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Cardinals sign Justin Pugh to 5-year contractTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals have signed free agent offensive lineman Justin Pugh to a five-year contract.The 6-foot-5, 311-pound Pugh - who has plays guard or tackle - spent the past five seasons with the New York Giants, where he started...

AP Pro Football Writer2 Broncos cleared for Chargers game after COVID-19 isolationBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Two Broncos offensive linemen were cleared to play against the Chargers this weekend after 24-hour isolations as a precaution following guard Graham Glasgow 's novel coronavirus infection.Guard Austin Sclottmann and starting right...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers lock up Armstead, plan deal for BucknerBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers locked up one star defensive lineman with a long-term contract and made plans to deal another to add a needed draft pick and salary cap room.The defending NFC...

Associated PressJudge orders open hearing on NFL team's emails with churchBy KEVIN McGILLNews outlets and the public will be able to attend a hearing next week in New Orleans on the confidentiality of emails between Roman Catholic officials and the city's NFL franchise concerning clergy sex-abuse scandals.A state judge...

Raiders promote LB Shilique Calhoun to active rosterALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have promoted linebacker Shilique Calhoun from the practice squad to the active roster.Calhoun takes the place of cornerback Antonio Hamilton. Oakland placed Hamilton on injured reserve Saturday with a knee injury.Calhoun was originally a third-round...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Offensive lineman nirvana arrived for the Pittsburgh Steelers late in the first quarter on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. Ten snaps. All handoffs from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to Le'Veon Bell. Each one of them chewing up clock, yardage and whatever mettle Miami's defensive front seven might have brought north...

AP Pro Football WriterHow to do a virtual NFL training camp tour during pandemicBy BARRY WILNERThe idea of a training camp media tour is simple: go, interview, enlighten your audience.It doesn't work quite that way in a pandemic.So SiriusXM NFL Radio is adjusting. Rather than sitting next to Tom...

AP Sports WriterCharles Davis joins CBS as part of its No. 2 NFL crewBy JOE REEDYCharles Davis is moving from the Fox Sports booth to CBS. The network announced on Tuesday that Davis will be an analyst for its NFL coverage and contributing to football coverage on CBS Sports...

Associated PressFalcons coach: Jones, Freeman held out of 3rd preseason gameBy GEORGE HENRYFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Julio Jones and Devonta Freeman are healthy and practicing at full speed again this week but will be held out for the third straight preseason game when the Atlanta Falcons visit the...

The Latest: Seattle Seahawks first NFL team to go 4-0 in '20By The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 4 in the NFL (all times EDT):---4:10 p.m.The Seattle Seahawks are the NFL's first four-win team. They defeated the Miami Dolphins 31-23 Sunday.The Bears and Bills can join the Seahawks. They're...

Redskins sign tackle Ereck Flowers to $4M, 1-year dealASHBURN, Va. (AP) The Washington Redskins have signed offensive tackle Ereck Flowers to a $4 million, one-year contract.Flowers becomes Washington's new swing tackle behind Trent Williams and Morgan Moses after Ty Nsekhe left to sign with the Buffalo Bills. The...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos increase QB Drew Lock’s workload, no decision yetBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Drew Lock wants to show Denver Broncos general manager John Elway he doesn’t have to go looking at the likes of Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Herbert, Jake Fromm, Jacob Eason or...