MIAMI (Reuters) - A proposed change to the rules governing overtime in NFL playoff games could see teams having to do more than win the coin toss and kick a field goal to secure victory. NFL Competition Committee Chairman Rich McKay said on Wednesday the proposal reflected a statistical change over the years with the team winning the coin toss having ...

The Kansas City Chiefs have signed free agent defensive tackle Shaun Smith, who played last season for Cincinnati. The Chiefs announced the deal Wednesday but declined to disclose terms. The 6-foot-2, 325-pound Smith has played in 63 games, including 27 starts, with New Orleans, Cincinnati and Cleveland ...

New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the club has agreed to re-sign reserve defensive back Leigh Torrence to a one-year contract. Torrence has been with the Saints since being claimed off waivers in November 2008. He played in five games for New Orleans in 2009 before injuring his shoulder ...

One month after their Super Bowl triumph, the Saints are still the stars of the show in New Orleans. The Saints claimed their first National Football League crown after 43 years in February, and on Monday the commemorative video of their championship season premiered in the Big Easy. "The tears will be running out of my eyes for sure," quarterback ...