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Former NFL defensive lineman says he needs kidney transplantBy The Associated PressFormer Tennessee Titans All-Pro defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth says on social media that he needs a kidney transplant.The 38-year-old Haynesworth posted on Instagram that he's been battling kidney disease for a few years. He shared a photo of...

AP Sports Writer'Clean and sober' Gordon wants to be NFL's best receiverBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) Through the haze of his troubled past, Josh Gordon still sees a bright future.Only he can save it.Declaring himself ''clean and sober'' and committed to reviving his NFL career, Gordon embarked on...

AP Sports WriterGiants quarterback Daniel Jones limited again in practiceBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New York Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones was limited in practice for the second straight workout on Thursday, increasing the likelihood two-time Super Bowl Eli Manning will start this weekend.Jones, who replaced Manning...

AP Sports WriterLe'Veon Bell signs franchise tender, returns to SteelersBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (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...

AP Sports WriterDump off: Browns send QB Kessler to Jaguars for draft pickBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) No longer part of the Browns' plans, Cody Kessler got passed to a new team.Cleveland traded its former starting quarterback to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday, the latest move for the Browns...

Brady gathers new Bucs teammates for workout on prep fieldTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Tom Brady isn't letting the coronavirus pandemic - or NFL rules against players working out at team facilities - keep him from preparing for a new season with his new Tampa Bay team.Brady gathered some of...

AP Sports WriterPanthers finalize contracts with all 7 defensive draft picksBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Panthers now have all seven draft picks under contract.The team announced Tuesday it has signed its six remaining unsigned picks, including second-round draft selections Yetur Gross-Matos and Jeremy Chinn.Carolina also signed cornerback...

AP Sports WriterCoverage will offer different perspectives on NFL draftBy JOE REEDYGeorge Grande had no idea what ESPN was about to create when he anchored the first telecast of the NFL draft in 1980.''We didn't know who or how many people would be watching,'' Grande said. ''For us it...

Steelers' Smith-Schuster, Bengals' Iloka each banned 1 gameNEW YORK (AP) Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and Cincinnati Bengals cornerback George Iloka have been suspended one game each by the NFL for violating league safety rules.Smith-Schuster was flagged for unnecessary roughness and taunting after a blindside hit...

AP Pro Football WriterEagles acquire wide receiver Marquise Goodwin from 49ersBy ROB MAADDIThe Philadelphia Eagles have acquired wide receiver Marquise Goodwin from the San Francisco 49ers.The teams flipped sixth-round picks with Philadelphia getting No. 210 and San Francisco receiving No. 190.Goodwin spent his first four seasons with Buffalo and...

RotoExpertsFANTASY PLAYS: Players to add include Foles, Kyle AllenBy FRANK STAMPFLNow that we're fully entrenched in the double-digit weeks of the fantasy football season, owners can officially consider this the stretch run.Teams are doing whatever they can to make it work, pushing through the bye weeks with the hopes...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL At 100: Jets-Browns squared off in MNF's debut in 1970By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.It was the prime-time football game that kicked off decades of must-see TV.Broadway Joe and the New York Jets traveled to Cleveland to take on Leroy Kelly and the Browns in the 1970...