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AP Sports WriterPanthers sign LB Thomas Davis to 1-year contract extensionBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Panthers have signed outside linebacker Thomas Davis to a one-year contract extension, keeping him with the team through the 2018 season.Financial terms were not released by the team on Tuesday.The 34-year-old Davis...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL owners make changes to enhance diversity on many levelsBy BARRY WILNERChanges designed to enhance opportunities for minorities to get executive, head coaching and coordinator positions were passed Tuesday by NFL owners.They include addendums to the Rooney Rule, which has fallen short in its goal of...

AP Pro Football WriterDaughters challenge Pat Bowlen's trust, risk inheritanceBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Pat Bowlen's two oldest daughters have put themselves at risk of being disinherited by challenging their father's trust, which is in charge of selecting the next controlling owner of the Denver Broncos, a franchise...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler agreed with coach Marc Trestman's assertion that he needs to play better, and admitted "you can definitely feel the pressure" mounting at Halas Hall from the team's disappointing 3-6 start. "We have to get better, I have to get better," Cutler...

Jets sign punter Matt Darr, waive tight end Jordan LeggettFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets have signed free-agent punter Matt Darr and waived tight end Jordan Leggett.Darr, who will compete with Lachlan Edwards for the punting duties, has previous experience with Jets coach Adam Gase when...

Chargers' Henry, Ingram listed as questionable vs. SteelersCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Tight end Hunter Henry took part in all drills during the Los Angeles Chargers' practice Friday, leaving open the possibility that he could play in Sunday night's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.Henry has missed the past four...

MIAMI (AP) Richie Incognito says Jonathan Martin reached out to him several times in the aftermath of the bullying scandal that sabotaged the Miami Dolphins' 2013 season, but Incognito has no interest in talking. The two were teammates in the Dolphins' offensive line and at the center of the scandal. Incognito...

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis met with a delegation of officials from San Antonio on Friday to talk about a potential move for his franchise. Former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros and other city officials traveled to the Bay Area for the meeting, which comes about four...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators have filed civil fraud charges against former NFL cornerback Will Allen and his business partner. They're accused of reaping more than $31 million in a Ponzi scheme that promised high returns to investors from funding loans to cash-strapped pro athletes.The Securities and Exchange Commission...

AP Pro Football WriterEagles coordinator Jim Schwartz takes blame for defenseBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) A day after Carson Wentz took the brunt of the criticism for the offense's collective struggles, Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz put the blame on himself for his unit's troubles.The Eagles fell to...

Associated PressProsecutor: Ex-NFL player in rape case 'took what he wanted'By JULIE WATSONVISTA, California (AP) Prosecutors at the rape trial of Kellen Winslow Jr., a former first-round NFL draft pick and the son of a Hall of Famer, said Monday he was a man with fame and riches...

AP Pro Football WriterBrady uncertainty overshadows other free agency optionsBy BARRY WILNERIt probably makes sense when a six-time Super Bowl champion, and a quarterback to boot, enters free agency that his every move overshadows the rest of the available players.It does get nonsensical, of course, when Tom Brady saying...