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AP Sports WriterSaints coaches: Top pick Rankins in good shape, learns fastBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) New Orleans Saints first-round draft choice Sheldon Rankins can accept people calling him boring, as long they're referring to the way he spends time away from football.''I'd use, `laid back,' but whatever...

PHOENIX (AP) - Tom Brady began winning Super Bowls when Russell Wilson was still a teenager, tuning in to see the big game on TV.''Of course I remember watching Brady,'' Wilson said Tuesday. ''He won some incredible games. Incredible comebacks. Incredible throws. Incredible plays. Hopefully he doesn't make too...

Former Seahawks player Tarvaris Jackson arrested in FloridaKISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has been arrested in central Florida after authorities say he pulled a gun on his wife.An Osceola County Sheriff's Office arrest report says the 33-year-old Jackson had been visiting family in Kissimmee...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay's Mike Evans resists labels that describe him as a football player, especially those that shortchange what he's accomplished as part of an outstanding class of rookie receivers lighting up the NFL.The seventh overall pick in last spring's draft has been much more than...

The TENNESSEE and the JACKSONVILLE will both be gunning for a victory on 9/17/2017 at 1:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. TENNESSEE vs JACKSONVILLE When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 17, 2017 Where: EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida ROT TEAM PS OU ML 261 TENNESSEE 1.5 (-110) 42.5 (-110) -110 -110 262 JACKSONVILLE TV: 1 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Titans -1.5. O/U: 42.5 PREDICTION: Titans 27, Jaguars 14 Oddsmakers currently have the JACKSONVILLE listed as...

RENTON, Wash. (AP) Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers with a hamstring strain. Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Friday that Sherman would be a game-time decision, but he sounded optimistic that Sherman would be able to play. ''He did well today....

RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Seattle Seahawks nickel cornerback Jeremy Lane said Thursday he doesn't think New England All-Pro Rob Gronkowski is that good and being physical with the tight end is important.Lane is likely to be part of a group of Seahawks who will try to keep Gronkowski under...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hall of Fame offensive tackle Bob St. Clair, a five-time Pro Bowler who played all 11 of his seasons with his hometown San Francisco 49ers, has died. He was 84.The Pro Football Hall of Fame and the 49ers announced St. Clair had died Monday. A...

AP Sports WriterDez Bryant brags on Cowboys' chemistry, and leans on it, tooBy SCHUYLER DIXONFRISCO, Texas (AP) Dez Bryant hesitated to talk about playing a day after the death of his father, and preferred not to try to add anything to Tony Romo's heartfelt statement about the quarterback...

Dolphins' Jordan recovering from minor knee surgeryDAVIE, Fla. (AP) Miami Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan is now missing practice for two reasons.Jordan is expected to be sidelined at least a couple of weeks while recovering from minor knee surgery. He has been placed on the active non-football injury...

Fantasy Sports NetworkFANTASY PLAYS: QB, RB options; expectations for Wilson, DezBy SCOTT ENGELThe next two weeks are going to make fantasy football players earn their spots in the standings, with six teams on byes each of the next two weeks.Fantasy owners will have to plan very well to fill...

Jets sign former Texans offensive tackle Jeff AdamsFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets have signed free agent offensive tackle Jeff Adams, who spent the last three seasons with the Houston Texans.Adams was signed by Dallas as an undrafted free agent out of Columbia in 2012. He...