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AP Sports WriterAP source: Bears decline Trubisky's 5th-year option for 2021By ANDREW SELIGMANThe Chicago Bears have declined their fifth-year option for quarterback Mitchell Trubisky for the 2021 season, a person familiar with the situation said Saturday.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the move has not been announced....

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Tre Mason averaged just 2.5 yards per carry last week. A critical lost fumble hurt the most for the St. Louis Rams' rookie running back, and he is looking for a bounce-back game against the New York Giants.Rams coach Jeff Fisher is confident his young...

AP Sports WriterBrowns owners support Mayfield choice to kneel during anthemBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam will stand in support of quarterback Baker Mayfield and any other Cleveland players who kneel during the national anthem this season.Mayfield was one of the first prominent NFL...

Jaguars promote WR Jayden Mickens, waive Max McCaffreyJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars have promoted receiver Jaydon Mickens to the active roster and waived receiver Max McCaffrey.The 5-foot-11 Mickens was originally signed by Oakland as an undrafted rookie in May. He spent the entire 2016 season on Oakland's...

HARVEY, La. (AP) The Louisiana man who fatally shot ex-NFL player Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute was jailed on a manslaughter charge as a sheriff angrily defended the investigation Tuesday, saying authorities ''strategically'' waited for days to make the arrest because they needed to find independent witnesses. Ronald...

AP Pro Football WriterFormer No. 1 overall draft picks still available on marketBy JOSH DUBOWJameis Winston, Cam Newton and Jadeveon Clowney didn't have to wait long to find homes in the NFL when they came out of college.They were No. 1 overall draft picks.Now they are finding things moving...

Concerned about team chemistry after a loud verbal disagreement between Dez Bryant and Joseph Randle carried over onto the practice field Friday, Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett met individually with those two players and an equally incensed Josh Brent later that day and then discussed the subject with the...

AP Sports WriterSteelers searching for cure to red-zone issuesBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The drive that put the NFL's last unbeaten team on notice started three feet from the Pittsburgh Steelers own end zone.Over the course of the next five minutes, the Steelers put their considerable offensive talents on...

AP Sports WriterSteelers place franchise tag on running back Le'Veon BellBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers want to make running back Le'Veon Bell a part of the organization ''for life.''The team took an expected but important step in that direction on Monday when they placed the exclusive...

AP Sports WriterLogan Ryan happy to be back in Jersey, ready to help GiantsBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Logan Ryan is thrilled to be back in New Jersey, looking for an apartment for him and his pit bulls, and willing to do anything to help the New...

Giants suspend S Kam Moore after domestic violence chargesEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The New York Giants suspended safety Kam Moore on Monday amid charges he punched a woman, stepped on her neck and rendered her unconscious.The alleged incident took place last Thursday. Moore appeared in Union County Superior...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL 2017: Russell Wilson makes Seahawks leaders in NFC WestBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) One look at the quarterback situations in the NFC West tells you just about everything you need to know about the hierarchy in the division.While Arizona, Los Angeles and San...