Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, already serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder, was acquitted Friday in a 2012 double slaying prosecutors said was fueled by his anger over a drink spilled at a nightclub. The former New England Patriots tight end choked back tears as the verdicts were read in court. After six days of deliberations, the jury found Hernandez not guilty of first-degree murder in the killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado but convicted him of unlawful possession of a gun.

Dean Blandino, the NFL officiating director who has overseen rule changes that emphasized player safety, is leaving the league. Blandino joined the NFL in 1994 as an intern and moved through the ranks. ''Dean has done an outstanding job leading our officiating department,'' Troy Vincent, the league's executive vice president of football operations, said Friday after informing the 32 teams of Blandino's decision.

Washington Redskins linebacker Trent Murphy has been suspended the first four games of next season for violating the NFL's performance enhancing drug policy. Murphy is suspended without pay for the first four regular-season games, but he can participate in offseason workouts and preseason games. Murphy, 26, was second on the Redskins with nine sacks last year, trailing only Ryan Kerrigan.

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The funeral arrangements are set for Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney, and they include a public viewing at Heinz Field.

Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew received a new heart and kidney from the late NFL player Konrad Reuland in what is believed to be the first such transplant involving pro athletes. Carew underwent the procedure last December and met Reuland's family in March after mutual friends connected Reuland's death with news of Carew's transplant on Dec. 16. Reuland had died four days earlier after a ruptured brain aneurysm at age 29.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Cornerback Nick Marshall of the New York Jets has been suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the 2017 regular season for violating the league's policy on performance enhancers.

Cornerback Jason McCourty says that he is leaving the Tennessee Titans after spending his entire eight-year NFL career with the organization. McCourty shared the news Thursday afternoon on a Twitter post. The Titans had no immediate comment.