Players respond to Goodell, call decertification 'last resort'

Players respond to Goodell, call decertification 'last resort': "Locked-out players wrote back to Commissioner Roger Goodell on Saturday, saying they chose decertification as a last resort after three weeks of mediation."

Brother against brother: Harbaughs set to clash next season

Brother against brother: Harbaughs set to clash next season: "Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh has already circled one game on next year's schedule in red ink: the brother-against-brothet battle with Jim Harbaugh's San Francisco 49ers."

Players: Goodell's letter was attempt 'to divide us'

Players: Goodell's letter was attempt 'to divide us': "Members of the NFL Players Association's executive team said Friday that the failure of the NFL to include players in projected revenue growth was critical to the breakdown in talks in Washington, D.C. a week ago, with the union then opting to decertify and the league subsequently locking out players."

NFL Films' Steve Sabol to begin treatment for brain tumor

NFL Films' Steve Sabol to begin treatment for brain tumor: "NFL Films president Steve Sabol has been diagnosed with a primary tumor on the left side of his brain. Sabol, 68, was hospitalized after suffering a seizure nearly two weeks ago in Kansas City."

Players tell Goodell: 'Your statements are false'

Players tell Goodell: 'Your statements are false': "MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (AP) -- Players have written back to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, responding to his letter to them by saying: 'Your statements are false.'"