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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The only news that got Alex Smith more excited than learning he'll be back under center Sunday at Carolina was that linebacker Justin Houston could be back, too. The Chiefs planned to add the four-time Pro Bowl linebacker to their roster after practice Wednesday, which was...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama authorities have suspicions about a fire that gutted a mansion owned by Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain.Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Lt. Andy Norris says a witness reported seeing a car speeding away from the scene of the blaze Monday night.Norris says the vehicle could be...

CLEVELAND (AP) The Browns have signed starting cornerback Jamar Taylor to a three-year contract extension. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately known. Taylor has made 10 starts in his first season with Cleveland, which acquired him in a trade on draft day with Miami. The 26-year-old has had 40 tackles...

SAN DIEGO (AP) Voters have called the San Diego Chargers' bluff, leaving the NFL team to decide whether to try one more time to get a new stadium built or move to Los Angeles. Measure C, which would have raised $1.15 billion from increased hotel occupancy taxes to help pay...

CLEVELAND (AP) The Browns' coaching search has gone strangely silent.After interviewing seven candidates last week, the team did not conduct any meetings on Monday, a break that could indicate owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam have someone in mind to become their eighth coach since 1999.Or they could just...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee left tackle Taylor Lewan has been ejected in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers for contact with an official. The Titans were lining up for just their second official play with a 7-0 lead when officials threw a handful of flags with Packers defensive...

HARVEY, La. (AP) A road rage incident possibly sparked by a driver cutting off another on a nearby bridge spiraled into a shooting that left an ex-NFL player dead, authorities said, amid criticism the shooter was allowed to go free. Joe McKnight, 28, was shot Thursday afternoon in Terrytown, across...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Denver Broncos find themselves in catch-up mode in the mighty AFC West, and time is starting to run out for the defending Super Bowl champs to gain ground on Oakland and Kansas City. ''We understand this stretch, where we're at and how well we're going to...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) Todd Gurley seemed all set to become one of the NFL's most prominent running backs when he moved west with the Los Angeles Rams. So far, his numbers aren't looking good under the Hollywood spotlight. Gurley is halfway through an unimpressive season on an offense apparently incapable...

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is not on the active roster for Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. That news means the Romo-or-Dak Prescott debate will be put off at least one more week. Prescott, a rookie who has led the Cowboys to a 7-1 record so far this season,...

The Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens have made linebacker Dannell Ellerbe their priority and expect outside linebacker Paul Kruger, who led the team in sacks, to draw so much interest in free agency that he will sign with another team. An undrafted free agent in 2009, Ellerbe is coming off...

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) The first-place Atlanta Falcons have ruled out three starters for their game Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. Running back Tevin Coleman will miss his third straight game with a hamstring injury, while tight end Jacob Tamme is sitting out his second game in a row with...