879 million tender with the New York Giants.

Ga. radio hosts fired; mocked ex-player with ALS (Yahoo! Sports)

ATLANTA (AP) -- A station official says the cast of an Atlanta sports radio show has been fired after mocking a former NFL player who has Lou Gehrig's disease.

After tryout, Jets sign TE Winslow to 1-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)

NEW YORK (AP) -- Kellen Winslow Jr. turned a three-day tryout into another chance at reviving his NFL career.

Bills DE Williams clarifies 'kill' comment (Yahoo! Sports)

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Mario Williams is back-tracking on attributing ''kill'' as a word Buffalo Bills coordinator Mike Pettine has used in describing defensive philosophy with his players.

Bills sign rookie 1st-round draft pick, QB Manuel (Yahoo! Sports)

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- Quarterback EJ Manuel can focus solely on competing for the Buffalo Bills starting job now that the rookie first-round draft pick has his contract out of the way.

3rd suspect in stabbing of Steeler caught in Fla (Yahoo! Sports)

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Police say a third suspect in the stabbing of Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Mike Adams has been captured in Florida.

Falcons sign second-round pick Robert Alford (Yahoo! Sports)

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) -- The Atlanta Falcons have signed cornerback Robert Alford, a second-round pick from Southeastern Louisiana.

C-USA female official working toward NFL job (Yahoo! Sports)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indianapolis Colts linebacker Robert Mathis wasn't all that thrilled being called for an offside penalty on the final day of minicamp this week.

Broncos release top rusher Willis McGahee (Yahoo! Sports)

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Willis McGahee's decision to skip offseason workouts isn't what cost the veteran running back his job with the Denver Broncos.

Brady working to develop chemistry with new WRs (Yahoo! Sports)

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Tom Brady celebrated his completion by throwing his hands into the air and shouting as if it was a game-winning catch.

No comment? No issue between Jets' Smith, Sanchez (Yahoo! Sports)

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- Geno Smith is totally cool with camping out with Mark Sanchez.

Newton says Panthers RBs need to be more involved (Yahoo! Sports)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Quarterback Cam Newton said if the Carolina Panthers are to be successful this season their running backs need to be more involved in the offense.

Fitzgerald learning to play 3 spots in new offense (Yahoo! Sports)

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- In his record-breaking decade in the NFL, Larry Fitzgerald has grown comfortable in one position.