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AP Sports WriterBrowns' Mayfield still slowed by right hand injuryBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) Baker Mayfield isn't going to let a sore, swollen right hand keep him from playing.''Mama didn't raise a wuss,'' he said Wednesday.Mayfield played the second half of Sunday's 20-13 loss to Pittsburgh with a...

AP Sports WriterCalifornia wildfires force LA Rams to hold practice indoorsBy GREG BEACHAMTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Rams decided not to practice outdoors due to poor air quality around their training complex in Ventura County, where a wildfire has burned more than 100 square miles.The Rams'...

AP Sports WriterPatriots place tackle Isaiah Wynn on injured reserveBy KYLE HIGHTOWERFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) The Patriots have placed left tackle Isaiah Wynn on injured reserve, marking the latest blow to an already injury-riddled offensive line.Wynn suffered a foot injury in the first quarter of New England's 43-0 win...

AP Sports WriterRodgers says Packers' decision to draft Love surprised himBy STEVE MEGARGEEPackers star Aaron Rodgers acknowledges Green Bay drafting a quarterback in the first round surprised him and complicated his hopes of playing his entire career with the same team.The Packers traded up four spots in the first...

AP Pro Football WriterAntonio Brown returns to Raiders, plans to play openerBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Star receiver Antonio Brown returned to the Oakland Raiders on Friday after a one-day absence and is set to play the season opener after apologizing following a run-in with general manager Mike...

Giants gain cap savings by cutting LBs Ogletree, MartinINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The New York Giants released linebackers Alec Ogletree and Kareem Martin, clearing significant salary cap space Wednesday with the departure of their two most expensive defensive players.Rebuilding anew under rookie head coach Joe Judge, the Giants gained more...

AP Pro Football WriterNow healthy, Titans' Kevin Dodd eager to prove he's no bustBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Nearly nine months without playing football is bad enough and if the injured player is worried that it's a career-ending setback, it makes the time away worse.Tennessee Titans linebacker...

AP Pro Football WriterJones and Goodell chatty and chummy at draft eventBy BARRY WILNERARLINGTON, Texas (AP) As Roger Goodell and Jerry Jones sat side by side chatting, then grabbed shovels at a junior high school to dedicate a new field, they sure seemed chummy.Then again, this was for...

AP Sports WriterFournette gradually carving role with Brady-led BuccaneersBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) It didn't take Leonard Fournette long to show the Tampa Bay Buccaneers what he can mean to their offense moving forward.The fourth-year pro released in a surprise move by the Jacksonville Jaguars rushed for 103...

Jets claim QB Luke Falk off waivers from DolphinsFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets have claimed quarterback Luke Falk off waivers from the Miami Dolphins.Falk is reunited with Adam Gase, who was his coach last season as a rookie in Miami. The former Washington State star...

AP Sports WriterBrown, Davis follow different paths on journey to NFL draftBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown bet big on himself last winter and is about to see the payoff.Alabama defensive tackle Raekwon Davis may have run out of luck.After two of the nation's top...

AP Sports WriterHarbaugh views Ravens victory over Steelers as "a big deal"By DAVID GINSBURGOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Some early season NFL victories are more meaningful than others, especially one within your own division, on the road against your biggest rival.So, after Ravens coach John Harbaugh insisted Monday that...