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12:31 PM ET 05.25 | The Patriots and wide receiver Julian Edelman have reworked a minor portion of his new contract with the team, according to the Boston Globe. Edelman was in line to receive a $50,000 workout bonus, but now $40,000 of that bonus has been converted to a roster bonus that vests during the first week of the season. The change was made to reflect Edelman's injury history. He reinjured his right foot and has been a limited participant in the team's offseason program. He has yet to get on the field for any of the team's OTAs. In his first four seasons, Edelman has missed 16 out of 64 regular season games, a good quarter of his career.

Boston Globe

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12:18 PM ET 05.25 | In the current culture of sports, performance-enhancing drugs are a part of the everyday conversation. This is something the NFL is trying to curtail now, with the news that it wants HGH testing for the 2013 season after submitting a proposal in late April, according to NFL.com. Other substances are already banned by the NFL, including different types of steroids that carry an automatic four-game suspension. However, HGH isn't on the list. The problem is that it's hard to figure who is guilty of taking HGH because there isn't a baseline established. It's unclear what levels an adult man should have in his body and just how HGH affects a human, something the World Anti-Doping Agency is working on.

NFL.com

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08:31 AM ET 05.25 | With Chris Kluwe's departure to Oakland, it seems like eons since any of the Minnesota Vikings have weighed in with their views on the hot button issue of gay marriage. Thankfully, Adrian Peterson has filled the void. The NFL MVP said "I'm not with that" when the conversation turned to same-sex marriage during a Thursday interview on Sirius/XM NFL satellite radio. The star running back was asked by hosts Bruce Murray and Amani Toomer whether he thought the Vikings cut their longtime punter because of his vocal support of gay marriage. And as he so often does with tacklers, he took the issue head on. "To each his own. I'm not with it," Peterson said. "But I have relatives that, you know, ****. I'm not biased towards them. I still treat them the same. I love them. But again, I'm not with that. That's not something that I believe in. But to each his own." Peterson said he saw no ulterior motives in the release of Kluwe. "I'm sure the Vikings' organization did not release him based on that," Peterson said. "They know Kluwe. They've been knowing him for a long time. They know he's outspoken."

St. Paul Pioneer Press

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11:18 AM ET 05.25 | The strange odyssey of former Detroit Lions receiver Titus Young took another odd detour Friday when Young, who has been jailed since May 11, heard that he would be charged with three new counts, bringing his total to 11. The three new counts were mentioned Friday morning at a pretrial hearing in Orange County Superior Court, where Young made an appearance marked by his silence and stoicism. The counts were filed later Friday afternoon. n court Friday, Young, appearing inside a protective cage wearing inmate orange, was addressed by the judge. "Good morning, sir." No reply. "Can you hear me?" No reply. "Are you Titus Demetrius Young?" No reply. The judge immediately called the attorneys into a sidebar, which became rather lengthy. During the next 12 minutes, Young stood at attention, his head tilted back, his eyes close most of the time. At one point during the long private discussion between the judge and the attorneys, Young's father, Richard Young, called out to him. No reply. His attorney later said that it is Young's right to remain silent and that is his choice.

USA Today

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09:24 AM ET 05.25 | A lawsuit filed by two massage therapists who sued retired National Football League quarterback Brett Favre over claims he sent racy text messages has been settled, a lawyer for the women said Friday. Lawyer David Jaroslawicz wouldn't comment on the terms of the settlement, saying only that the case had been "resolved and discontinued." Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole had alleged in a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages that in 2008, while Favre was playing for the New York Jets, they lost their part-time jobs with the team after complaining that he sent sexually suggestive texts to another therapist. During the 2008 exhibition season, the lawsuit alleged, the former Green Bay Packer and three-time NFL MVP sent another woman a text message asking to get together with her and Scavo, followed by another text saying, "I guess I have bad intentions." A lawyer for Favre didn't immediately respond to a call for comment Friday but has denied the allegations in the past, arguing in court papers that if the therapists lost work Favre wasn't responsible for it.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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