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AP Sports WriterFalcons' Shanahan will have another meeting with 49ersBy PAUL NEWBERRYFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Kyle Shanahan plans to talk again with the San Francisco 49ers about their head coaching vacancy, with all signs pointing to the Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator landing the job.Shanahan is the only apparent...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - In his six months in New Orleans, undrafted linebacker Todd Davis was waived four times, bouncing back and forth between the Saints' practice squad and their active roster.Now he's part of Denver's deep linebacker corps that's being tested following injuries to Danny Trevathan (dislocated left...

AP Pro Football WriterDeadline for Chargers' relocation decision extended 2 daysBy BARRY WILNERNEW YORK (AP) The deadline for the San Diego Chargers to exercise their option to relocate to Los Angeles has been extended for two days.The original deadline was Jan. 15. Because that is a Sunday and...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Colts held a meeting this week to ensure the team was headed in the same direction.Players only. No coaches.''It was a chance for a player, if he wanted to leave, it was a chance to leave and not be crucified,'' said receiver Reggie Wayne, who...

Buccaneers sign WR Cecil Shorts III, waive Evan SpencerTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed free agent receiver Cecil Shorts III and waived receiver Evan Spencer.Shorts entered the NFL as a fourth-round draft pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011. He spent the first four years...

AP Pro Football WriterElway begins interviews for Kubiak's successorBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Broncos general manager John Elway began his third coaching search in six seasons with a visit to Kansas City on Friday to interview Chiefs special teams coach Dave Toub.Elway will also travel to Atlanta this...

AP Sports WriterGM: Jets unlikely to add another vet QB after McCown signingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) It appears Josh McCown will be the lone veteran in the New York Jets' quarterbacks room this summer.The Jets might add yet another youngster, but whether McCown is the starter...

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - As NFL coaches and general managers go, Bruce Arians and Steve Keim already make up quite a tandem. So much so that after only two years in their jobs, they've been given contract extensions, and a big raise in pay, that both say they didn't seek. ''Flattered,''...

METAIRIE, La. (AP) - The New Orleans Saints have four picks in Saturday's final four rounds of the NFL draft and have yet to bring in new receiving targets for quarterback Drew Brees.This offseason, New Orleans has traded away two of their most productive receivers, sending star tight end...

AP Pro Football WriterRookie Devontae Booker earning more snaps in DenverBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Forget any budding quarterback controversy in Denver. What the Broncos have on their hands is a bona fide running back predicament.C.J. Anderson still has never rushed for 100 yards before Halloween and rookie...

AP Sports WriterPatterson hops to show Raiders he's more than a returnerBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Cordarrelle Patterson's skills as a kick returner are unquestioned after four seasons in the NFL with two first-team All-Pro selections, the second highest-return average since World War II, and five momentum-changing touchdowns.When...

The Latest: Victims' kin 'devastated' by Hernandez acquittalBOSTON (AP) The Latest on the Aaron Hernandez double murder trial (all times local):4:20 p.m.Prosecutors in ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez's double murder trial say relatives of the two men who were killed are ''devastated'' by his acquittal on murder and other...