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AP Pro Football WriterEagles safety Malcolm Jenkins has quite an ironman streakBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Malcolm Jenkins is quite the ironman.The Philadelphia Eagles' three-time Pro Bowl safety has played 2,420 consecutive defensive snaps since the start of the 2017 playoffs and has only missed 90 out of 5,669...

AP Sports WriterBrowns send CB Taylor to Cardinals for 2020 draft pickBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Jamar Taylor's trade to Arizona is official.Cleveland traded another of their starting quarterbacks to the Cardinals on Saturday for a sixth-round draft pick in 2020. The teams agreed to the swap on Friday...

BOSTON (AP) - Lawyers for former New England Patriots player and convicted murderer Aaron Hernandez are due in court in Boston, where a judge could set a date for his double murder trial.Hernandez is not expected to attend Thursday's hearing. He is serving life in prison without the possibility...

AP Pro Football WriterAP Source: Broncos, Gordon agree to two-year, $16M dealBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colorado (AP) The Denver Broncos continued an impressive offseason haul Friday by agreeing to a two-year deal with former Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon.A person with knowledge of the deal told The...

The San Francisco 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Georgia Dome. San Francisco at Atlanta When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 20, 2013 Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia TV: 3 p.m. ET, FOX. Line: 49ers -3.5. O/U: 48 -...

AP Sports WriterTale of Two Seasons: Falcons turn it around after 1-7 startBy PAUL NEWBERRYFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) The Falcons can’t explain it.They’ll try to come up with this reason or that, but the perplexed looks betray that they’re just as baffled as everyone else.In a tale of...

AP Pro Football WriterMosley says Gase makes it clear: Jets aiming for PatriotsBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) C.J. Mosley says Jets coach Adam Gase's message in the team's first meeting last week was that the goal is to beat New England.The Jets kicked off their offseason program...

Cowboys WR Terrance Williams arrested on intoxication chargeFRISCO, Texas (AP) Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrance Williams was arrested on a charge of public intoxication early Saturday after police responded to an accident involving his car and found Williams riding an electric bicycle on a road near his home.Police in...

The Latest: Eagles rally to stay alive in NFC playoff chaseBy The Associated PressThe Latest on NFL's Week 16 (All times Eastern).4:30 p.m.The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles are still in the playoff hunt at 8-7 following their last-second win over Houston.The Eagles rallied to beat the Texans...

AP Sports WriterMcCourty twins can make history with Super Bowl winBy KYLE HIGHTOWERATLANTA (AP) Patriots defensive backs and twins Devin and Jason McCourty both have a lot on their minds as they prepare for Sunday's Super Bowl matchup with the Rams.Jason is thinking about the past and the...

Seahawks' Earl Thomas activated; Dontae Johnson on IRRENTON, Wash. (AP) The Seattle Seahawks have activated safety Earl Thomas to the 53-man roster, making him eligible to play in Sunday's opener against Denver.Cornerback Dontae Johnson was placed on injured reserve Saturday after hurting his groin during practice this week....

AP Pro Football WriterHall of Fame DE Doleman dies at age 58By DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Chris Doleman was clinging to his preferred position of outside linebacker, struggling through his second NFL season with the Minnesota Vikings.The team's vision for his 6-foot-5 frame was at defensive end, where he...