Vikings to pursue bye without starting center

National Football League owners on Tuesday passed a new diversity initiative to reward teams for developing minority coaches and front-office executives, a creative approach to what's becoming one of its more public concerns. The plan, which needs approval from the union, would give a pair of late-third round draft picks to any team that has [...]

New Browns General Manager John Dorsey figures to do his major work on the team’s roster once the new league year gets underway, but he can make some smaller moves to set the stage. He made one of them on Monday with the signing of former Cowboys tight end Gavin Escobar to a reserve/future contract.