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The games don't count. That makes the pain from major preseason injuries even more, well, painful.Yet NFL teams go through weeks of training camp in the intense heat of summer, then play four exhibition matches - five if you are chosen for the Hall of Fame game.Despite new rules...

AP Sports WriterFamily business: Shanahan follows father to the Super BowlBy PAUL NEWBERRYFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Kyle Shanahan is trying to keep the next 10 days as normal as possible.Good luck with that.The Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator is heading to his first Super Bowl - a game his...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Don't worry. The New England Patriots should be just fine for the playoffs.That's the message Tom Brady delivered after his offense's second straight poor performance.And this time they had an excuse: Brady played just the first half and six other key starters didn't play at...

AP Sports WriterInjured Bills safety Williams to decide future after seasonBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The father of Buffalo Bills safety Aaron Williams says his son intends to wait until the offseason to determine whether to continue playing after sustaining his latest neck injury.Anthony Williams told The...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders have agreed to a deal with free agent wide receiver Michael Crabtree.Crabtree announced on his Twitter account Monday night that he is joining the Raiders. ESPN first reported the deal.Crabtree will become a Raider six years later than many people expected. Oakland...

Incognito says he and Martin haven't patched up differencesMIAMI (AP) Richie Incognito says Jonathan Martin reached out to him several times in the aftermath of the bullying scandal that sabotaged the Miami Dolphins' 2013 season, but Incognito has no interest in talking.The two were teammates in the Dolphins'...

HADDONFIELD, N.J. (AP) - Retired NFL players seeking payouts from the potential $1 billion NFL concussion settlement could be waiting until next year based on appeals being weighed this fall.About 90 former players are appealing the final settlement approved this year by a federal judge in Philadelphia. The settlement...

Giants' Beckham fined $24K for taking helmet off after TDBy The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was fined $24,309 by the NFL on Friday for taking off his helmet during a touchdown celebration last Sunday against Baltimore.After scoring the go-ahead 66-yard...

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at NEW YORK GIANTS - EAGLES: OUT: QB Nick Foles (collarbone). DNP: LB Casey Matthews (not injury related). LIMITED: CB Bradley Fletcher (hip). FULL: DT Beau Allen (shoulder), DE Brandon Bair (knee), TE Trey Burton (back), LB Trent Cole (hand), S Chris Maragos (hamstring), WR Jordan Matthews...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - A state police trooper who specializes in fingerprint analysis testified Tuesday in the murder trial of Aaron Hernandez that the fingerprints of the former NFL player and his alleged victim, Odin Lloyd, were found inside a car that was allegedly used to drive Lloyd...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: NFL still doesn't get Las Vegas, even with RaidersBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) Sometimes the bumbling bozos in charge of the NFL just can't help themselves.Or maybe they've been so afraid of Las Vegas for so long that they automatically start hyperventilating every time a...

NFL fines Sean Davis for helmet hit on Chris ConleyNEW YORK (AP) The NFL fined Steelers safety Sean Davis $24,309 of his helmet-to-helmet hit on the Chiefs' Chris Conley in the fourth quarter of Pittsburgh's 18-16 win at Kansas City last weekend.Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was docked...