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NEW YORK (AP) The Petty Plan began to take shape a few weeks ago. New York Jets coach Todd Bowles was toeing the fine line between trying to win games and preparing for the future. So, about two to three weeks ago, Bowles decided that if his team's playoff hopes were...

AP Pro Football WriterEagles' Wentz has stress fracture in back; no surgery neededBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Carson Wentz's back injury means Nick Foles gets another opportunity to rescue the Philadelphia Eagles.Eagles coach Doug Pederson said Friday that Wentz does not require surgery for a stress fracture in his...

PITTSBURGH (6-4) at SEATTLE (5-5)Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE - Seahawks by 3RECORD VS SPREAD - Steelers 5-3-2, Seahawks 3-6-1SERIES RECORD - Steelers lead 9-8.LAST MEETING - Steelers beat Seahawks 24-0, Sept. 18, 2011LAST WEEK - Steelers had bye, beat Browns 30-9 on Nov. 15; Seahawks beat 49ers...

Saints add 4 players, waive 4 others after rookie campMETAIRIE, La. (AP) New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the club has signed four players and waived four players following a recent rookie camp that also included veterans who were offered tryouts.Loomis says the Saints have signed...

NFL CalendarBy Associated PressMarch 10 - Deadline for clubs to designate franchise or transition players before 4 p.m. EDT.March 18 - Free agency, trading periods begin, 4 p.m. EDT.March 29-April 1 - Annual league meeting, Palm Beach, Fla.April 17 - Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets.April...

AP Pro Football WriterJets' Douglas fills out staff with Hogan, Savage, AlexanderBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Jets general manager Joe Douglas has filled out his front office staff with four hires, including Rex Hogan as the team's assistant GM.The team also announced Wednesday that Douglas hired Chad...

AP Sports WriterNFL medical boss: New COVID-19 protocols to verify positivesBy TOM CANAVANThe NFL's chief medical officer says the league is establishing a new two-step protocol for players and coaches who have no known history of the COVID-19 infection and receive a positive test.Dr. Allen Sills said Friday any...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse QB Dungey excited about wildcat role with GiantsBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Getting a chance to watch Taysom Hill do his thing as the New Orleans Saints' multi-faceted third-string quarterback was enough to convince coach Pat Shurmur the New York Giants needed someone who...

Packers sign veteran tight end Marcedes LewisGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The Green Bay Packers have signed tight end Marcedes Lewis, adding another veteran to back up Jimmy Graham.The 6-foot-6 Lewis, who turned 34 last week, played 12 seasons in Jacksonville. He ranks third in Jaguars history with 375...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Brock Osweiler has passed his physical and signed his contract to return to Denver where he'll undergo in John Elway's words ''football rehab'' after an 18-month odyssey that included dismissals by the Texans and Browns but also a $37 million windfall. Elway said Osweiler will be the...

AP Sports WriterBrowns sign Super Bowl 48 MVP Malcolm SmithBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Thin and inexperienced at linebacker, the Cleveland Browns signed former Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith on Sunday.Smith helped lead the Seattle Seahawks to an NFL title after the 2013 season, when he returned an interception...

AP Sports WriterBrowns' Gordon says he drank or used drugs before NFL gamesBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) One day before the start of his latest comeback, Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon revealed he used drugs or alcohol before every game of his NFL career.Gordon, who was reinstated on...