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AP Pro Football WriterPro Picks: Are Bills ready to grab AFC East from Patriots?By BARRY WILNERNot since the pre-Tom Brady days have the Bills been such a factor in the AFC East. A victory Saturday at New England would lift Buffalo into a tie atop the division the Patriots...

AP Sports WriterJets sign former Redskins WR Terrelle PryorBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Terrelle Pryor is hoping for a Big-Apple bounce-back with the Jets.The former Washington wide receiver signed with New York after one disappointing season with the Redskins.The Jets announced the signing Sunday. Terms of the...

Jaguars wide receiver Allen Hurns suffered a concussion and was taken to a hospital for precautionary reasons after he left the field on a stretcher during Sunday's loss to San Diego.Hurns was injured while diving to try for a catch. He had movement and feeling before he was transported...

AP Medical WriterCan brain disease explain Aaron Hernandez's behavior?By LINDSEY TANNERCHICAGO (AP) Former football star Aaron Hernandez' brain was riddled with damage from a degenerative brain disease linked with head blows, but that doesn't necessarily explain the troubles that plagued his young life.The diagnosis comes from a Boston...

Patriots sign 3rd-round draft pick Tony GarciaFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) The New England Patriots have signed 2017 third-round pick Tony Garcia.Garcia agreed to the new deal on Monday. The Patriots also signed undrafted free agent defensive back Will Likely and released free agent defensive lineman Corey Vereen.New England...

AP Sports WriterGarrett jumped at chance to be Giants' offensive coordinatorBy TOM CANAVANJason Garrett wasn't interested in sitting around for a year after the Dallas Cowboys didn't renew his contract as their head coach after 10 years in charge.So when the New York Giants and new head coach Joe...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL teams can reopen facilities Tuesday - with provisosBy BARRY WILNERNFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it.In a memo sent to the 32 teams Friday by Commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained by The Associated Press, he...

AP Pro Football WriterSuspension on hold again, Cowboys' Elliott returns to teamBy SCHUYLER DIXONFRISCO, Texas (AP) Ezekiel Elliott was back with the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday, his six-game suspension over domestic violence allegations on hold again after the star running back served a day of it waiting for...

BEREA, Ohio (AP) Browns coach Freddie Kitchens fired back Monday at former offensive line coach Bob Wylie, who worked alongside him last season and said over the weekend that Kitchens received too much credit for Cleveland's second-half turnaround. ''Bob doesn't wear brown and orange anymore,'' Kitchens said. ''I had the...

AP Sports WriterBig game: Chiefs and Mahomes vs Ravens and Jackson on MNFBy DAVID GINSBURGIt's the defending Super Bowl champions against a team that's won 14 straight regular-season games.Or, maybe it's a preview of the AFC title game - a matchup many expected to see last January. Most of...

Ex-Raiders, Seahawks kicker Sebastian Janikowski retiringBy The Associated PressFormer Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks kicker Sebastian Janikowski is set to retire after an 18-year career.Janikowski spent 17 seasons with Oakland before kicking last season with Seattle after signing a one-year deal. Janikowski's agent, Paul Healy, confirmed to The Associated...

2 found dead at prominent Minnesota businessman's homeORONO, Minn. (AP) Authorities are investigating the deaths of two people found at the Lake Minnetonka mansion of Irwin Jacobs, a prominent Minnesota businessman who once owned a minority share in the Minnesota Vikings NFL team.Orono, Minnesota, police say the bodies...