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AP Sports WriterThomas eager to play big role in receiver-friendly offenseBy PAT GRAHAMENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has a little extra spring in his step in these offseason workouts.That's what a healthy hip will do. Same with having back his old offensive coordinator, Mike McCoy, who...

Ex-Packers CB Sam Shields fined $500 in marijuana caseGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Former Green Bay Packers cornerback Sam Shields will pay a $500 fine after pleading no contest to marijuana possession.The 29-year-old Shields changed his plea Monday after earlier pleading not guilty.USA Today Network-Wisconsin reports that a charge...

Associated PressCardinals' Fitzgerald motivated by quest for championshipBy JOSE M. ROMEROGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Training camp is a drag at this point in Larry Fitzgerald's long and accomplished NFL career. Of course, the quest for the ring is the main reason the 14-year veteran continues to play.The longtime Arizona...

Tennessee Titans sign WR Darius Jennings, FB Joe BacciNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans signed wide receiver Darius Jennings and fullback Joe Bacci on Friday and waived receiver K.J. Maye.Jennings caught 14 passes for 117 yards for the Cleveland Browns in 2015. He spent last season on practice...

PHOENIX (AP) - Jimmy Fallon is planning his own match-up on Super Bowl Sunday.The host of NBC's ''The Tonight Show'' is set to wage a lip sync contest with actors Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart during a special post-game episode at the Orpheum Theater in Phoenix.The contest is just...

Griffey Jr.'s son among 18 rookie free agents signed by IndyINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indianapolis Colts have signed 18 undrafted rookies, including receivers Trey Griffey and Jerome Lane, whose fathers were pro athletes.Griffey, the son of baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr., finished his career at Arizona with...

Prosecutors: Ex-NFL player is the victim of $4.5M fraudINDIANAPOLIS (AP) A money manager stole more than $4.5 million over nearly a decade from an unnamed former NFL player who played several years for the Indianapolis Colts, federal prosecutors said Friday.Kenneth Ray Cleveland, 63, of Agoura Hills, California, was...

AP Sports WriterQuinn stays upbeat to guide Falcons past Super Bowl collapseBy CHARLES ODUMFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Every day is a great day for Dan Quinn.Quinn's optimism has been his trademark as he enters his third season as the Atlanta Falcons' coach.He frequently opens news conferences with such...

Raiders sign 2nd round safety Obi MelifonwuNAPA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have signed second-round pick safety Obi Melifonwu to a four-year contract.Melifonwu signed the deal Wednesday, two days after Oakland's rookies reported to training camp in Napa. The team does not hold its first full training camp...

AP Sports WriterHall of Famer Yale Lary, won 3 titles with Lions, dies at 86By NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Yale Lary, a Hall of Fame safety who helped the Detroit Lions win three NFL titles during the 1950s, has died. He was 86.The Pro Football Hall of Fame confirmed...

Giants receiver Roger Lewis Jr. arrested, impaired drivingREYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (AP) New York Giants backup receiver Roger Lewis Jr. was arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence over the weekend.Reynoldsburg Police say Lewis was arrested at 4:16 a.m. Sunday after his 2012 Audi was stopped for several alleged...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Pro Bowl running back Le'Veon Bell is officially back at work with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bell signed his franchise tender on Monday, clearing him to return for the 2017 season. The team placed the franchise tag on Bell in February. He declined to sign his one-year, $12.1 million...