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AP Pro Football WriterEagles look to stay balanced on offenseBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) A balanced offense is usually a formula for success in the NFL.The Philadelphia Eagles found it last week and want to continue emphasizing the run. They had had 176 yards rushing in a 34-27 comeback...

AP Sports WriterGoing for it: Saints could clinch 1st-round byeBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Don't tell Sean Payton the Saints' chances of earning a first-round bye in the NFC playoffs are a long shot.New Orleans' 13th-year coach said his team if preparing to go all out Sunday to...

AP Pro Football WriterRaiders players shown at charity event without masksBy JOSH DUBOWSeveral Las Vegas Raiders players attended a charity event held by teammate Darren Waller that might have violated league rules for the coronavirus pandemic.The Darren Waller Foundation held a fundraising event at a country club just outside...

Cavallari, Cutler getting divorced after 7 years of marriageCHICAGO (AP) Reality TV star Kristin Cavallari and former Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler are getting divorced.Cavallari announced Sunday in an Instagram post that the couple are breaking up after after seven years of marriage and a decade...

AP Sports WriterAfter weeks of waiting, Seahawks get Baldwin back on fieldBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) For most of the past month, Doug Baldwin has been a spectator as he dealt with a sore left knee that kept him from participating in Seattle Seahawks practices.It may be how...

AP Sports WriterReeling Jaguars fire offensive coordinator Greg OlsonBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired offensive coordinator Greg Olson, parting ways with him two days after an embarrassing loss at Tennessee.The team made the announcement Saturday, saying quarterbacks coach Nathaniel Hackett will take over play-calling...

AP Sports WriterRedskins release injury-prone tight end Jordan ReedBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) The Redskins released Jordan Reed on Thursday, cutting ties with an injury-prone tight end who was rarely able to show his full abilities.Injuries from head to toe limited Reed to 65 games over his first seven...

AP Sports WriterBrees' form suggests he'll shatter all-time yardage recordBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) Saints quarterback Drew Brees has sought to squash any notion that he's preoccupied by his impending career yards milestone.''For me, this isn't a time for reflection,'' Brees said when asked about the likelihood of...

Falcons RB Freeman, DE McKinley to sit Sunday vs. SaintsFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Atlanta running back Devonta Freeman will miss his second straight game with a knee injury, and the Falcons also will be without starting defensive end Takk McKinley when they host the New Orleans Saints on...

AP Sports WriterChiefs offense takes 'pick your poison' adage to extremeBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept rolling single coverage onto Tyreek Hill, and Patrick Mahomes kept zinging passes deep downfield to the fleet-footed Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver, who proceeded to waltz into...

AP Sports WriterKaepernick's reps call audible, workout moved at last minuteBy PAUL NEWBERRYRIVERDALE, Ga. (AP) Colin Kaepernick limbered up on a high school field after his NFL workout was suddenly moved Saturday, the latest strange twist in the saga for the exiled quarterback.Just 15 minutes before Kaepernick was...

NEW YORK (AP) New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady can suit up for his team's season opener after a judge erased his four-game suspension for ''Deflategate.''The surprise ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman came Thursday after more than one month of failed settlement talks between the NFL...