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19 July 2025

• Lawyer says lawsuit is over between ex-NFL star Shannon Sharpe and woman who accused him of rape
  NFL Hall of Fame member Shannon Sharpe has resolved a lawsuit that accused him of sexually assaulting a woman during their relationship, her attorney said Friday.
• Lloyd Howell steps down as executive director of NFL Players Association
  Lloyd Howell has resigned as executive director of the NFL Players Association, citing distractions his leadership has caused in recent weeks.
• Steelers make star linebacker Watt the NFL's highest-paid defender
  Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt agreed to a new pact that will make him the league's highest-paid defender and keep the perennial All-Pro in black-and gold well into his 30s.
• Trump mulling executive order on name, image and likeness deals in college sports
  President Trump is weighing an executive order that would introduce policies to "save college sports" in the wake of unregulated endorsement deals for student-athletes, according to multiple reports on Thursday.
• Commanders' second-round pick signs rookie deal ahead of training camp
  Rookies are slated to report to the Washington Commanders training camp on Friday and cornerback Trey Amos, the franchise's second-round pick in April's draft, will be there.
• LOVERRO: As Commanders honor quiet Monk, team's silence on new contract speaks volumes to McLaurin
  The timing - not the act -- of the Washington Commanders announcement that they are retiring the number of Hall of Famer Art Monk may have been fortuitous, coming the same day that Terry McLaurin was going to hold court with the media about his contract war.
• Commanders' Wagner named to NFL Top 100 list for 10th time
  The Commanders made their second appearance on the NFL Top 100 list on Thursday.
• Commanders sign veteran edge rusher Miller to bolster defense
  Veteran pass rusher Von Miller is signing with the Commanders, the eight-time Pro Bowler wrote on social media on Wednesday night.
• NFL training camps set to open with 30 of 32 second-round picks unsigned
  NFL training camps begin for about half of the league's rookies this week. But 30 of the 32 players selected in the second round of April's NFL draft have yet to sign contracts, setting up a standoff as the season approaches.
• DeBoer looks to escape Saban's shadow by leading Tide back to playoffs in second season
  Four years without a national championship feels like a severe drought for veteran Alabama players. Similarly, one year of missing the College Football Playoff has second-year coach Kalen DeBoer feeling the pressure to restore the Crimson Tide's status as one of the nation's top teams in 2025.