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Safety Myron Rolle figured out the proper balance between football and academics long ago. His priority: Becoming a neurosurgeon after football ends in 10 to 12 years. So could his passion for football wind up ruining the precious hands of a future surgeon? “That’s not something I really worry about,” Rolle said Sunday at the NFL’s annual scouting combine.

Ndamukong Suh thinks he should be the No. 1 pick. Gerald McCoy and Eric Berry both contend they should go first, too. Suddenly in the quarterback-driven NFL, defense is becoming all the rage. Early draft projections have Suh and McCoy, defensive tackles, going among the top four picks. Berry could join them in the top five, and none of the three defenders are shy about making their cases for who is…

The N.F.L. will review a proposed rule that would ensure no postseason game could end in overtime with a long field goal on the opening drive.

Terrell Owens is on the market after the Buffalo Bills announced Saturday they do not plan to offer him a contract. The Bills also declined to offer contracts to defensive end Ryan Denney and wide receiver Josh Reed, allowing them to become unrestricted free agents at midnight on March 5. “We wanted to inform all three players ahead of the start of the free agency period so they could begin…

An NFL spokesman said Saturday the league could change its overtime format for playoff games at a meeting next month. Under the new format, both teams would get the ball at least once unless the first team to get the ball scores a touchdown, Greg Aiello said. If the first team to get the ball makes a field goal and the other team ties the game, action would continue until a team scores again.

LeGarrette Blount spent the last month preparing for the annual NFL scouting combine. There were drills and workouts, lifting sessions and practice tests. His toughest task this week is talking about the punch felt ’round the college football world. It’s an answer he’ll repeat dozens of times in Indianapolis, but getting this one right may dictate where Blount goes in April’s NFL…

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wide receiver Terrell Owens will not be offered a new contract by the Buffalo Bills, the NFL team said on Saturday.

Giants Coach Tom Coughlin said he was mildly disappointed that defensive end Osi Umenyiora had said he wanted to be traded or to retire if he did not start next season.

Tim Tebow was the first big-name quarterback to take the NFL’s stage Friday. He’s hoping the draft goes down the same way. The man with one Heisman Trophy, two national titles and may be the most intriguing pro prospect since Michael Vick, came to the league’s annual scouting combine with a new look he hopes will improve his draft stock.

Information came at the players like an all-out blitz as manufacturers explained why their product was the best and safest. Though the topics were wide ranging, preventing head injuries topped the list Friday at the NFL Players Association’s second Player Safety and Welfare Summit. Some 25 players heard presentations from helmet manufacturers and medical personnel that included plenty of charts…

Mike Shanahan said that the Washington Redskins plan to tender Jason Campbell, their starting quarterback the past 3 1/2 seasons, before free agency begins on March 5. But Shanahan wouldn’t commit to Campbell as his starter. Shanahan said he’s still evaluating Campbell, whom Redskins owner Dan Snyder tried to replace in failed attempts to acquire Jay Cutler and Mark Sanchez last offseason.

St. Louis Rams general manager Billy Devaney has not decided what to do with the first pick in April’s NFL draft. Devaney contradicted reports Friday that the Rams have settled on taking quarterback Sam Bradford with the No. 1 pick, were talking to the Eagles about trading for Michael Vick or that they had been entertaining offers to trade out of the top spot.

For the next class of players drafted, the NFL plans to begin preventing concussions right from the start. For the first time, all 329 invited players at this week’s NFL scouting combine will be given a baseline brain activity exam and will likely face more grilling than previous classes about their concussion histories.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — St. Louis general manager Bill Devaney isn’t sure what the Rams will do with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. Or even if they’ll make a pick at that spot.

Manny Pacquiao ran roughshod through four different sparring partners earlier this week, and boxing’s pound-for-pound king plans to churn through just as many on Saturday.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota coach Brad Childress knows one way to get a definitive answer from Brett Favre. Wait. ”I’m not going to put him in any box,” Childress said Friday at the NFL’s annual scouting combine. ”Four weeks and change, he’s still healing up from that game (the NFC championship). He’s kind of earned that latitude.”.