NFL disputes report of $5M fine of Seahawks for ownership rules violation

The NFL said Sunday that the Seattle Seahawks were not fined for failing to comply with league ownership requirements to sell the team, contrary to a report of a $5 million penalty in the Wall Street Journal.

"As we told the WSJ yesterday on the record, the team was not fined," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told Pro Football Talk on Sunday.

The Wall Street Journal article on Saturday included the league's denial as well as the team -- through a spokesman for Vulcan, Inc., the late Paul...