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DENVER (AP) - Broncos special teams standout David Bruton Jr. was carted off the field after a block in the back while covering a punt Sunday against Oakland.The team said he suffered a concussion and wouldn't return.Bruton was racing downfield when he was hit from behind by Denico Autry,...

PHOENIX (AP) - NFL owners are considering a proposal to stop games when a medical adviser sees a player displaying obvious signs of disorientation.The proposal was a late addition by the powerful competition committee at the owners' meetings that began Monday. It would allow a medical spotter upstairs to...

CLINCHED: New England - AFC East and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs; Denver - AFC West; Indianapolis - AFC South; Cincinnati and Pittsburgh - playoff berth.- Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffsClinches first-round bye with:- Win or tie, OR- Cincinnati Loss, OR- Cincinnati tie and Indianapolis win- Clinched playoff...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - In the hours after a four-sack performance gave Justin Houston the Chiefs' franchise record, all he could talk about was how close Kansas City came to making the playoffs.Houston insisted his new single-season mark would hit him some day. He might be on a...

The fiancee of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez will take the stand for a second day of testimony in his murder trial.Shayanna Jenkins on Monday is expected to talk about a box she disposed of from their basement the day after Odin Lloyd was killed in 2013....

AP Sports WriterFitzpatrick's Jets contract voids, QB becomes free agentBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Fitz Magic has officially disappeared for the New York Jets.Ryan Fitzpatrick's contract was voided Friday, as expected, making the veteran quarterback a free agent.Fitzpatrick re-signed with the Jets last July on a one-year,...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Chiefs wide receiver Albert Wilson and Titans safety Da'Norris Searcy were banged-up in the opening quarter of Friday night's preseason game.Wilson hurt his shoulder on the game's first drive, while Searcy hurt his knee later in the opening quarter. Both were questionable to return.The...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) A New Jersey man hopes an appeals court will revive a lawsuit that accuses the National Football League of pricing average football fans out of the Super Bowl.Josh Finkelman, of New Brunswick, argues the league makes only 1 percent of the tickets available to the public...

IRVING, Texas (AP) - Dallas tight end Jason Witten is going to his 10th Pro Bowl, as an injury replacement for Denver's Julius Thomas.Witten's addition Monday night sends him to his third straight Pro Bowl after a seven-year streak ended in 2011. The game is Sunday in Arizona.The 32-year-old...

AP Pro Football WriterOn Football: A look at what got done at NFL meetingsBy BARRY WILNERPHOENIX (AP) NFL owners got plenty done in their meetings, including approving the Raiders' relocation from Oakland to Las Vegas, and addressing a variety of rules changes.So what does it all mean?VIVA LAS...

Bears re-sign TE Daniel Brown, tender rights to 2 othersLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears have re-signed tight end Daniel Brown to a one-year contract, and tendered rights to wide receiver Josh Bellamy and defensive back Bryce Callahan.The Bears made the roster moves Monday ahead of the...

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...