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AP Sports WriterRivers eager to prove critics wrong after joining ColtsBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) All Philip Rivers really wanted was a chance to play one more NFL season.So when the Indianapolis Colts gave him a shot, the eight-time Pro Bowler took it.Rivers officially ended his 16-year tenure with...

AP Pro Football WriterBanged-up Titans lean on next man up before Colts' rematchBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans are testing the NFL's cliche of next man up.Three-time Pro Bowl left tackle Taylor Lewan is out for the season with a torn ACL, and his replacement...

AP Pro Football WriterJets claim K Vedvik from Vikings, cut Bertolet, 3 othersBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) The New York Jets addressed their kicking woes by adding a kicker who had his own struggles this summer.Kaare Vedvik was claimed off waivers from the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday,...

Giants release veteran cornerback Rodgers-CromartieEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The New York Giants cut veteran cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie on Sunday.Rodgers-Cromartie and the team failed to rework his contract, which called for him to make $6.5 million in salary and a cap hit of $8.5 million.The 2017 season was a...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos get practice for opener in empty stadium scrimmageBy ARNIE STAPLETONDENVER (AP) The Denver Broncos got a taste Saturday of what their season opener will be like when they scrimmaged at an empty Empower Field with crowd noise piped in.''Yeah, it was really weird, without...

Jermichael Finley told ESPN's Josina Anderson on Wednesday that he wouldn't be willing to accept a pay cut in order to stay with the Green Bay Packers. The tight end is due a $3 million roster bonus on March 27 and there were rumblings during last season that the team...

Chargers dealt another setback as Pouncey placed on IRCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Chargers have been dealt another setback with center Mike Pouncey going on injured reserve Wednesday.Coach Anthony Lynn said the nine-year veteran will have season-ending neck surgery after being injured during the first half...

AP Sports WriterDolphins survive late collapse and beat Bengals in OT, 38-35By STEVEN WINEMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) A laugher became a thriller for the Miami Dolphins, and they needed overtime to beat the Cincinnati Bengals.Miami gave up 16 points in the final 29 seconds of regulation but regrouped,...

Former NFLer arrested in New Hampshire on stalking chargeCONCORD, N.H. (AP) Authorities in New Hampshire say a former player for the New England Patriots has been arrested in the state's capital city for violating a protective order.The Concord Monitor reports 44-year-old Greg Spires of Cypress, Texas, will remain...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - Former Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone interviewed for the Chicago Bears' job as did Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Teryl Austin.The team confirmed the interviews Tuesday.Marrone exercised an opt-out clause in his contract two weeks ago after leading Buffalo to its best finish in a...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers' 7th-round picks shine in preseason openerBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Jimmy Garoppolo and most of the other high-profile members of the San Francisco 49ers made brief cameos at most in the exhibition opener.That gave a pair of seventh-round picks an opportunity to shine,...

AP Pro Football WriterTitans have NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak: 8 positive testsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans suspended in-person activities through Friday after the NFL says three Titans players and five personnel tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the first COVID-19 outbreak of the NFL...