http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/wire/?track=rss Headlines from Newsday.com en ©2009, Newsday.com Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:27:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/wire/sns-ap-fbn-packers-johnson,0,4585726.story?track=rss GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have signed fifth-round fullback Quinn Johnson, leaving them only two first-round draft picks to sign before training camp. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:41:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/wire/sns-ap-fbn-nfl-suspensions,0,4319015.story?track=rss MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings linemen Kevin Williams and Pat Williams will have to wait a bit longer to find out if they will be going to trial before the season begins. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:41:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/wire/sns-ap-fbn-roethlisberger-lawsuit,0,3092293.story?track=rss RENO, Nev. (AP) — Law enforcement officials in Nevada have no intention of opening a criminal investigation into allegations Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger raped a woman at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino a year ago, the sheriff's department said Wednesday. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:27:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/wire/sns-ap-fbn-vick-union,0,4007375.story?track=rss RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Michael Vick met with NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith earlier this week, after the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback finished serving 23 months in federal custody for a dogfighting conviction. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:59:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/wire/sns-ap-fbn-cowboys-canopy-collapse,0,5576863.story?track=rss DALLAS (AP) — Paralyzed Dallas Cowboys scouting assistant Rich Behm (BEAM) is determined to walk again. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:17:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/wire/sns-ap-fbo-ufl-losman,0,1713611.story?track=rss LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Buffalo Bills quarterback J.P. Losman signed Tuesday with the Las Vegas franchise in the United Football League, which kicks off its first season in October. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:28:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/wire/sns-ap-fbn-vick-goodell,0,7547412.story?track=rss NEW YORK (AP) — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell isn't revealing when he'll decide whether to reinstate Michael Vick now that the former Atlanta Falcons star quarterback has been released from federal custody. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:56:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/wire/sns-ap-fbn-dolphins-marc-anthony,0,2904816.story?track=rss NEW YORK (AP) — New Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross had to be loving the scene: the flashbulbs glittering, the passers-by straining to catch a glimpse, the questions asked and answered in Spanish. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:03:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/wire/sns-ap-fbn-vick-irvin,0,2893262.story?track=rss Now that Michael Vick has finished a 23-month federal sentence for dogfighting, he shouldn't have to wait too much longer to return to the NFL, Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin said Monday. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:59:00 -0400 http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/wire/sns-ap-fbn-vick-federal-sentence-preview,0,1383556.story?track=rss HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Suspended NFL star Michael Vick's federal dogfighting sentence has ended, freeing him to lobby for a return to the field. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:46:00 -0400