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Patriots star WR Edelman out for season with knee injuryFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) New England Patriots star wide receiver Julian Edelman will miss the 2017 season after tearing the ACL in his right knee in a preseason game.The Patriots announced Saturday that Edelman, Tom Brady's favorite target and one...

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...

Injuries always the bane of NFL teams in the summerBy The Associated PressIt is a well-accepted axiom in the NFL preseason that the key is not performance, it's health.Don't lose a major contributor.Several teams failed in their mission this summer, although a few of them should be able to...

AP Sports WriterBrowns linemen Bitonio, Erving out with leg injuriesBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) Joel Bitonio's comeback from a major injury has been stalled.Cleveland's starting left guard - and one of the Browns best players - could be out for an extended period with an unspecified knee injury.The...

AP Sports WriterHightower, 2 other key Patriots return to practiceBy KYLE HIGHTOWERFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Linebacker Dont'a Hightower was one of three key players to return to practice Tuesday as the Patriots prepared to head to Detroit for their third preseason game.Starting left tackle Nate Solder and running back...

Falcons-Bears CapsuleBy The Associated PressATLANTA (11-5) at CHICAGO (3-13)Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE - Falcons by 6+SERIES RECORD - Bears lead 14-12LAST MEETING - Bears beat Falcons 27-13, Oct. 12, 2014AP PRO32 RANKING - Falcons No. 5, Bears No. 29FALCONS OFFENSE - OVERALL (2), RUSH (5), PASS (3)FALCONS...

AP Sports WriterJaguars want to better manage Leonard Fournette's touchesBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Calling it ''not an exact science,'' Jaguars coach Doug Marrone wants to do a better job of getting rookie running back Leonard Fournette the ball in ''the right situations.''The Jaguars (2-2) failed to get...

AP Sports WriterRedskins' Brown responds to trash talk from Eagles' JohnsonBy STEPHEN WHYNOASHBURN, Va. (AP) Redskins linebacker Zach Brown isn't taking too kindly to some trash talk from Eagles lineman Lane Johnson.Philadelphia's starting right tackle wrote on The Players' Tribune that the Eagles are going to ''whup'' Washington...

AP Pro Football WriterMarc Buoniconti tells AP it's time to ban youth footballBy BARRY WILNERNEW YORK (AP) A victim himself of the sport, Marc Buoniconti wants youth football banned.He hasn't always felt that way. Now, as his Buoniconti Fund and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis also researches...

Jaguars place CBs Ramsey, Colvin on active/PUP listJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars could be down two cornerbacks, including starter Jalen Ramsey, when they open training camp Thursday.The team placed Ramsey (core muscle) and nickel cornerback Aaron Colvin (foot) on the physically unable to perform list Saturday. Both...

AP Sports WriterCarroll supports Bennett while saying Seahawks should standBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is supporting Michael Bennett's decision to sit during the national anthem while also saying he believes players should stand for ''The Star-Spangled Banner.''Carroll spoke Tuesday about Bennett's decision to...

Associated PressSerpico, others from NYPD, rally in support of KaepernickBy JULIE WALKERNEW YORK (AP) A former New York City police officer, whose claims of police corruption in the 1970s were chronicled in an Al Pacino movie, joined dozens of current and former officers Saturday at a rally in...