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AP Pro Football WriterBroncos bogged down by poor special teams playBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Broncos coach Vic Fangio is absolving left tackle Garett Bolles of his latest infraction, a holding penalty that wiped out a 45-yard catch by Emmanuel Sanders against the 49ers, but he has no...

ST. LOUIS (AP) The St. Louis Rams have filed an application to relocate to the Los Angeles area after 21 seasons in the Midwest.The franchise currently has a year-to-year lease with the Edward Jones Dome. Owner Stan Kroenke is part of a group planning a $1.8 billion stadium...

AP Sports WriterNFL rejects Burfict's appeal, upholds 4-game suspensionBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) The NFL has rejected linebacker Vontaze Burfict's appeal and imposed a four-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancers, the fourth year in a row he'll miss the start of a Bengals season.Burfict sat out...

AP Pro Football WriterDefensive additions fail to make early impact for RaidersBy JOSH DUBOWThe Las Vegas Raiders set out to bolster the middle of their defense this offseason by adding a penetrating defensive tackle in Maliek Collins and a versatile linebacker in Cory Littleton.Through three games, the return on...

RENTON, Wash. (AP) The Seattle Seahawks will be without Marshawn Lynch and Paul Richardson and will be missing some depth along their defensive line for Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings.While Lynch's absence was expected following abdominal surgery last week, head coach Pete Carroll had been optimistic about...

Master NFL historian writes masterful 100-season historyBy The Associated PressJoe Horrigan calls it a "many decades love affair with football."Readers of his book, "NFL Century," will call it masterful.AP Photo NY156, NY155Eds: With AP Photos.By The Associated Press=Joe Horrigan calls it a ''many decades love affair with football.''Readers of...

AP Pro Football WriterMcCoy, Brown big questions heading into postseasonBy ARNIE STAPLETONMuch of the NFL season seemed like a Hollywood sequel without the leading actors from the original as injuries claimed so many superstars, leaving the playoff field awash in postseason party crashers .Among them are the Buffalo Bills,...

AP Sports WriterKaepernick's reps call audible, workout moved at last minuteBy PAUL NEWBERRYFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) A big change of plans for Colin Kaepernick's NFL workout.Just 15 minutes before Kaepernick was scheduled to work out Saturday for 25 NFL teams at the Atlanta Falcons' training complex in Flowery...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL At 100: Packers-Bears playoff game had long-range impactBy BARRY WILNERIn their long - make that LONG - rivalry, the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears have played 198 times. Only two meetings came in the playoffs.In January 2011, they faced off for the NFC title...

Associated PressWatson, Ryan look forward to meeting as peers on the fieldBy GEORGE HENRYDeshaun Watson and Matt Ryan are about to face off as NFL quarterbacks for the first time.When the Houston Texans host the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Watson and Ryan will compete as peers. That's just how...

AP Pro Football WriterNow NFL rushing leader, Derrick Henry his own worst criticBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) No one is a harsher critic of Titans running back Derrick Henry than himself.“I just want to do my job very well,” Henry said Wednesday. “If I don't, I'm hard...

AP Pro Football WriterRaiders GM to absent Brown: Time to be 'All in or all out'By JOSH DUBOWOakland Raiders general manager Mike Mayock told disgruntled receiver Antonio Brown it's time to decide whether he's ''all in or all out'' about playing this season after losing a fight with the...