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Bengals Training Camp CapsuleBy The Associated PressCINCINNATI BENGALS (7-9)OPEN CAMP: July 26, Paul Brown StadiumLAST YEAR: Missed playoffs for second straight season. Coach Marvin Lewis got two-year contract extension despite 0-7 playoff mark, worst in NFL history. He's entering 16th season with Bengals, who have yet to win playoff...

The Latest: Rams D helps LA take early lead over 49ersBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 17 of the NFL's regular season (all times Eastern):5:15 p.m.The Rams have forced three turnovers by the 49ers in the first quarter.After Aqib Talib returned a fumble inside the San Francisco 10...

AP Pro Football WriterJets dealing with injuries, inexperience at 'thin' WR groupBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Breshad Perriman took off down the field and Sam Darnold saw him all the way.The ball zipped through the humid air and dropped right into Perriman's hands for an impressive...

AP Pro Football WriterTitans address protection issues after giving up 11 sacksBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans face a sense of urgency to correct the problems they have protecting their quarterback.Giving up a franchise-record 11 sacks - one off the NFL record for a game...

Dolphins' Ryan Fitzpatrick says he wants to be back in 2020MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said Friday he wants to play next season at age 37, and he'll likely be back with the Miami Dolphins.Coach Brian Flores said last week he expected Fitzpatrick to return.Fitzpatrick started...

AP Pro Football WriterQB Josh McCown retires after 16 NFL seasonsBy DENNIS WASZAK JR.NEW YORK (AP) Josh McCown was sometimes the starting quarterback, often the backup - and always among the most-respected and well-liked players in whatever locker room he was in.And there were many.McCown, who turns 40...

Packers place LB Kirksey, WR Lazard on injured reserveGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Green Bay Packers linebacker Christian Kirksey and wide receiver Allen Lazard have gone on injured reserve after both players got hurt in a victory over the New Orleans Saints.Kirksey left the 37-30 triumph in the first...

CARSON, Calif. (AP) After the Jacksonville Jaguars fired Gus Bradley in December, he decided to focus on his family. Bradley told his wife and four children he would run out the last year of his head coaching contract with school events and family time in North Florida, giving his support...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) An arbitrator is sending Colin Kaepernick's grievance with the NFL to trial, denying the league's request to throw out the quarterback's claims that owners conspired to keep him out of the league because of his protests of social injustice. Kaepernick's lawyer Mark Geragos tweeted a picture Thursday of...

AP Sports WriterOffensive lines key in Super Bowl for both Rams and PatriotsBy KYLE HIGHTOWERATLANTA (AP) The Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots are bringing two of the top scoring offenses in the NFL to the Super Bowl.The reason they've both played so well has a lot...

Cole Madison finds his way back to football with PackersGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) When the Green Bay Packers used a fifth-round draft pick on Cole Madison last year, there was optimism that the former Washington State standout would be able to fill an opening at right guard.Madison didn't...

AP Sports WriterStill hunting playoffs, 3-7 Giants visit Burrow-less BengalsBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Despite losing their first five games and starting 3-7, the New York Giants find themselves in a surprising playoff derby in the NFC East.The Giants are in the thick of it and have...