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• Although the National Football League season only runs from September to January each year, players, coaches and management are notorious for providing us with a full year of arrests, trades, gossip and other juicy headlines.

  Be sure to bookmark this page and check back as this will be updated frequently with the best gossip, trade rumors and other news from around the league.

• Fast Facts

  1. NFL founded in 1920
  2. League consists of 32 teams, eight divisions and two conferences
  3. 2008 NFL salary cap: $116 million per teamESPN.com: NFL salary cap rising by $7 million for 2008 season
  4. League began testing for banned substances in 1987CBS News: NFL Steroid Policy 'Not Perfect'

• Notable NFL Controversies

  In September of 2007, the New England Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick were investigated for videotaping a New York Jets practice session. In what was called "Spygate," Belichick and the team were fined and lost a 2008 first-found draft pick.ESPN.com: Belichick draws $500,000 fine, but avoids suspension

  Atlanta Falcons' Pro Bowl quarterback Michael Vick was indicted in July of 2007 and charged with crimes associated with dog fighting. Vick was indefinitely suspended by the NFL and sentenced to 23 months in prison, plus three years of probation.CNN.com: NFL Suspends Vick Indefinitely

  Perhaps the most notorious former NFL star to find himself behind bars is Pro Football Hall of Fame running back O.J. Simpson. He was acquitted in the criminal trial of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in 1994. Simpson, however, was found liable for the murders in a 1997 civil trial. A separate trial began in September of 2008 after Simpson was indicted on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping, among others, related to a September 2007 armed robbery in Las Vegas. Simpson was found guilty on all counts.The New York Times: O.J. Simpson Arrested on Robbery Charges

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