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Associated PressBrowns draft pick Mack Wilson making plays at linebackerBy BRIAN DULIKBEREA, Ohio (AP) Rookie linebacker Mack Wilson is trending in a positive direction at Browns training camp and on social media.The fifth-round pick from Alabama was the only NFL player with two interceptions in the opening week...

AP Sports WriterAs offense stalls, Steelers defense tries to pick up slackBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The bold-faced names on the Pittsburgh Steelers defense kept repeating the phrase ''ball awareness'' over and over during the offseason, as if they could somehow speak the goal of creating more turnovers into...

Browns WR Landry questionable to face Jets with knee issueBy The Associated PressCLEVELAND (AP) Browns top receiver Jarvis Landry is questionable to play in Thursday night's game against the New York Jets because of a knee issue.Landry, who has 12 catches for 175 yards in his first two...

AP Sports WriterSeveral players contributing to Ravens' stellar defenseBy DAVID GINSBURGOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) The Baltimore Ravens are playing team defense so well, it's almost impossible to pick the best of the bunch.Eight different players had a least one of Baltimore's team-record 11 sacks on Sunday in Tennessee....

Jets without WR Quincy Enunwa for second straight weekFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) New York Jets wide receiver Quincy Enunwa will miss his second straight game because of an ankle injury.Enunwa is tied with Robby Anderson for the team lead with 38 catches, but has just nine receptions in...

Mathis to become 17th member of Colts' Ring of HonorINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indianapolis Colts will add career sacks leader Robert Mathis to their Ring of Honor this year.The team announced Monday the induction ceremony will take place Nov. 22 when the Colts host the Green Bay Packers.Mathis played...

AP Sports WriterShaken: Mayfield, Browns bruised after blasting by 49ersBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Baker Mayfield apparently offended Richard Sherman and paid for it. Mayfield got hunted, bear-hugged, sacked and mocked by Nick Bosa in front of a national TV audience.On a trip out west, the Browns went south.The...

Pair of Titans' starters in Conklin, Morgan back vs. ColtsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans are getting a pair of starters back for their trip to Indianapolis on Sunday.Right tackle Jack Conklin has been cleared from the concussion protocol after missing last week's win over the Patriots, while...

AP Pro Football WriterWatt, Olsen, Watson NFL Man of Year finalistsBy BARRY WILNERJ.J. Watt, Greg Olsen and Benjamin Watson are finalists for the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year award.The recipient of the award that recognizes a player's contribution in his community and to society in general will...

AP Sports WriterSeahawks' Dunbar knows he could still face NFL punishmentBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) New Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar said Friday he understands he could still be punished by the NFL even after armed robbery charges against him in Florida were dropped.Dunbar declined to speak in...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL players take leading role on social justice frontBy BARRY WILNERMany NFL players have been leaders on the social justice front, and some of them are being considered for the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year award. None of them is dedicated to the cause...

AP Sports WriterPanthers: Signed agreement to sell NFL team to David TepperBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Panthers are off the market.The Panthers announced Wednesday they've signed a ''definitive agreement'' to sell the team to David Tepper, the founder and president of global hedge fund Appaloosa Management.The...