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AP Sports WriterWatt continues to impress as Texans star enters 10th seasonBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Nothing J.J. Watt does surprises Houston Texans coach Bill O'Brien anymore.But as O'Brien enters his seventh year in Houston, there are times the coach still sits back and marvels at the defensive end's...

AP Sports WriterChiefs have everyone for first practice of Super Bowl weekBy DAVE SKRETTADAVIE, Fla. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs had everyone on the field for their first significant practice of Super Bowl week Wednesday, a 90-minute workout at the Miami Dolphins' facility without helmets or pads that...

Brother of 49ers quarterback killed outside Nashville barNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Two men were stabbed to death early Saturday at a Nashville bar and one of the victims was the brother of NFL quarterback C.J. Beathard, authorities said.Nashville Police said 22-year-old Clayton Beathard and 21-year-old Paul Trapeni were stabbed...

AP Sports WriterRivera misses Washington practice to begin cancer treatmentsBy STEPHEN WHYNORon Rivera missed Washington's first game week practice to begin treatment for a form of skin cancer, so Jack Del Rio stepped in as planned.''We carried on as normal,'' Del Rio said Tuesday. ''It was pretty much business...

Latest from NFL: Kickers take center stage at early gamesBy The Associated PressThe Latest from week 7 of the NFL regular season (all times Eastern):---4:20 p.m.The NFL's kickers took center stage at a handful of the early games with none having a better day than Kai Forbath for the...

The Latest: 3 players kneel during anthem at Giants-49ersBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the 10th Sunday of the NFL season (all times Eastern):4:51 p.m.Three players took a knee during the national anthem before the New York Giants game at the San Francisco 49ers, as the rest of the...

AP Sports WriterPayton: Saints doing due diligence on receiver Antonio BrownBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) Prolific but embattled free-agent receiver Antonio Brown got his chance to show the New Orleans Saints how he could help them in the playoffs.Whether Brown winds up catching passes from record-setting quarterback Drew...

All NFL games on for Week 9 as teams deal with COVID-19By The Associated PressAll NFL games are on for this weekend while teams deal with COVID-19 issues.Depending on their situations, teams were either steering clear of or returning to their facilities Friday, one day after the Packers...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders have placed cornerback Tarell Brown on season-ending injured reserve because of a foot injury that has limited him in recent weeks.Oakland (2-12) made the move Saturday ahead of Sunday's home game against the Buffalo Bills.Brown, signed by the team as an unrestricted...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL players, owners hold 'constructive' talks on issuesBy BARRY WILNERNEW YORK (AP) NFL players and owners met Tuesday to discuss social issues, a session Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross called ''constructive.''A group of 11 owners and more than a dozen players met at the league's...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL at 100: Chiefs' only title came as underdogs to VikingsBy DAVE CAMPBELLThe stage for Kansas City's upset of Minnesota in the fourth edition of the Super Bowl was essentially set the year before, when the brash New York Jets toppled the Baltimore Colts and showed...

Seahawks sign K Sebastian Janikowski, QB Stephen MorrisRENTON, Wash. (AP) The Seattle Seahawks are hoping Sebastian Janikowski can solve their kicking issues.Seattle signed Janikowski on Friday amid a number of moves by the team.Seattle also signed quarterback Stephen Morris to have another arm on the roster behind Russell...