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ESPN and NFL Network will combine for NFL draft telecastNEW YORK (AP) ESPN and NFL Network will join forces for this year's NFL draft. They will produce a broadcast that will air on both networks over all three days.The April 23-25 draft was originally scheduled to be in...

49ers re-sign cornerbacks Donate Johnson, Jason VerrettSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers re-signed cornerbacks Dontae Johnson and Jason Verrett to one-year contracts Monday.Both Johnson and Verrett played sparingly for San Francisco last season but were brought back for depth in the secondary.Johnson was a originally a...

NFL CalendarBy The Associated PressApril 17 - Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets.April 23-25 - NFL draft, remote locations.May 19, 2020 - Spring owners meeting, Marina del Rey, Calif.Late July - Training camps scheduled to open.Aug. 6 - Hall of Fame game, Canton, Ohio.Aug. 8 -...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos star polishing both his deejay and pass rush skillsBy ARNIE STAPLETONVon Miller longs to make a name for himself scratching vinyl just like he did sacking quarterbacks.s the Denver Broncos star linebacker’s alter ego, one whose fledgling club concert career has been thwarted by the...

AP Sports WriterRivera aims to start changing culture around RedskinsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Ron Rivera made plenty of mistakes as a first-time NFL head coach that he hopes not to repeat this time around.Rivera also did enough good things early on with Carolina in 2011 that he's trying...

AP Pro Football WriterClemson star Isaiah Simmons a do-it-all talent for the NFLBy ARNIE STAPLETONSeveral years before building a Super Bowl roster in San Francisco, John Lynch the broadcaster was pining for a new kind of defensive playmaker.What the NFL needed to counter all the offensive innovations driving up...

AP Sports WriterBrowns new GM Berry prepared for unique, "virtual" draftBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) With degrees from Harvard in economics and computer science, Browns general manager Andrew Berry would seem perfectly suited to handle any pitfalls or problems he might encounter in his first NFL draft - a...

AP College Football WriterVirus costly to draft prospects needing face time with teamsBy ERIC OLSONThe NFL's shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic is denying teams the opportunity to get face time with draft prospects who have been injured, have checkered pasts or are under the radar.Those players are at...

AP College Football WriterVirus costly to draft prospects needing face time with teamsBy ERIC OLSONThe NFL's shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic is denying teams the opportunity to get face time with draft prospects who have been injured, have checkered pasts or are under the radar.Those players are at...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: LA Rams trade WR Brandin Cooks to TexansBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Rams are trading receiver Brandin Cooks to the Houston Texans, according to a person familiar with the deal.The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the teams hadn't...

NFL CalendarBy The Associated PressApril 17 - Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets.April 23-25 - NFL draft, remote locations.May 19, 2020 - Spring owners meeting, Marina del Rey, Calif.Late July - Training camps scheduled to open.Aug. 6 - Hall of Fame game, Canton, Ohio.Aug. 8 -...

Associated PressOfficial: Saints emails on clergy crisis should stay secretBy JIM MUSTIANHundreds of emails detailing the New Orleans Saints’ efforts to conduct damage control for the area's Roman Catholic archdiocese amid its clergy sexual abuse crisis should remain shielded from the public, a court official recommended Thursday.The recommendation by...