NFL Teams

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons knew coming into the season that the road to the NFC South championship would go through Carolina. Now, that's literally the case. The Falcons (9-5) can capture the division their first division title since 2012 on Saturday with a win over the...

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) Tight end Julius Thomas has passed his physical with the Miami Dolphins in a precursor to a trade that will be completed next month, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Thomas took the physical as part of a two-day visit...

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...

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...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) The Baltimore Ravens say former tight end Konrad Reuland has died at the age of 29 following a brain aneurism. Coach John Harbaugh opened his post-game news conference after Monday night's loss to the New England Patriots by announcing Reuland's death. Reuland was attempting to recover from a...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers signed wide receiver DeAndre Carter to a two-year contract on Friday. Carter has not played in the NFL but spent part of the 2015 season on the practice squads in Oakland and New England. Carter was cut by the Patriots last September...

HOUSTON (AP) Houston's $72 million man Brock Osweiler is staying on the bench and the Texans are counting on Tom Savage to help them to their second straight AFC South title on Saturday night against the Bengals. Osweiler, who Houston signed to that huge contract this offseason, was replaced after...

The biggest challenge at the New Jersey Meadowlands last weekend probably didn't belong to the Giants and Jets.Instead, it was the folks charged with getting MetLife Stadium ready for a Saturday night Dolphins-Jets game and an early afternoon Lions-Giants contest the next day who had to step up the...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Longtime San Francisco 49ers personnel executive Tom Gamble is leaving the organization after a front-office overhaul this offseason. General manager John Lynch announced on Wednesday that he and Gamble decided it would be in the best interest for the team and Gamble for him to leave...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Chicago Bears have hired University of Tennessee receivers coach and passing game coordinator Zach Azzanni as their receivers coach. Tennessee announced Wednesday that Azzanni accepted the job on John Fox's staff in Chicago. Azzanni had been Tennessee's wide receivers coach for the last four seasons. He previously...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) The New England Patriots are hoping to avoid some deja vu over the final two weeks of the regular season. For the second consecutive year, the Patriots enter Week 16 with two chances to wrap up the AFC's top seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. And...

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...