former NFL player News

Former NFL Player on Trial for Fatal Drunken Crash

Josh Brent is no longer a Dallas Cowboy, but the stars on his old helmet figure heavily into his upcoming trial for a teammate’s death in a 2012 wreck. Brent’s trial is set to start Monday on allegations that he …

Former NFL Player Sues Redskins Over Knee Injury

A former NFL player is suing the Washington Redskins, saying his career-ending knee injury resulted from a bounty program in which the team’s coaches encouraged players to intentionally injure opponents. Barrett Green played linebacker for the Detroit Lions and New …

Former NFL Player Charged With Insurance Fraud

A former National Football League linebacker is facing charges for what prosecutors say was a $1.5 million scheme to defraud a Sacramento insurance company. The U.S. attorney’s office said Friday that 42-year-old Marcus Buckley, who played seven seasons for the …

Former NFL Player Settles Mississippi Pit Bull Lawsuit

A former NFL player has settled a lawsuit that alleged he allowed his pack of pit bulls to roam freely in his Mississippi neighborhood. The Oxford Eagle reports that Derrick Burgess has been sued in 2009 in Lafayette County Circuit …