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Green Bay Packers' Aaron Ripkowski fumbles the ball during the first half of the NFL football NFC championship game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Are You Ready for Better Football? Hopefully

by Barry Wilner AP Pro Football WriterJanuary 24, 2017

New England Patriots wide receiver Chris Hogan (15) makes a touchdown reception against Pittsburgh Steelers safety Mike Mitchell (23) during the first half of the AFC championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

History Awaits in Houston: Patriots Heading Back to Super Bowl

by Barry Wilner AP Pro Football WriterJanuary 23, 2017

FILE - In this Dec. 26, 2016, file photo, Dallas Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott (21) leaps into the end zone after getting past Detroit Lions' Tahir Whitehead, rear, for a touchdown in the second half of an NFL football game, in Arlington, Texas Elliott was selected to The Associated Press 2016 NFL All-Pro Team, Friday, Jan. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)

Newcomers Highlight All-Pro Team

by Barry Wilner AP Pro Football WriterJanuary 7, 2017

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2016, file photo, surrounded by empty seats Los Angeles Rams fans watch their team play the Atlanta Falcons in an NFL football game in Los Angeles. While overall attendance in the NFL is up _ credit in great part the Rams’ move from St. Louis to Los Angeles _ those empty seats you see in several stadiums are no mirage. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

On Football: Low Temps, and Low Crowds, Too

by Barry Wilner AP Pro Football WriterDecember 16, 2016

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco throws to a receiver in the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

AFC Is Accumulating Its Fair Share of Awesome and Awful

by Barry Wilner AP Pro Football WriterNovember 8, 2016

New England Patriots' Tom Brady warms up before an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)

Patriot Quarterback Brings the ‘Ampness’

by Barry Wilner AP Pro Football WriterOctober 10, 2016

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016 file photo, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, middle, kneels during the national anthem before the team's NFL preseason football game against the San Diego Chargers, in San Diego. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell disagrees with Kaepernick's choice to kneel during the national anthem, but recognizes the quarterback's right to protest. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Goodell Responds to Colin Kaepernick’s Actions

by Barry Wilner The Associated PressSeptember 8, 2016

FILE - In this June 6, 2016, file photo, New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo listens to a question after practice at the New York Giants football training facility in East Rutherford, N.J. McAdoo's first challenge is getting the team out of a four-year rut of not making the playoffs. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Change, and More Change in NFL

by Barry Wilner AP Pro Football WriterJuly 18, 2016

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2011, file photo, former Bears' defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan gestures as he walks in with former head coach Mike Ditka, and President Barack Obama, during an event honoring the 1985 Super Bowl XX Champions Chicago Bears football team on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Buddy Ryan, who coached two defenses that won Super Bowl titles and whose twin sons Rex and Rob have been successful NFL coaches, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016. He was 82. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Buddy Ryan, NFL Coach and Defensive Whiz, Dies

by Barry Wilner AP Pro Football WriterJune 28, 2016

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2012, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady reacts after passing to Danny Woodhead for a touchdown during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game against the New York Giants, in Indianapolis. Brady will appeal his four-game suspension by the NFL, seeking a second hearing before the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court. The decision by the New England Patriots quarterback was confirmed Monday, May 23, 2016, by NFL Players Association spokesman George Atallah. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Deflategate Lawsuit Still Has Some Air

by Barry Wilner AP Pro Football WriterMay 24, 2016