NFLWIRE.Net

The sleek black Mercedes whipped into valet parking. Anyone expecting the driver to get out of the car with the same grace and style was in for a shock. With the aide of the valet, Earl Campbell slowly emerged. Left foot first, right foot next. Once they were both solidly on the ground, the Heisman Trophy winner and NFL Hall of Famer grabbed his walker with both hands and shuffled with bent back and…

Are you ready for some “Mei shi gan lan qiu”? The NFL is intent on finding out if that is indeed the case in China. The league is venturing into untested territory and hoping the country’s vast marketplace will respond to its product. Clearly, there are details to sort out. For one, the language. The sport’s vocabulary may resonate from Maine to Maui, but it’s a poor fit in Chinese.

After 15 years in Europe, the NFL shut down its developmental league Friday. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said it was strictly business, insisting that after “significant investment” it was time to close NFL Europa and concentrate internationally on regular-season games outside the United States. “A foundation of American football fans in key European markets has been created and the time is…

Mr. Irrelevant Ramzee Robinson, the last player selected in the NFL draft, agreed to a three-year deal with the Detroit Lions. Robinson agreed in principle to the deal on Thursday, his agent Andrew Benedict said Friday. The 5-foot-10, 186-pound cornerback from Alabama became the 23rd player to be recognized as Mr.

Ramzee Robinson, who earned the title Mr. Irrelevant as the final player selected in the 2007 N.F.L. draft, agreed on a three-year contract with the Detroit Lions, his agent said. Robinson, a cornerback, was the last of 255 players selected in April. Financial terms were not disclosed….

Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Fred Evans, arrested over the weekend for refusing to leave a taxi on South Beach and for fighting with officers, was released by the team Thursday. Evans played in one game as a rookie last season with the Dolphins. Police twice used a Taser gun Saturday on Evans in an attempt to subdue the 6-foot-4, 305-pound player, according to the arrest report.

Already serving a one-year suspension from the N.F.L., Pacman Jones will face two felony charges stemming from a strip club disturbance in February that led to three people being shot.

Dolphins general manager Randy Mueller signed a two-year contract extension Wednesday that will take him through the summer of 2010. Mueller’s initial contract was three years for $2.1 million and ran through June 2008. Salary details of the new deal were not disclosed. “I’m excited to be able to continue in my role with an organization that has such a great tradition,” Mueller said.

Aging NFL retirees told Congress Tuesday that playing professional football left them with broken bodies, brain damage and empty bank accounts. Lawmakers said they may get involved if a better pension and disability system isn’t created. Former NFL players told a sympathetic House Judiciary subcommittee tales of multiple surgeries, dementia and homelessness, all while trying to fight through the…

Despite the odds against him, defensive end Andre Wadsworth, who has been out of football since 2000, is pursuing a comeback with the Jets.

The former Giants and Washington Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington was hospitalized Monday with multiple injuries after crashing his motorcycle.

The defensive tackle was suspended this month by Commissioner Roger Goodell for the first eight games of next season after violating probation on a gun charge….

A bouncer who was shot and said his left ankle was bitten by Adam “Pacman” Jones in a strip club melee sued the suspended NFL player and other members of his entourage for damages Monday. The suit for an unspecified amount was filed with the Clark County District Court on behalf of Aaron Cudworth three days after the Tennessee Titans cornerback surrendered in Las Vegas on two felony charges of…

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago defensive back Nathan Vasher signed a five-year contract extension Monday that will keep the Pro Bowler with the Bears through the 2012 season. Details were not disclosed….

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Tank Johnson was released Monday by the Chicago Bears, who are ''upset and embarrassed'' by the defensive tackle's legal troubles. Johnson was waived three days after he was pulled over by police in Arizona….

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Bears released defensive tackle Tank Johnson on Monday following his arrest in Arizona for speeding and suspicion of drunk driving just a few weeks after he was discharged from jail on a gun-related charge….