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AP Pro Football WriterTitans building confidence, momentum with 3 straight winsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Mike Vrabel has been preaching about playing aggressive from the moment he arrived in Tennessee.A month into the season, the Titans are doing just.At 3-1, the Titans are off to their best...

The Latest: Aaron Rodgers carted off with hurt shoulderBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the NFL's sixth Sunday of the regular season (all times Eastern):1:25 p.m.Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was carted off the field with a right shoulder injury, and the team said his return was questionable.Rodgers...

AP Pro Football WriterVikings start cap space clearance by cutting Rhodes, JosephBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Vikings, strapped for salary-cap space, have terminated the contracts of two long-time starters: nose tackle Linval Joseph and cornerback Xavier Rhodes.Friday's moves clear more than $18.5 million off the team's salary...

AP Sports WriterHealthy Luck dances way through 'best offseason ever'By MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Andrew Luck tossed around more dance moves than footballs this offseason.He loved every minute of it.So when the star quarterback returned to the Indianapolis Colts complex Monday, he was rested, recharged and ready to start...

AP Sports WriterTo teammates, Tom Brady stands alone as he chases 6th ringBy KYLE HIGHTOWERFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Seventeen years ago, Tom Brady was 24 years old and in his second NFL season when he led the Patriots to a last-second victory over the St. Louis Rams for New...

Associated PressAP analysis: NFL teams lost over $500M to injuries in 2019By TERESA M. WALKER and LARRY FENNNFL teams paid more than a half-billion dollars to Week 1 starters who missed games because of injuries this season and players who ended the year on injured reserve, according to an...

AP Sports WriterTunsil hopes more players will do contracts without agentsBy KRISTIE RIEKENLaremy Tunsil became the NFL's highest-paid offensive lineman by negotiating a $66 million contract extension with the Houston Texans without the help of an agent.As he basks in his big payday, the 25-year-old left tackle hopes his...

Packers' Rollins out, Randall questionableGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The Packers say Quinten Rollins will not play in their NFC wild-card game on Sunday against the New York Giants after the cornerback was evaluated this week for a concussion.However Green Bay's battered secondary might get Damarious Randall back from...

Associated PressVirus shutdowns will likely make NFL draft most bet on everBy WAYNE PARRYATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) For those who haven't mastered the odds of Belarussian soccer or Russian table tennis, this week's NFL draft gives U.S. gamblers their first opportunity in weeks to bet on an event...

The NFL kicks off the regular season with a great feature game between the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants against their division rival Dallas Cowboys when they meet at MetLife Stadium. This one should be a great game, no doubt about it. The Cowboys always show up against the...

Justice Department gives up Washington Redskins name fightWASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department is giving up the legal fight over the name of the Washington Redskins.In a letter to a federal appeals court, the department said last week's Supreme Court decision in favor of an Asian-American band calling itself...

AP Sports WriterRavens seeking more production from 32nd-ranked offenseBy DAVID GINSBURGOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) The Baltimore Ravens' standard formula for success is having their standout defense dominate the game while receiving only a marginal assist from the offense.To this point, the imbalance has been exceedingly disproportionate.Baltimore ranks last...