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AP Pro Football WriterPettis' rough start to 2nd season with 49ers leads to big TDBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Dante Pettis' roller-coaster start to his second season in the NFL has led him to the end zone for the biggest touchdown of the year for the San...

New York Jets draft capsuleBy The Associated Press3. NEW YORK JETS (5-11)LAST SEASON: Rebuilding Jets were one of NFL's early-season surprises while winning three of first five games despite some preseason prognosticators saying New York would struggle to win more than one. Todd Bowles' bunch didn't get many more...

Associated PressWarrant issued for Odell Beckham after video shows butt swatBy KEVIN McGILL and TOM WITHERSNEW ORLEANS (AP) A misdemeanor simple battery warrant has been issued for Cleveland Browns wide receiver and former LSU star Odell Beckham Jr., police in New Orleans said Thursday.The warrant comes as video...

AP Pro Football WriterKaepernick, ESPN team up for documentary series on his lifeBy ROB MAADDIColin Kaepernick will be featured in a documentary series produced by ESPN Films as part of a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Co.The deal between Kaepernick's production arm, Ra Vision Media, and The Walt...

12 RBs make NFL’s All-Time Team, including Brown, PaytonBy The Associated PressJim Brown and Walter Payton are unanimous choices at running back for the NFL’s All-Time Team.As part of its celebration of its centennial season, the league announced Friday night the first portion of the squad. A 26-member panel...

Bills host free-agent receiver Jeremy Maclin for a visitORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) With prompting from running back LeSean McCoy, free-agent receiver Jeremy Maclin is making the Buffalo Bills the first stop in his bid to land a new job.The Bills announced they were hosting Maclin for a visit...

AP Pro Football WriterTua vs Kyler as rising Dolphins visit revitalized CardinalsBy BARRY WILNERWhen the Dolphins leave the oceanfront and head to the desert to play the Cardinals on Sunday, it will be about more than Tua vs. Kyler.It's about two rising teams, perhaps earlier than anyone truly thought...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL 101: What's ahead as next century of pro football beginsBy BARRY WILNERMIAMI (AP) The NFL's centennial season concluded with a championship a half-century in the making.Now that the Kansas City Chiefs have ended that 50-year drought and own their second NFL championship, the focus...

AP Pro Football WriterJason Witten set for first visit to Cowboys as broadcasterBy SCHUYLER DIXONARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Jason Witten vividly remembers Tony Romo's return to the home of the Dallas Cowboys for the first time as a broadcaster last year after retiring as the storied franchise's all-time passing...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Browns agree to bring back Andrew Berry as new GMBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns have reached agreement to hire Eagles vice president of football operations Andrew Berry as their new general manager and executive vice president, a person familiar with the decision...

AP Sports WriterGiants' playoff hopes slimmer after two straight lossesBy TOM CANAVANWith two weeks left in the regular season and their playoff hopes dimmed by a two-game losing streak, it's time to take the pressure off the New York Giants.Success in Joe Judge's first season is not dependent on...

Lions announce 3 more signings, add Fells, Hayden and MartinALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) Darren Fells offered an amusing reason for why, as a tight end, he has focused hard on blocking.''Mostly because that's the stereotype that basketball players can't block,'' he said.The Detroit Lions hope the former basketball...