The NFL, however, is not invincible. The justannounced settlement of the pending law suits with an agreement to a payout (or payoff) of $765 million is not insubstantial to the suffering former players. But to the NFL it may be little more than a strategic play resulting in the loss of a few yards before the beginning of another multibillion dollar football season.Patriots lead NFL with 32.8 points and 440.8 yards per game. TE Rob Gronkowski has two TD catches in each of last two games. WR Wes Welker 60 catches rank third in NFL.

NOTES: The Ravens released reserve wide receiver LaQuan Williams Sunday. Williams signed with Baltimore as an undrafted free agent in 2011 and played for the Ravens each of the last two seasons. Prior to cutting Williams, Baltimore had seven wide receivers on its 53man roster.What's not up for debate is that Kalil was always meant to be an offensive lineman. Yes, he tried other positions playing youth football. And yeah, at one practice early in h