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AP Pro Football WriterNFL bringing more staff back to HQ with saliva virus testsBy ARNIE STAPLETONThe NFL is preparing to return most of its employees to team headquarters in Midtown Manhattan later this month and staffers going back to the office will have to take saliva COVID-19 tests every...

AP Sports WriterPayton: Saints expanding on NFL pandemic protocolsBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) Saints coach Sean Payton says the club's decision to occupy four floors of a hotel during training camp is simply an effort to cut down on the sheer number of people going their separate ways...

Associated PressBills CB Tre'Davious White unsure if he will opt in or outBy MARK LUDWICZAKBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White is unsure if he will opt in or opt out of the upcoming NFL season.White has until 4 p.m. Thursday to decide on his status for the...

Lions say Stafford's test was a false positiveDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Lions removed Matthew Stafford from the COVID-IR list, saying he received a false positive test result - and drawing the ire of the quarterback's wife toward the NFL.The list was created for players who either test positive...

AP Pro Football WriterVon Miller's transformation driven by Kobe, MJ, COVID-19By ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Von Miller's body is buffer, his hair tinted orange on top. The real changes go a whole lot deeper.The Broncos star linebacker on Tuesday revealed four factors that led to his dramatic...

Vikings-Raiders trade rescinded after PJ Hall fails physicalLAS VEGAS (AP) The trade that sent defensive tackle P.J. Hall from Las Vegas to Minnesota for a conditional draft pick has been negated after Hall failed a physical with the Vikings.Minnesota had agreed Monday to send a conditional seventh-round pick...

Dolphins' 2017 3rd-round pick Cordrea Tankersley waivedMIAMI (AP) Miami Dolphins cornerback Cordrea Tankersley was activated off the reserve-COVID-19 list and then waived Tuesday.Tankersley was a third-round draft pick in 2017 who has started 11 NFL games, all as a rookie.He has no career interceptions and missed last season...

Lions say Stafford's test was a false positiveDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Lions removed Matthew Stafford from the COVID-IR list, saying he received a false positive test result - and drawing the ire of the quarterback's wife toward the NFL.The list was created for players who either test positive...

AP Sports WriterBuccaneers rookie Wirfs prepares to do part to help BradyBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Tristan Wirfs knows he has a critical role to play in helping Tom Brady transform the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into winners. The rookie is undaunted by the challenge of preparing for the...

AP Pro Football WriterJets' Mosley says opt-out was a very tough football decisionBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) C.J. Mosley was all set to return this season - healthy and focused on being a big-time playmaker in the middle of the New York Jets' defense.The coronavirus pandemic changed...

AP Sports WriterCB Jalen Ramsey confident in contract, new role with RamsBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) When Jalen Ramsey's agent finalizes the Pro Bowl cornerback's new contract with the Los Angeles Rams, Ramsey insists it will be news to him.That's right, the player who showed up to the...

AP Sports WriterBrowns pleased with "engaged" Beckham so far in campBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) While there's no guarantee Odell Beckham Jr. will stay quiet, the Cleveland Browns are confident their outspoken star receiver won't be bolting from training camp.Beckham had recently questioned the NFL's decision to push forward...