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AP Sports WriterAP source: Browns, WR Higgins agree to 1-year contractBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Rashard Higgins is getting a chance to reconnect with Baker Mayfield.The free agent wide receiver, who couldn't escape former Cleveland coach Freddie Kitchens' dog house last season, has agreed to a one-year contract to...

AP Entertainment WriterEven Cam Newton can appreciate memes about his fashion styleBy RYAN PEARSONLOS ANGELES (AP) Go ahead, laugh about Cam Newton's sometimes outrageous outfits. The NFL star can laugh about it, and even enjoys some of the online memes have made him the butt of their jokes.''Some...

Vikings cut long snapper Cutting after slump in 2nd seasonEAGAN, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings waived long snapper Austin Cutting on Tuesday, their latest instance of special teams turnover.Cutting was a seventh-round pick in 2019, the first player drafted from Air Force in 20 years. Three weeks ago,...

Colts keeping Luck out of practice because of sore shoulderINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Andrew Luck has stopped throwing passes for now, and it's not yet clear when he'll resume.On Wednesday, Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard said the team has instructed the star quarterback to take a break from throwing...

Dallas Cowboys starting nose tackle Jay Ratliff was arrested and charged with DWI in the early-morning hours Tuesday after he crashed his 2011 Ford pickup truck into a 18-wheeler, according to Grapevine, Texas, police senior officer Sam Shemwell. Ratliff and the driver of the tractor trailer were not injured, according...

Raiders hire Brian Callahan to coach QBsALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Oakland has hired the son of former Raiders coach Bill Callahan to serve as its quarterbacks coach under Jon Gruden.Brian Callahan spent the previous two seasons as the quarterbacks coach with the Detroit Lions. He also was a coach...

Seahawks release veterans Jackson, Hunt in roster reductionRENTON, Wash. (AP) The Seattle Seahawks released veterans Branden Jackson and Joey Hunt on Sunday, among nine players released by the team.The released players leaves Seattle's roster at 81 with players expected to report this week.Terminating the contract of Hunt will...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - A phone company official testifying in Aaron Hernandez's murder trial says several text messages the former NFL player exchanged with a co-defendant before the killing are missing from his phone.Prosecutor Patrick Bomberg on Friday went through dozens of nondeleted text messages Hernandez exchanged with...

AP Sports WriterTo protect and carry: Packers' young backs pick up blockingBy GENARO C. ARMASGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Getting on the field for the Green Bay Packers as a running back means in large part showing competence in one important skill that has nothing to do with carrying...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers' Super Bowl run has similarities to 1981 title teamBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) A first-time NFL coach turning a losing franchise into a contender in his third year and getting the label of an offensive genius.A charismatic quarterback in his third season in...

AP Sports WriterChargers TE Hunter Henry returns to practice for first timeBy JOE REEDYCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Chargers tight end Hunter Henry took part in his first practice Monday, nearly seven months after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.Henry remains on the physically...

AP Sports WriterPackers' Gary, Savage look to make strides in second seasonsBy STEVE MEGARGEEThe Green Bay Packers' hopes of developing a championship-caliber defense would get a boost if their two first-round draft picks from last year make major strides in their second seasons.Outside linebacker Rashan Gary couldn't earn much...