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Deion Barnes, de, Penn StateSammie Coates, wr, AuburnZach D'Orazio, wr, AkronCharles Gaines, db, LouisvilleDee Hart, rb, Colorado StateBrett Hundley, qb, UCLANigel King, wr, KansasMarcus Mariota, qb, OregonDonovan Smith, ot, Penn StateTacoi Sumler, wr, Appalachian StateNelson Agholor, wr, Southern CalJay Ajayi, rb, Boise StateKwon Alexander, lb, LSUJavorius Allen, rb, Southern...

The Latest: Saints won't give CB Malcolm Butler offer sheetPHOENIX (AP) The Latest from the NFC coaches breakfast Wednesday that concluded the NFL owners meetings (all times local):9:30 a.m.While the New Orleans Saints remain interested in Patriots cornerback and 2015 Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler, an offer sheet...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Rams have added former Pro Bowl quarterback Jeff Garcia to the coaching staff as an offensive assistant.Garcia will primarily assist wide receivers coach Ray Sherman. The move was announced on Tuesday.Garcia was with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL last year, and...

Hall of Fame coach Dick LeBeau, and Tom Moore and Dante Scarnecchia have won the Paul ''Dr. Z'' Zimmerman Award from the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA).The award is given for lifetime achievement as an assistant coach in the NFL and named for Zimmerman, who covered the NFL...

When Carolina tight end Greg Olsen and Kansas City safety Eric Berry had life-changing experiences away from football, the logical next step was finding ways to help the causes that helped them.That's the legacy of the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year award - players using their platforms...

AP Sports WriterLuke Kuechly returns to Boston College for another honorBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly left Boston College as the school's most decorated player. But it wasn't until he came back to campus after his rookie pro season that he picked up the honor...

AP Sports WriterColts' Dwayne Allen answers critics with patriotic appealBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indianapolis Colts tight end Dwayne Allen has dropped to his knee at the end of the national anthem since his rookie season in 2012. So when he offered his customary pregame prayer Sunday night, he...

AP Sports WriterBrady, Patriots roll into halfway point back on top of AFCBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) So much for ''Deflategate'' having a lasting impact on the Patriots this season.New England has reached the halfway point of its 2016 season and enters its bye week - surprise - with...

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) Dallas cornerback Byron Jones, the team's first-round pick, will miss time with a left shoulder injury sustained in practice at training camp.Jones collided with cornerback Morris Claiborne in a seven-on-seven drill Sunday and stayed down briefly favoring his shoulder. Medical personnel checked him for several...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders have placed cornerback Tarell Brown on season-ending injured reserve because of a foot injury that has limited him in recent weeks.Oakland (2-12) made the move Saturday ahead of Sunday's home game against the Buffalo Bills.Brown, signed by the team as an unrestricted...

CHICAGO BEARS at MINNESOTA VIKINGS - BEARS: OUT: QB Jimmy Clausen (concussion), S Chris Conte (back), K Robbie Gould (right quadriceps). QUESTIONABLE: DE Jared Allen (ribs), CB Al Louis-Jean (hamstring), DT Jeremiah Ratliff (knee). PROBABLE: DE David Bass (knee), DT Ego Ferguson (ankle), G Kyle Long (hip), WR Marquess...

NEW YORK (AP) - Tom Brady's appeal of his four-game suspension lasted more than 10 hours Tuesday, ending in the early evening.The sight of Commissioner Roger Goodell leaving the league offices after he heard Brady and representatives from the players' union during the lengthy meeting, confirmed its conclusion.No details...