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AP Sports WriterBrowns signing free agent quarterback Charlie WhitehurstBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Their quarterbacks falling fast, the Browns needed to find a veteran with experience.Charlie Whitehurst has come to their rescue.Cleveland has reached agreement on a one-year contract with the free agent quarterback who worked out for the...

General manager John Idzik took the blame Monday for the New York Jets' 1-7 start, calling his performance "unsatisfactory." The second-year GM, in an unusual news conference that included a 19-minute opening statement in which he rambled on about everything from the salary cap to his interaction with young fans,...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - On a defense in the middle of a generational shift, Lawrence Timmons is the constant.The faces that mentored the Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker when he broke into the NFL in 2007 are gone. James Farrior and Larry Foote have been replaced by youngsters Ryan Shazier, Sean...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - New offensive coordinator Rick Dennison says the Denver Broncos are in ''no rush'' to get an answer from Peyton Manning about his plans for 2015.Manning is mulling his future following a late-season slide and thigh injury that culminated with a poor performance in the playoffs.Dennison...

The SAN FRANCISCO and the ARIZONA will both be gunning for a victory on 10/1/2017 at 4:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. SAN FRANCISCO vs ARIZONA When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, October 1, 2017 Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona ROT TEAM PS OU ML 273 SAN FRANCISCO -6.5 (-110) 44.5 (-110) 230 -280 274 ARIZONA TV: 4:05 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Cardinals -6.5. O/U: 44.5 PREDICTION: Cardinals 27, 49ers 17 Oddsmakers currently...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - An attorney for Aaron Hernandez says the former New England Patriots player is running out of money because he's had to pay so many lawyers.Attorney John Fitzpatrick made the comments Thursday during a hearing in New Bedford, Massachusetts.Hernandez was convicted last month of the...

AP Sports WriterChargers rookie Joey Bosa back in his elementBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) Joey Bosa is back in his element.The former Ohio State defensive end had his first workout with the San Diego Chargers when rookie minicamp opened on Friday.''It's been awesome getting to wake up and...

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) Washington Redskins running back Matt Jones was held out of practice Wednesday with a knee injury. Coach Jay Gruden says Jones reported soreness while moving laterally and pain when cutting. It's unclear how the injury will affect Jones' availability for the Redskins' game Sunday against the Cincinnati...

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...

AP Sports WriterCowboys pay tribute to Dallas police before start of campBy SCHUYLER DIXONOXNARD, Calif. (AP) In one wave after another, Jason Witten, Tony Romo and Dez Bryant walked arm-in-arm onto the field for the start of the Cowboys' training camp with families of the Dallas police officers...

AP Pro Football WriterQB Kirk Cousins gets exclusive franchise tag from RedskinsBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) In a move that seemed the most likely at this point in the odd dance between Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins, the team placed the exclusive franchise tag on the starting quarterback...

NFL teams pursue byes like they are precious jewels. Are they really? Or does the road to the Super Bowl not particularly come with a rest stop? History tells us that reaching the Super Bowl, let alone winning it, after playing in a wild-card game is anything but ideal. Not...