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AP Pro Football WriterKaepernick, ESPN team up for documentary series on his lifeBy ROB MAADDIColin Kaepernick will be featured in a documentary series produced by ESPN Films as part of a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Co. The deal between Kaepernick's production arm, Ra Vision Media, and The...

Cardinals sign Justin Pugh to 5-year contractTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals have signed free agent offensive lineman Justin Pugh to a five-year contract.The 6-foot-5, 311-pound Pugh - who has plays guard or tackle - spent the past five seasons with the New York Giants, where he started...

AP Sports WriterChargers' WR Allen productive despite lack of touchdownsBy JOE REEDYCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Keenan Allen is having another productive season for the Los Angeles Chargers with the exception of one area - touchdowns.The wide receiver has the second-most receptions (41) and yards (506) through seven games...

AP Sports WriterGiants kept Manning in dark about future and Beckham tradeBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The New York Giants kept two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning in the dark until recently about his future with the team, and didn't give him a warning about the trade...

Associated PressCourt date for Jets' Quinnen Williams after airport gun bustBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. and KAREN MATTHEWSNEW YORK (AP) New York Jets defensive lineman Quinnen Williams was ticketed and given a court date after trying to board a plane a New York's LaGuardia Airport while carrying a gun,...

Cardinals re-sign cornerback Kevin Peterson to 1-year dealTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Cardinals have re-signed cornerback Kevin Peterson to a one-year contract.The 26-year-old Peterson played in 14 games last season and started three after being pushed into a bigger role because of Patrick Peterson's six-game suspension and Robert Alford's...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL reveals top game changers, Nos. 31-100By JOSH DUBOWFrom groundbreaking coaches who set the path for others to follow to players who broke the stereotypes surrounding positions like quarterback and middle linebacker, several minorities highlighted the list of the NFL's greatest game changers, Nos. 31-100.The NFL...

AP Sports WriterPanthers run defense a concern, allowing 10 TDs in 3 gamesBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Panthers coach Ron Rivera is growing increasingly concerned with his team's struggles against the run - and with good reason.The Green Bay Packers ran for 163 yards and Aaron Jones scored...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Sen'Derrick Marks slipped by Andy Levitre, grabbed Charlie Whitehurst around the legs and dragged him to the ground.It was the most rewarding sack of Marks' six-year career - literally.Forget that it came against his former team. Forget that it came on the final play of...

Falcons OT Matt Gono (back) to miss 2nd straight gameFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Atlanta Falcons offensive tackle Matt Gono will miss his second consecutive game with a back injury.Gono was ruled out Friday by the Falcons (0-1), meaning rookie Kaleb McGary and Ty Sambrailo are likely to spend...

AP Pro Football WriterRookie Drew Lock returns to Broncos practiceBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Two players made their long-awaited debuts as the Denver Broncos practiced on Tuesday: rookie quarterback Drew Lock and free agent cornerback Bryce Callahan.Lock landed on injured reserve to start the season after spraining his...

AP Sports WriterJets' tight ends in tightly contested competitionBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets will spend the next few weeks sorting through their intriguing quarterback situation, with Sam Darnold, Josh McCown and Teddy Bridgewater the clear focus of attention.But the tight ends are...