NFL Teams

WASHINGTON (AP) Washington Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan is not attending the NFL combine in Indianapolis. Team spokesman Tony Wyllie confirmed McCloughan's absence in an email to The Associated Press on Thursday, saying McCloughan ''is taking care of some family matters.'' Coach Jay Gruden and other officials are representing the Redskins...

GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) Former NFL wide receiver Davone Bess was sentenced Thursday to one year of supervised probation after pleading no contest to an endangerment charge in Arizona. The 31-year-old Bess originally had pleaded not guilty to a charge of unlawful flight from a law-enforcement vehicle near his suburban Phoenix...

NEW YORK (AP) Free agency is not the lifeblood of NFL teams. The draft remains the most significant means by which to build and fortify a franchise. Yet, as the salary cap increases exponentially each year under the 10-year labor agreement reached in 2011, the lure of veterans on the...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Latest from the NFL's annual scouting combine (all times local): --- 3:05 p.m. Longtime linebacker Chad Greenway is still contemplating his NFL future. The Minnesota Vikings think he'll make a decision within the next week. ''Obviously he'll want to get the decision done before the start of free agency,'' coach...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Latest from the NFL's annual scouting combine (all times local): --- 1:25 p.m. Oakland Raiders coach Jack Del Rio is a happier man now that he has a new contract. Three weeks ago, team owner Mark Davis rewarded the coach for the team's playoff run by tearing up the original...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Latest from the NFL's annual scouting combine (all times local): -- 3:55 p.m. San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch would consider bringing back Colin Kaepernick - if the quarterback is interested. Kaepernick is expected to opt out of his contract before free agency opens next week. But during a...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Latest from the NFL's annual scouting combine (all times local): --- 2:45 p.m. Houston Texans general manager Rick Smith and Oakland Raiders coach Jack Del Rio both said they enjoyed their time in Mexico City last season. In fact, Smith was such a big fan of the experience he thinks...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Long snapper Zak DeOssie will be back with the New York Giants for an 11th season. The Giants announced Friday that the team's second longest-tenured player has signed a new contract. The 33-year-old DeOssie, who could have become a free agent, and quarterback Eli Manning are the...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Chiefs have signed veteran running back C.J. Spiller, providing depth behind Spencer Ware in a move that could mean Jamaal Charles will be cut in a cost-saving move. The Chiefs would owe Charles more than $6 million this season, a big price tag for a...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston, who was accused of raping another student when he was in college, says he made a ''poor word choice'' in comments about women in a recent talk to students at a Florida elementary school. The Tampa Bay Times (http://bit.ly/2mkiPhJ )...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Jameis Winston is back in the spotlight - and not in a positive light - for what he described as a "poor word choice" in comments about women during a talk to Florida grade school students. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, who was accused of raping...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers agreed to a four-year contract with free-agent defensive tackle Earl Mitchell on Friday. A person familiar with the deal confirmed that Mitchell had decided to join the Niners just over a week after being released by Miami. The person spoke on condition...