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Associated PressFormer Jets player Muhammad Wilkerson arrested for DWIBy VERENA DOBNIKNEW YORK (AP) Former New York Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson was charged with driving while intoxicated after his arrest Saturday in New York City behind the wheel of a late-model Rolls-Royce.A police spokesman told The Associated Press...

AP Sports WriterBrowns get back 3, not top corner Denzel Ward for SteelersBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Browns flew to Pittsburgh for the playoffs with some reinforcements - and missing some regulars.Top cornerback Denzel Ward stayed in Cleveland as he recovers from COVID-19, leaving a massive hole in...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - The Chicago Bears have hired Dowell Loggains as quarterbacks coach and Glenn Pires as linebackers coach.The Bears announced the moves on Friday, making Loggains and Pires the latest additions to new coach John Fox's staff.Loggains spent last season as Cleveland's quarterbacks coach, working with...

AP Pro Football WriterGlove love: Rudolph's mitts go from scam to fundraiserBy DAVE CAMPBELLEAGAN, Minn. (AP) In the celebratory chaos of the victorious locker room, Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph was approached after his game-winning touchdown catch in overtime in New Orleans by a man with a...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos cut ties with 2016 first-round pick QB LynchBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) John Elway cut ties with his biggest draft bust Sunday when he waived quarterback Paxton Lynch less than 24 hours after including him on the Denver Broncos' 53-man roster.In another move, the...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - In the hours after a four-sack performance gave Justin Houston the Chiefs' franchise record, all he could talk about was how close Kansas City came to making the playoffs.Houston insisted his new single-season mark would hit him some day. He might be on a...

Pioli steps down as assistant GM of Atlanta FalconsFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Scott Pioli has stepped down as assistant general manager of the Atlanta Falcons.Pioli announced the decision through the team on Thursday. He says he is ''ready for a change'' after more than five years with the...

AP Pro Football WriterSam's Club: Rookie Darnold to start at QB for JetsBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Todd Bowles finally revealed the big decision that everyone expected.Sam Darnold will start at quarterback in the New York Jets' season-opening game at Detroit next Monday night.The 21-year-old Darnold...

Raiders re-sign cornerback Daryl Worley for 2019 seasonALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Cornerback Daryl Worley signed his second-round restricted free agent tender with the Oakland Raiders for $3.095 million.The team announced the move Monday.Worley played in 10 games in his first season for Oakland last year and started nine of...

Associated PressTrial of former Pilot executives could take up to 6 weeksBy ERIK SCHELZIGCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) The federal trial of eight ex-employees of the truck stop chain owned by the family of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam could take up to six weeks.Senior...

AP Pro Football WriterRaiders getting at least 1 starter back from COVID listBy JOSH DUBOWThe Las Vegas Raiders will get back at least one of the starting defensive players who missed last week's game on the COVID-19 list.Linebacker Cory Littleton is set to play on Sunday when the Raiders...

AP Sports WriterCook, Vikings upend Saints 26-20 in OT in NFC playoffsBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) Kirk Cousins hit tight end Kyle Rudolph with a 4-yard fade on third-and-goal in overtime, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled out a 26-20 victory over the Saints in the wild-card round of...