NFL Lockout

… starting job this season. Last summer, Locker found himself in an abyss, prevented from working with his coaches during the NFL lockout . With the benefit of a full offseason, he feels more prepared to handle the role. "Just knowing a routine -- I know what …

… 277 million advance due 29 days after the start of the 2011 league year. That money was paid to him in August after the NFL lockout ended. The trade hit the hang-up when the Jets apparently balked at repaying the Broncos more than $5 million for the …

… million advance due to him 29 days after the start of the 2011 league year. That money was paid to him in August after the NFL lockout ended. The trade stalled over the payment the Jets would owe the Broncos from that advance, allowing the Jaguars to leap …

… the start of the NFL's free-agency signing period. Atogwe signed a five-year, $26 million contract just before the NFL lockout a year ago, but he was hampered by hamstring, toe and knee injuries and finished the season as a backup. He was set to …

… He had right shoulder surgery last January and didn’t have the benefit of a supervised offseason program because of the NFL lockout . Sapp said "from his first year to his second year, (Suh looked like) he hadn’t worked on anything. "He’s never …

… gifts. The league repeatedly fined him for his on-field celebrations and refusal to follow its uniform code. During the NFL lockout last summer, he rode a 1,500-pound bull for 1.5 seconds, tried out for Major League Soccer's Sporting Kansas City …

… Association's attorneys for using delay tactics to keep the testing from starting this season. The labor contract that ended the NFL lockout in August included a provision for HGH testing as soon as this season -- but not until the NFLPA approved the process. That …

… hormone before next season, but he wouldn't say he's confident that will happen. The new labor contract that ended the NFL lockout in August included a provision for HGH testing as soon as this season -- but only once the NFL Players Association approved …

… reiterated his intention to work with Tebow during the offseason, something he couldn't do last offseason because of the NFL lockout . After starting the season with Kyle Orton under center, the Broncos have won seven of nine games since switching to Tebow …

… according to a criminal complaint that says the player was first identified as a potential drug dealer over the summer as the NFL lockout was coming to an end. Hurd told the agent that he was interested in buying five to 10 kilograms of cocaine and 1,000 pounds …

… this season. To complement Landry, they signed Oshiomogho Atogwe to a five-year, $26 million contract just before the NFL lockout . But while Landry has been hindered by hamstring and groin injuries in addition to the Achilles, Atogwe has battled hamstring …

… insider Jason La Canfora reported Sunday that Williams and Davis were two of 11 players who tested positive following the NFL lockout during the offseason. Citing a source with knowledge of the situation, La Canfora reported the drug levels found in Williams …

… Jaguars didn't win the AFC South in any of his nine seasons. Weaver considered firing Del Rio after last season, but kept him partly because of the uncertainty surrounding the NFL lockout . The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Think back to late February, when the NFL lockout loomed and bogged down hopes of a 2011 season. Yet that didn't stop New York Jets coach Rex Ryan from being his braggadocious …

… deal with HGH testing. The league and NFL Players Association tentatively agreed in the contract that ended the 4½-month NFL lockout to implement testing for human growth hormone. But the union had to approve testing procedures and hasn't done so, saying …