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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Pro Football

N.F.L. Asked How It Is Addressing Sexual Orientation Question

By KEN BELSON

A coach’s query about a prospect’s sexual orientation has drawn the attention of Eric T. Schneiderman, New York State attorney general.

Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul in November. He wore a bulky bandage in games after he lost his index finger and parts of his thumb and middle finger in a fireworks accident.

Giants’ Jason Pierre-Paul Says His Hand Is Improving

By BILL PENNINGTON

The defensive end said that an off-season operation had improved the function of his right hand and that he did not plan to use the wrapping he needed last season.

N.F.L. Roundup
Pittsburgh wide receiver Martavis Bryant is at a crossroad in his professional career, Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert said.

League Suspends Steelers’ Martavis Bryant for a Year

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bryant, a wide receiver, was viewed as a key piece in Pittsburgh’s attempt to return to the Super Bowl. Now he will sit after running afoul of the league’s substance-abuse policy again.

Matt Forte as a member of the Bears in January. Forte, a running back who signed with the Jets last week, said he hoped that quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick would return to the team.

Matt Forte Undeterred by Jets’ Questions at Quarterback

By BEN SHPIGEL

Forte, a running back who signed a three-year deal with the Jets last week, said he hoped that quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick would return to the team.

The former N.F.L. linebacker Junior Seau, who committed suicide in 2012, was found to have C.T.E.

N.F.L. Official Affirms Link Between Playing Football and C.T.E.

By KEN BELSON

The N.F.L.’s top health and safety official admitted Monday that there was a link between the sport and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Bill Wade was a No. 1 overall draft selection who played for 13 seasons in the N.F.L.

Bill Wade, Star Quarterback Who Led Bears to the N.F.L. Title, Dies at 85

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wade was the No. 1 overall draft pick in 1952 and played 13 seasons in the N.F.L. with the Chicago Bears and the Los Angeles Rams.

Johnny Manziel had limited playing time in his two seasons with the Cleveland Browns.

Cleveland Browns Release Johnny Manziel After Two Troubled Seasons

By VICTOR MATHER

Manziel, drafted No. 22 over all by the Browns two years ago, was cut in the wake of problems both on and off the field.

Robert Griffin III was released by the Washington Redskins on Monday.

Jets, Lacking Fitzpatrick, Meet With Robert Griffin III

By BEN SHPIGEL

With negotiations with Ryan Fitzpatrick at an impasse, New York hosted Griffin, the former No. 2 overall pick whose promising career in Washington foundered.

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was opened in 1923, the same year as the original Yankee Stadium. Many of its 92,000 seats have been bleached by the sun over time.

The Rams Can Go Home Again, to the 93-Year-Old Los Angeles Coliseum

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

The Rams played in the classic stadium from 1946 to 1979, but it lacks many comforts of a modern N.F.L. pleasure palace.

Gary Jeter as the Giants’ first-round draft pick, out of Southern California, in 1977.

Gary Jeter, 61, Giants Draftee Who Starred as Rams Lineman

By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK

A promising rookie who did not immediately live up to expectations, Jeter later thrived, particularly after a trade to the Rams.

Mark Sanchez, who began his career with the Jets, was traded by the Eagles to the Broncos.

Mark Sanchez Gets Shot at Replacing Peyton Manning

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The former Eagles and Jets quarterback was acquired by the Broncos for a conditional 2017 draft pick.

Quarterback Brock Osweiler’s deal from the Houston Texans was too steep for the Denver Broncos to match.

N.F.L. Free Agency: What’s Happened and What’s to Come

By VICTOR MATHER

The big stories and surprises so far as the N.F.L. free agency period gets underway.

Broncos’ Anderson Signs Offer Sheet With the Dolphins

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

C.J. Anderson, a restricted free agent, signed an $18 million, four-year offer sheet, with the Dolphins, according to multiple reports.

More Pro Football News

Super Bowl 50
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton had the ball knocked out of his hands by Von Miller of the Denver Broncos in the first quarter.
Complete Super Bowl 50 Coverage

Coverage of Super Bowl 50 by the New York Times sports reporters and editors.

Super Bowl: From Size I to Size L

Ticket prices, passing yards and the size of linemen have all ballooned. Wherever you look, from jet packs to Stephen Colbert, the N.F.L. and the Super Bowl have come a long way.

On the Road to Super Bowl 50
By KAREN CROUSE

Take a drive down Highway 101 from San Francisco to Santa Clara to experience the sights between the City and the Super Bowl.

Unbelievably, the underdogs still have the lead — thanks in part to Jordan Norwood’s punt return, the longest in Super Bowl history. Slide Show
An Illustrated Look at Super Bowl 50

The illustrator Bob Eckstein once again took in the big game with pen in hand.

Interactive Quiz
Catch. No Catch. You Make the Call
By JOHN BRANCH

Here are seven times this season that fans were baffled by a ruling. See if you can make the right call.

Editors' Picks
Sports of The Times
Peyton Manning after the Denver Broncos won Super Bowl 50 on Sunday. In pondering retirement, he has his health and his children to consider.

For Peyton Manning, the Setting Is Perfect for a Curtain Call

By JULIET MACUR

Imagine this: Manning, who this season has been coy about whether he will retire, acknowledges that 18 seasons of being an N.F.L. quarterback are more than enough.

Willie Wood, a Hall of Fame defensive back, helped Green Bay win the first two Super Bowls. Now 79, he resides at an assisted living center in Washington.

Willie Wood Made the Most Memorable Play of Super Bowl I. He Has No Recollection.

By BILL PENNINGTON

Wood’s interception of a pass by Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson helped the Packers win the title. In the five decades since, Wood’s and Dawson’s lives have taken divergent paths.

Ken Stabler won a Super Bowl with the Oakland Raiders in 1977.

Ken Stabler, a Magnetic N.F.L. Star, Was Sapped of Spirit by C.T.E.

By JOHN BRANCH

Stabler, a former Raiders quarterback known for his charisma, had high Stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died at 69 in July, researchers said.

Colma, a small town outside San Francisco, has become a necropolis for the city, which relocated the remains from four of its cemeteries there.

The Town of Colma, Where San Francisco’s Dead Live

By JOHN BRANCH

The town has 1,600 living residents and about 1.5 million dead ones — many of whom, like the 49ers, left San Francisco for greener pastures to the south.

Sports of The Times
Bob Carmichael, who played major-college football and once worked for NFL Films, now believes the game is too dangerous.

For Filmmaker, Game’s Danger Trumps Thrill

By MICHAEL POWELL

Bob Carmichael, 68, once thought he’d rather die than not play football. Then he became one of the earliest voices to question the game’s place in America.

In taking the position with the N.F.L., Lisa Friel said, she saw an opportunity “to do something that really mattered.”

Ex-Prosecutor’s Job: Flag N.F.L. Players

By DAN BARRY

When players are accused of crimes, Lisa Friel, who worked in the Manhattan district attorney’s office for 28 years, investigates potential code-of-conduct violations for the league.

Spencer Stadium, where, in 2009, Cam Newton led Blinn College to the national junior college football title.

At Blinn College, Cam Newton Plotted a Return to the Big Time

By BEN SHPIGEL

Newton, the Panthers’ Super Bowl quarterback, transferred to Blinn College, in Brenham, Tex., to keep his football career going after leaving the University of Florida.

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Top NFL Official Acknowledges Link Between Football and Brain Disease

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