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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...

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...

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...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) The Denver Broncos' powerful pass-rush is about to get even better. And deeper.Kenney Anunike returned to practice this week after recovering from right knee surgery in mid-August and said he's hopeful to play at Detroit on Sunday.He said he was envious watching the likes of...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego Chargers will be staying at Qualcomm Stadium for at least another year.Mark Fabiani, special counsel to Chargers President Dean Spanos, said in a statement Tuesday night that the team will not exercise its lease termination clause before next season and will continue...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts said Friday they have agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent linebacker Nate Irving. Irving spent the past four seasons with the Denver Broncos, where he had 104 tackles, two sacks and 22 special teams stops in 54 regular season games, including 12 starts....

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Oakland Raiders wide receiver Andre Holmes practiced Sunday for the first time since breaking his hand three weeks ago.Holmes, who was third on the team with 47 catches in 2014, joins an already crowded receiving group anchored by first-round draft pick Amari Cooper and veterans...