| Pats' Welker backs off 'gotten worse' remarks |
 Two days after telling the Boston Herald that his contract negotiations had "gotten worse," New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker backtracked on his comments on Saturday. |
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| Loomis: Brees deal must be right for both sides |
 Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says he isn't taking any of Drew Brees' recent complaints about the slow pace of contract negotiations personally. |
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| Ex-Pats LB Johnson: Seau death 'tipping point' |
 Junior Seau's death got former New England Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson thinking again about his own career in the NFL and his struggles with post-concussion syndrome after he retired in 2005. |
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| Osi falls short of Twitter target to buy LT's ring |
 New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora offered to buy and return Lawrence Taylor's Super Bowl XXV ring to the Pro Football Hall of Famer, but only if Umenyiora attained 500,000 Twitter followers by 10 p.m. Saturday. |
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| Bucs' Price absent, grieving over sister's death |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Brian Price missed the team's OTAs this week after being hospitalized for exhaustion and grief in the wake of his sister's death, his agent has told local media. |
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| Source: Former Colts TE Clark visits Patriots |
 Free-agent tight end Dallas Clark visited the New England Patriots on Tuesday, according to a league source. |
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| Bengals sign rookie CB Kirkpatrick to max deal |
 The Bengals have signed cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick of Alabama, their top pick in the draft. It's the fastest they've gotten a top pick under contract since 2003. |
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| Tebow's lawyers threaten to sue T-shirt makers |
 Lawyers representing Tim Tebow have issued a cease and desist letter to a T-shirt manufacturer which they say is illegally using the name of the New York Jets quarterback to sell products. |
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| Bears' Marshall learned from NYC club incident |
 Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall indicated Friday on ESPN's "First Take" that he has learned from an altercation that occurred outside a New York City nightclub in March that led to an investigation but no criminal charges. |
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| NFLPA prez Foxworth mulls end of playing days |
 Veteran cornerback Domonique Foxworth says he will likely retire before next season, two months after he was elected president of the NFL players' association. |
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| Senser lawyer wants guilty verdicts thrown out |
 The attorney for the wife of former Minnesota Vikings player Joe Senser says his client didn't get a fair trial in a fatal hit-and-run. |
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| Source: Jets sign safety Bell for 1 year, $1.4M |
 Adding veteran depth at safety, the New York Jets agreed to terms Friday with former longtime Miami Dolphins starter Yeremiah Bell, according to a league source. |
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