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A man said he begged Oakland Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain not to shoot him during an altercation Wednesday night in the NFL player's hometown, police said.

A 6'6, 265 pound Dallas Cowboys tight end might have mistaken one of his team's cheerleaders for an opponent.

God bless them folks over at Forbes, they truly are the sports business reporters best friend.

In this file photo taken July 24, 1995, NFL Hall of Fame defensive end Lee Roy Selmon poses for a portrait in Tampa, Fla.

NFL player Association executive director DeMaurice Smith exits a law firm where contract talks ended, Friday July 15, 2011, in New York.

Former NFL player Brandon Lee Frye has been charged with drunken driving in South Carolina.

At least one NFL player has used the league's ongoing lockout to his advantage. Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu returned to USC to finish his bachelor's degree in history.

Look out, Nick. Jessica is engaged now too. Jessica Simpson representatives Lauren Auslander and Cindi Berger tell The Associated Press that the singer and sometime actress is engaged to former NFL player Eric Johnson.

Former NFL running back Corey Dillon has pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor DUI charges stemming from his April arrest in Southern California.

I hate to break it to you Lions fans out there, but this doesn't look very good. The Detroit Lions face an uphill battle on multiple fronts to get the 2nd overall pick, Ndamukong Suh, signed to a contract.

His agent, Eugene Parker, is the current hold out king of NFL player agents. According to profootballtalk.com as of 2009 only one of his 18 first round draft pick clients have reported to training camp on time.

He was also the architect of last year's Michael Crabtree holdout.