PHOENIX — The NFL won't be adding playoff teams for 2013, and the champions of last season, the Baltimore Ravens, could open on the road because of a conflict with the Orioles. As the owners meetings opened Monday, scheduling was a main topic. Traditionally, the season has opened with the Super Bowl winner playing host on the Thursday night after Labor Day. The Ravens won't have that opportunity unless baseball's Orioles, who share parking lots at Camden Yards with the Ravens' M&T Bank Stadium, will move their night game Sept. 5 to the afternoon. So far, there's been no progress. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell twice has spoken with his MLB counterpart, Bud Selig, seeking a solution. “Unfortunately, the only (other) option is to take the Ravens on the road,” Goodell said. “We think that is wrong for the Ravens' fans. We would not want that to happen.” Surrounded by six Pro Football Hall of Famers at a news conference, Goodell and Jim Brown announced that the league will pay $42 million as part of a settlement with a group of retired players who sued over the use of their names and images without their consent. — AP
