Another NFL player is found with a degenerative disease.

The fallout from <span id="lw_1228303458_0" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom:1px dashed #0066cc;cursor:pointer;">Plaxico Burress</span>' self-inflicted <span id="lw_1228303458_1" class="yshortcuts" style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0 0;cursor:pointer;">gunshot wound</span> may still cause problems for <span id="lw_1228303458_2" class="yshortcuts" style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0 0;cursor:pointer;">New York Giants middle linebacker Antonio Pierce</span> and affect the team's bid for a second <span id="lw_1228303458_3" class="yshortcuts">straight Super Bowl</span> title.

Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty Tuesday to a state dogfighting charge, a move that could make him eligible to leave prison early and potentially speed up a return to pro football. Vick, 28, arrived wearing a gray suit and wrist and ankle shackles, but the restraints were removed by the time he entered […]

Police say Steelers’ Holmes had pot during stop PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Steelers receiver and former Ohio State football player Santonio Holmes is facing a charge of misdemeanor marijuana possession.

Suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones has entered an alcohol treatment center.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has suspended Adam “Pacman” Jones indefinitely for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.