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NEW ORLEANS (AP) New Orleans Saints special teams coordinator Greg McMahon, linebackers coach Joe Vitt and three other assistants won't be retained, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because none of the coaching moves, first reported by...

CLEVELAND (AP) Browns rookie wide receiver Corey Coleman has denied being involved in an alleged assault that left a victim hospitalized. Coleman was named in a Cleveland police report following an incident Dec. 31 at a downtown condominium building. According to the report, a witness said a verbal confrontation between...

HONOLULU (AP) Tennessee quarterback Marcus Mariota has been voted the 2016 Polynesian Pro Football Player of the Year after leading the Titans to their first winning record since 2011 in his second season. The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame announced the award Thursday. ''What an incredible gift,'' Mariota said in a...

RENTON, Wash. (AP) Until a month ago, the Seattle Seahawks never knew what it was like without Earl Thomas on the field. Now they're finding out how much Thomas means to everything they try and accomplish defensively. ''Earl's a unique player. He's an extraordinary player, he's proven that,'' coach Pete Carroll...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Jay Ajayi's resume wasn't much to look at in early October. Thirteen career games. A grand total of 304 yards rushing and three touchdowns for a Miami Dolphins team that may have cornered the market on ''meh.'' The only truly conspicuous thing about Ajayi in mid-October may...

Dak Prescott was quite the revelation and consolation for Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who was outmaneuvered for first-rounder Paxton Lynch and third-rounder Connor Cook in the NFL draft last April. Jones chose Prescott with the 135th pick of the fourth round, and Tony Romo's training camp injury microwaved plans...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers are interviewing Green Bay Packers director of football operations Eliot Wolf for their general manager vacancy. The Niners said that they met with Wolf on Thursday, making him the first candidate to interview for the job since Trent Baalke was fired Sunday...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Dallas defensive end Randy Gregory was suspended for at least a year Thursday for another violation of the NFL's substance-abuse policy. It's the third time this season Gregory has been suspended. The first was a four-game ban, followed by 10 games on top of that. The latest...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers interviewed a pair of Green Bay Packers executives Thursday for their general manager vacancy. Niners CEO Jed York first met with Packers director of football operations Eliot Wolf and then with director of player personnel Brian Gutekunst as he seeks to fill...

When Gary Kubiak resigned for health reasons less than a year removed from coaching the Denver Broncos to a Super Bowl championship, he left behind a great gig. ''There's 32 of these jobs, and to think that you're doing one of them is the greatest feeling in the world. I'll...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) There's a lot more to the playoff history between the Giants and Packers than a scarlet-faced Tom Coughlin standing on a frigid sideline in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Jan. 20, 2008, in New York's numbing overtime win in the NFC Championship game. The win in temperatures...

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Good luck trying to get Matt Ryan to discuss his MVP chances. His boss isn't so shy. ''If I had a vote for MVP, it would certainly be Matt,'' Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn said Wednesday. ''He's had a fantastic year in a lot of ways.'' Ryan just...