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NEW YORK The NFL Players Association wants the league to remove the co-chairman of the league's committee on concussions because the union believes he is biased.

PITTSBURGH Federal attorneys want a judge to declare that Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer Mel Blount owes more than $631,000 in back taxes, interest and penalties.

BEREA, Ohio Eric Mangini expects Josh Cribbs to play when the Cleveland Browns go against the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Ricky Williams rushed for a pair of scores and caught a touchdown pass, and Miami held off the Carolina Panthers, 24-17, at Bank of America Stadium.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Ricky Williams is 32 and far from done. And even without Ronnie Brown, the once written-off Miami Dolphins are back in the playoff picture.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Ricky Williams had a 14-yard touchdown catch and ran for a short score in the final 4 minutes of the second quarter to give the Miami Dolphins a 14-3 lead against the Carolina Panthers after the third quarter on Thursday night.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. The man who brought Brett Favre to the Minnesota Vikings will be sticking around for a while.

MINNEAPOLIS One day after being told by the Minnesota Vikings that extending the lease at the Metrodome was not an option, the team's landlord made the offer anyway and infuriated the only major tenant left in the stadium.

COLUMBUS, Ohio Stefanie Spielman, the wife of NFL and Ohio State star Chris Spielman who led a public fight against breast cancer, died Thursday after a lengthy battle with the disease. She was 42.

The Minnesota Vikings extended the contract of head coach Brad Childress on Thursday.

Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton sat out practice again on Thursday with his severely sprained left ankle and looks increasingly doubtful for Denver's Week 11 showdown with San Diego.

The following is a list of inactive players for tonight's NFL game.

New Orleans Saints cornerback Jabari Greer sat out practice for a second straight day Thursday due to a groin injury, highlighting a thin secondary heading into Sunday's divisional matchup with Tampa Bay.

The Jacksonville Jaguars continue to be without three starters on defense leading up to Sunday's game against the Bills.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith will play against the Miami Dolphins after being involved in a car accident on the way to the game.

New York Giants cornerback Aaron Ross was a limited participant in practice on Wednesday and Thursday and could make his season debut Sunday against the Falcons.

As the old adage goes, "If it's not broke, don't fix it."

Both the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins experienced a reversal of recent fortunes in their previous games. Only one of those NFC East members will be hoping for a repeat of that last result, however, when the teams renew their long and bitter rivalry this Sunday at the new Cowboys Stadium.

GREEN BAY, Wis. Aaron Kampman says the Green Bay training staff won't need to keep a sharp eye on him when he returns to the field for Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers.

The Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles find themselves in strikingly similar predicaments for this Sunday's key clash between the two slumping teams from historic Soldier Field.