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AP Sports Writer49ers place RB Jerick McKinnon on season-ending IRBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) San Francisco 49ers running back Jerick McKinnon will miss a second straight season after having complications in his recovery from a knee injury.McKinnon was placed on season-ending injured reserve on Saturday as the...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers lock up Armstead, plan deal for BucknerBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers locked up one star defensive lineman with a long-term contract and made plans to deal another to add a needed draft pick and salary cap room.The defending NFC...

AP Pro Football WriterJets release Osemele day after he has non-approved surgeryBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) The New York Jets have released guard Kelechi Osemele a day after he had shoulder surgery without the team's approval.The move Saturday is the latest chapter in what has become a...

The Latest: White House says Eagles abandoned their fansWASHINGTON (AP) The Latest on President Donald Trump's cancellation of the Philadelphia Eagles' visit to the White House (all times local):2:55 p.m.White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says it was the Philadelphia Eagles, not President Donald Trump, ''who changed their...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers sign K Robbie Gould to 4-year contractBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Kicker Robbie Gould signed a four-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers on Monday instead of playing this season on the franchise tag.The 49ers had placed the tag on Gould in February...

Bills place Cadet, Holmes on IR; promote 3 practice squadersORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills have placed receiver Andre Holmes and running back Travaris Cadet on season-ending injured reserve in a series of roster moves made before their season finale at Miami.Buffalo also released defensive tackle Deandre...

Associated PressTrubisky, Bears' offense fight through inconsistencyBy GENE CHAMBERLAINBOURBONNAIS, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears' offense hasn't progressed to a point where it can consistently beat the defense at practice. Then again, few teams could.''I mean, I don't think a defense has existed like this,'' offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich...

The Latest: A rarity for the Dolphins, who lead at homeBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 9 in the NFL (all times Eastern):2:40 p.m.Entering this week, the Miami Dolphins had led for a total of 3 minutes and 46 seconds in their first four home games of 2019...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL medical officer Dr. Sills speaks of uncertain timesBy BARRY WILNERDays after the NFL revealed its hopes of conducting a normal regular season and playoffs, its chief medical officer warns that nothing is a certainty during the coronavirus pandemic.Dr. Allen Sills, a neurosurgeon who has been...

Associated PressAaron Hernandez friends, family turn out for private funeralBy DAVE COLLINSBRISTOL, Conn. (AP) Aaron Hernandez's family and friends bid farewell to the former NFL star at a private funeral Monday, and a judge ordered that three suicide notes he left be turned over to his fiancee by...

Associated PressCoach Steve Wilks, Cardinals back rookie after recent arrestBy JOSE M. ROMEROTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona Cardinals rookie wide receiver Christian Kirk took the field Tuesday for the first time since a report surfaced about his arrest in the months before the team chose him in the second...

AP Pro Football WriterAnalysis: 2 ties down, many more could be coming in NFL 2018By BARRY WILNERTwo weeks, two ties.OK, let's get this out of the way now: Yes, the NFL is fit to be tied.Fit tighter than most folks might think, too.In a slopfest of an opener, the...