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Denver's Peyton Manning draws one the NFL's top defenses in his first game with his new team. (Associated Press)

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Former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL. (Associated Press)

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New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton walks the sidelines during the first half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Detroit Lions, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell still has to rule on the appeal of Saints coach Sean Payton, who was suspended for the 2012 season. (Associated Press)

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Baylor product Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck out of Stanford are projected to be the top two picks in the NFL draft later this month. Whichever player isn't taken by the Indianapolis Colts with the top selection will likely be plucked by the Redskins, who traded up to No. 2. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this March 27, 2012 file photo, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton leaves the NFL owners meeting in Palm Beach, Fla. A person familiar with the decision says that Saints coach Sean Payton will file an appeal of his season-long suspension with the NFL on Friday, March 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

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"It got to a point where it made me concerned, and now I'm thinking, 'Gosh, what do the next 10 years look like? said Mark Rypien, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit over head injuries against the NFL. (The Washington Times)

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Dan Snyder's Redskins stated their case to 30 other NFL teams at the owners meetings. The Cowboys joined the Redskins in that explanation. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2012 file photo, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton yells during the first half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Detroit Lions, in New Orleans. The NFL has suspended Payton for the 2012 season, and former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams is banned from the league indefinitely because of the team's bounty program that targeted opposing players. Also Wednesday, March 21, 2012, Goodell suspended Saints general manager Mickey Loomis for the first eight regular-season games of 2012, and assistant coach Joe Vitt has to sit out the first six games. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)

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** FILE ** This Dec. 26, 2011 file photo shows New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton during an NFL game against the Atlanta Falcons. The NFL has suspended Payton for the 2012 season, and former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams is banned from the league indefinitely because of the team's bounty program that targeted opposing players. (AP Photo/Rusty Costanza, File)

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After trading for the No. 2 pick in this year's NFL draft, the Washington Redskins are expected to take whichever quarterback the Indianapolis Colts do not select. Many expect that to be Baylor's Robert Griffin III. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Sept. 26, 2010, file photo, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and defensive coordinator Gregg Williams during their NFL football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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** FILE ** In this Sept. 26, 2010, file photo, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (18) greets Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow (15) at an NFL game, in Denver. (AP Photo/Greg Trott)

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NFL football quarterback Peyton Manning, right, leaves the offices of the Tennessee Titans with Titans head coach Mike Munchak, front left, Wednesday, March 14, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/The Tennessean, Sanford Myers) NO SALES

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associated press Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson has signed the biggest deal in NFL history, an eight-year pact worth up to $132 million, including $60 million guaranteed.

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The Washington Redskins are expected to select former Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III in April's NFL Draft after making a blockbuster trade to acquire the No. 2 overall pick. (Associated Press)

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Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III listens to a question during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Quarterback Peyton Manning is the biggest free agent on the market this NFL offseason. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2012, file photo, Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III attends a news conference after announcing that he would skip his senior year at Baylor and enter the NFL draft in Waco, Texas. The Washington Redskins have a deal in place to acquire the No. 2 pick from the St. Louis Rams in the NFL draft and plan to take Griffin. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)