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AP Pro Football WriterFree of looming suspension, Elliott ready to run for CowboysBy SCHUYLER DIXONFRISCO, Texas (AP) Ezekiel Elliott won't be running off to federal court the week of the season opener the way he did last year, when the star running back of the Dallas Cowboys was...

Broncos safety Will Parks facing domestic violence chargesENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Broncos backup safety Will Parks could face a suspension from the NFL following a domestic violence arrest earlier this offseason.Parks is scheduled to appear in Adams County court on June 30. He faces misdemeanor harassment and non-physical domestic...

AP Pro Football WriterLindsay heads the list of undrafted rookies making impactBy ROB MAADDIPhillip Lindsay didn't receive an invitation to the NFL scouting combine and his name wasn't called during the draft.Motivated by the snub, he made history.The talented Denver Broncos running back became the first undrafted offensive player...

Antonio Brown apologizes to Pats, team owner Robert KraftBOSTON (AP) Antonio Brown has apologized to the Patriots and team owner Robert Kraft for any negative attention he brought to the team during his brief stint in New England.The four-time All-Pro receiver posted his apology on Instagram Tuesday.It comes...

AP Sports WriterFalcons' defense already hit with more injuries in campBy CHARLES ODUMFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Injuries already are mounting for an Atlanta Falcons' defense hoping to avoid a repeat of its 2018 health woes.Coach Dan Quinn confirmed Tuesday that safety J.J. Wilcox will miss the season with...

Top 10 NFL free agents of all time.By The Associated PressA look at the most impactful football free agents of all time:1. DE Reggie White, 1993 Green Bay Packers.White stunned the NFL by choosing Green Bay after a whirlwind tour in the first offseason of unfettered free agency. His...

AP Pro Football WriterBarkley, Griffin shined but Brown didn't at NFL combineBy ARNIE STAPLETONINDIANAPOLIS (AP) All that's left of the 2018 NFL scouting combine is for the deepest class of defensive backs ever to attend the annual assembly of college prospects to wrap up their testing and timing...

Falcons QB Ryan agrees to 5-year, $150 million extensionBy PAUL NEATLANTA (AP) Quarterback Matt Ryan has become the NFL's highest-paid player, agreeing to a five-year contract extension worth a guaranteed $100 million with the Atlanta Falcons.The team announced the deal Thursday.A person familiar with the deal, which begins...

AP Pro Football WriterBig question at NFL rookie webinar: locker room assimilationBy ROB MAADDID.K. Metcalf says the best advice he received as a rookie was to sit down last at team meetings.Metcalf shared his experience as a first-year wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks with 547 players in the...

AP Pro Football WriterBrady, Gurley: From 2019 Super Bowl foes to same divisionBy BARRY WILNERFor now, there are four Super Bowl quarterbacks in the NFC South, including a newcomer.Some guy named Brady.Tom Brady's monumental move from New England, where he won six NFL titles, to Tampa Bay has him...

AP Pro Football WriterThe humble Hupmobile lends support in start of NFLBy BARRY WILNERSo there they were, 15 men ready to launch the 10 charter teams of the National Football League in 1920. They gathered in Ralph Hay's car showroom in Canton, Ohio , and got down to business.Except...

Associated PressNFL Saints backed by church in effort to keep emails secretBy JIM MUSTIANNEW ORLEANS (AP) An attorney for New Orleans' Roman Catholic archdiocese Thursday strongly defended the New Orleans Saints' behind-the-scenes help in dealing with the clergy sex abuse crisis, saying the legal effort to release hundreds...