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AP Pro Football WriterBig guys made big impression in 40-yard dash at NFL combineBy ARNIE STAPLETONINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The big guys made a big statement at the NFL scouting combine Friday night.Wisconsin star Jonathan Taylor ran the fastest 40-yard dash (4.39 seconds) despite weighing in as the third-heaviest running...

AP Pro Football WriterPat Bowlen was not your typical NFL ownerBy ARNIE STAPLETONDENVER (AP) Hall of Famer Gary Zimmerman realized Pat Bowlen wasn't your typical, meddlesome NFL owner his first Thanksgiving in Denver when he found a sign-up sheet for a turkey, surely a prank on the rookies...

AP Sports WriterHaskins fined, in line to start for Washington if neededBy STEPHEN WHYNODwayne Haskins was handed a hefty fine Wednesday for partying with several people not wearing a mask but will start at quarterback for Washington on Sunday against Carolina if Alex Smith isn't healthy enough to go.The...

AP Pro Football WriterTitans kicker OK kicking extra points instead of field goalsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans have found a way to fix the NFL's worst field goal unit: Ignore the kicker and just score touchdowns.The Titans went a measly 8 of 18 on...

Bears re-sign punter O'Donnell to 2-year dealLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears say they have re-signed veteran punter Pat O'Donnell to a two-year contract.O'Donnell has spent all five of his seasons with Chicago and is the franchise's leader with a 44.9-yard career gross average. O'Donnell averaged 45...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars will be without defensive tackle Roy Miller for the rest of the season because of a torn right Achilles tendon. The Jaguars (2-4) made the announcement Tuesday, two days after Miller left the game against Oakland and did not return. A disruptive run-stopper whose 10...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL at 100: Chiefs' only title came as underdogs to VikingsBy DAVE CAMPBELLThe stage for Kansas City's upset of Minnesota in the fourth edition of the Super Bowl was essentially set the year before, when the brash New York Jets toppled the Baltimore Colts and showed...

The New York Giants and the Seattle Seahawks will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at CenturyLink Field. When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, November 9, 2014 Where: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington TV: 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Seahawks –10. O/U: 44.5. PREDICTION: Seahawks 16, Giants 10 Join...

GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) Former NFL wide receiver Davone Bess was sentenced Thursday to one year of supervised probation after pleading no contest to an endangerment charge in Arizona. The 31-year-old Bess originally had pleaded not guilty to a charge of unlawful flight from a law-enforcement vehicle near his suburban Phoenix...

AP Pro Football WriterRaiders activate 7 defensive players from COVID-19 listBy JOSH DUBOWThe Las Vegas Raiders have activated seven players off the COVID-19 list after they missed practice this week as ''high risk'' close contacts to a teammate who had tested positive.Safety Johnathan Abram, defensive tackle Maliek Collins, defensive...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Denver's dominant defense had one fatal flaw last season. It was too predictable. ''I feel like last year you probably could've guessed what we were going to run our first five plays of the game,'' cornerback Aqib Talib said this week as the refreshed Broncos (3-1) prepared...

New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow has backed out of an appearance at a Baptist mega church in Dallas run by a pastor who has created controversy with his remarks about gays and other faiths. Tebow tweeted Thursday that he canceled a scheduled April 28 appearance at First Baptist...