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AP Pro Football WriterEagles' Fletcher Cox set for 1st taste of any Super BowlBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Fletcher Cox is playing in the first Super Bowl he's seeing.Or so he says.The three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle is a big reason why the Philadelphia Eagles are facing the New...

Former Broncos RB Anderson signs 1-year deal with PanthersCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Former Denver Broncos running back C.J. Anderson has signed a one-year contract with the Carolina Panthers.Anderson played for five years for the Broncos before being released in April. He has run of 3,051 yards in his five-year...

Associated PressBrowns' defense doesn't mind being overshadowed by starsBy BRIAN DULIKBEREA, Ohio (AP) Wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry are elite NFL players and quarterback Baker Mayfield is the most popular athlete in Cleveland.Their star power at Browns training camp has been magical for fans -...

Paul Tagliabue joins board of race-equality organizationMIAMI (AP) Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has joined the board of directors of an organization founded by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and aimed at improving race relations.Tagliabue has been an adviser for the past year to the Ross Initiative in...

IRVING, Texas (AP) Dez Bryant didn't travel with the Cowboys to New York, making it less likely the All-Pro receiver will return from a broken right foot against the Giants.Bryant was listed as doubtful Friday after missing practice all week. He broke his foot in the opener against...

AP Sports WriterBeckham talks with Mara, has no regrets about celebrationBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. had little regret about the dog-like celebration that angered the team, and claims NFL rules about post-score revelry are confusing.Beckham said Wednesday he met with...

Man guilty of assault try on girl, 4, during Steelers lossGREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) A man so drunk and angry over a Pittsburgh Steelers loss that he almost hit his 4-year-old daughter with a folding chair will spend three years on probation.The Tribune-Review (http://bit.ly/2ub5GgT ) reports 55-year-old Arnold Palmer...

AP Pro Football WriterVikings: Bridgewater recovery still unclear despite progressBy DAVE CAMPBELLEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) Teddy Bridgewater has reached the point in rehabilitation where he's able to drop back to pass on his surgically repaired left knee.Just when the 24-year-old quarterback might return to live action with the...

AP Pro Football WriterICYMI in NFL Week 4: Belichick's Patriots have bad D, 2 LsBy HOWARD FENDRICHNo matter how many yards and points Tom Brady manages to generate, his New England Patriots are not going to go very far this season if they can't get their defense straightened out.Coach...

Saints long snapper Zach Wood makes NFL debut vs. VikingsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Zach Wood will be the new long snapper for New Orleans, the sixth player the Saints have had at the position since the offseason began.Wood was signed by the Saints in time to make his NFL debut...

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers have taken a long look at third-string quarterback Landry Jones this preseason.They want to see how the former Oklahoma standout has developed and matured as he enters his third NFL season. The results have been mixed through two extended preseason games.''I thought...

AP Sports WriterAddition by subtraction? Dolphins aren't missing SuhBy STEVEN WINEDAVIE, Fla. (AP) Ndamukong Suh's not laughing at the Miami Dolphins' front four anymore.The five-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle poked fun at his former team's run defense on Instagram during the exhibition season. But after two games -...