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AP Sports WriterText: Lawyer seeks plea deal, doubts Manziel can stay cleanBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) An attorney handling Johnny Manziel's domestic violence case expressed doubts about the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback's ability to stay clean and said he was given a receipt that shows Manziel may have spent more...

AP Sports WriterJets' Decker, on IR with shoulder injury, has hip surgeryBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Eric Decker will be sidelined a bit longer than initially expected.The New York Jets wide receiver, already on injured reserve with a shoulder injury, underwent surgery Tuesday on his hip.The Jets...

Cam Newton cleared to play for PanthersCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Cam Newton has been cleared from the NFL's concussion program and can play Sunday when Carolina visits New Orleans.The team said Saturday in a short statement that Newton had passed the league's concussion protocol. Previously, Panthers coach Ron Rivera...

'Hamilton' cast to sing at Super Bowl 51NEW YORK (AP) Original cast members of the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit ''Hamilton: An American Musical,'' will sing ''America the Beautiful'' during pregame festivities at Super Bowl 51, the NFL and Fox announced Friday.The performance by Renee Elise Goldsberry, Jasmine Cephas...

AP Sports WriterRedskins: Trainer's laptop stolen but medical records safeBy STEPHEN WHYNOASHBURN, Va. (AP) The NFL and the Washington Redskins say there's no evidence indicating medical records are at risk after an athletic trainer's laptop was stolen in April.The Redskins confirmed Wednesday that someone broke through the window...

Colts add offensive lineman to roster ahead of NFL combineINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indianapolis Colts have signed free agent offensive lineman Fahn Cooper.He spent all of last season on the San Francisco 49ers practice squad. Indy is hoping the 6-foot-5, 306-pound swing lineman can help bolster an offensive line...

The Latest: Victims' kin in Hernandez case cry out loudBOSTON (AP) The Latest on the Aaron Hernandez double murder trial (all times local):4 p.m.The relatives of two men prosecutors say were killed by ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez have cried out loud and been helped from a courtroom following...

AP Sports WriterSons of Griffey, Lane teaming up for workouts with ColtsBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Trey Griffey and Jerome Lane are spending Mother's Day weekend talking all about their fathers.It's standard operating procedure for the two receivers who spent their childhoods running around professional clubhouses and locker rooms.Now,...

BEREA, Ohio (AP) - On the four-year anniversary of the death of one of his older brothers, Danny Shelton began a new chapter in a life he once thought impossible.Shelton was introduced Friday by the Cleveland Browns, who selected the massive Washington defensive tackle with the No. 12 overall...

AP Sports WriterChomp! Baby of Jets' Eric Decker has taste for microphonesBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Eric Decker's infant son sure likes the mic - especially how it tastes .The New York Jets wide receiver held 11-month-old Eric II as he started speaking to reporters after...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Saints coach Sean Payton has added seven assistant coaches to his staff and shifted responsibilities for some assistants who remain from last season's team that went 7-9 and missed the playoffs.Payton says he's hired former Oakland head coach Dennis Allen as senior defensive assistant, John...

Packers add free agent defensive tackle Ricky Jean-FrancoisGREEN BAY, Wisconsin (AP) The Green Bay Packers have signed free agent tackle Ricky Jean-Francois, adding depth to a defensive front depleted in the offseason.General manager Ted Thompson did not disclose terms of the deal announced on Friday.The 6-foot-3 (1.9-meter) 295-pound...