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PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Pittsburgh Steelers spent the first frenzied days of free agency doing what they always do: watching other teams reach deep into their wallets to gamble on talented players they hope will put them over the top.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Buffalo tackle Seantrel Henderson earned more than $373,000 in additional pay for the 2014 season under the NFL’s performance-based bonus program.

DALLAS – A federal jury on Thursday ordered the NFL to pay nearly $76,000 to fans affected by the 2011 Super Bowl seating mess in Texas, wrapping up a trial that included testimony from Commissioner Roger Goodell and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
CANTON, Ohio – Appropriately, the first Pro Football Hall of Fame concert on inductions weekend will be headlined by Hall of Fame rockers Aerosmith.

DAVIE, Fla. – Posing for cameras following his celebratory news conference, Ndamukong Suh tried on a Miami Dolphins cap, shook his head and removed it.

PALM HARBOR, Fla. – John Daly was still steaming Wednesday over the PGA Tour’s drug testing program that he says is too predictable to be random and was “a big joke.”
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Lawyers say they are ready for a preliminary hearing next week for former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper on charges that he drugged and raped two women in Los Angeles County.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – His eyelids swollen from tears, seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker Patrick Willis bid farewell to football and called it one of his happiest days yet because he is leaving on his own terms.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – San Francisco 49ers fullback Bruce Miller was arrested on spousal battery charges, Northern California authorities said Monday.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Defensive end Jerry Hughes had no intention of leaving the Bills just when things are beginning to look up in Buffalo.

ORLANDO, Fla. – New York Jets running back Chris Johnson was unco-operative with deputies who responded over the weekend to a fatal shooting that left him and a friend with bullet wounds and the driver of their car dead, according to an Orange County Sheriff’s Office report released Monday.

ORLANDO, Fla. – New York Jets running back Chris Johnson and another passenger were shot in their shoulders while stopped at a traffic light in Orlando overnight, and the driver of the vehicle they were in was killed.
MIAMI – The Miami Dolphins have pulled ahead in the Ndamukong Suh sweepstakes, and their lead may be insurmountable.

MESA, Ariz. – Jim Harbaugh joined the Oakland Athletics as a guest coach at spring training, but only for a day.
LEHI, Utah – An airport security mix-up helped a Utah principal land an appearance by an NFL player at her school.