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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Star Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been indicted in Texas on a charge of child abuse after using a branch to spank his son, and was swiftly benched by the team on Friday for this weekend's game against New England.

The NFL estimates that nearly three in 10 former players will develop debilitating brain conditions, and that they will be stricken earlier and at least twice as often as the general population.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee to an NFL executive three months ago, while league officers have insisted they didn't see the violent images until this week.

So it turns out Ray Rice isn't the bad guy. It's all the rest of the world. His wife Janay, who took a punch from Ray Rice so hard in an Atlantic City elevator that it knocked her unconscious, has responded to the release of the elevator video and her husband's release from the Ravens...

By no means should Ray Rice be let off the hook for the horrible decisions he made on the night at February 15th at Revel Casino with his then fiancee Janay Palmer.  But has it become a dog pile on the former Rutgers and Ravens standout since more video surfaced showing Rice punching Palmer?

In case you missed the NFL’s opening weekend, Pittsburgh’s Antonio Brown went all Mortal Kombat while returning a punt and destroyed Cleveland Brown punter Spencer Lanning.

Took this photo of a guy riding in front of me on a motorcycle with his football jersey on. All I'm going to say is...wearing this jersey probably can't end well.  

The domestic violence incident involving Baltimore Ravens running back and former Rutgers football star Ray Rice is not only focusing more attention on the NFL’s stance on the issue; but is putting a spotlight on domestic violence in general and the role companies should play in dealing with it...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Acknowledging he "didn't get it right" with a two-game suspension for Ravens running back Ray Rice, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced tougher penalties for players accused of domestic violence, including six weeks for a first offense and at least a year for a second...

As Ray Rice begins his two game suspension, the National Football League has made an actual policy on domestic violence.