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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Panthers coach Ron Rivera says the NFL needs to consider all possibilities when clamping down on targeting, including player ejections. The NCAA currently enforces that rule, but the NFL does not. Rivera says the NFL needs to focus on is getting players to ''lower the target'' and create...

Raiders sign free agent G Cameron HuntALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have signed free agent guard Cameron Hunt.The team waived center Alex Officer on Thursday to make room on the roster.Hunt originally signed with Denver as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon last May. He spent...

Associated PressAuditor: Favre received welfare money for no-show speechesBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSJACKSON, Miss. (AP) A nonprofit group caught up in an embezzlement scheme in Mississippi used federal welfare money to pay former NFL quarterback Brett Favre $1.1 million for multiple speaking engagements but Favre did not show up...

AP Pro Football WriterWatson-Jackson showcase highlights Texans-Ravens matchupBy DAVE CAMPBELLDeshaun Watson and Lamar Jackson starred three years ago in one of the more meaningful and memorable games of that college football season.This weekend, the NFL gets to stage the show.Watson and the Houston Texans will travel to Baltimore for...

AP Sports WriterGiants WR Tate: Doctor told him fertility drug not bannedBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate III never hesitated to take a prescribed fertility drug because the doctor who wrote the prescription told him he had given it to other...

Associated PressChicago Bears make big investment in guard Cody Whitehair.By GENE CHAMBERLAINLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky wore a smile Sunday like he just received a big contract extension.In a way, it was an investment by the Bears in their quarterback. The Bears signed one...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL didn't learn its lesson after Ray Rice incidentBy ROB MAADDIAfter mishandling Ray Rice's domestic violence incident two years ago, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said ''I got it wrong'' and vowed ''the same mistakes can never be repeated.''It doesn't appear the league learned its lesson.The NFL...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Tre Mason averaged just 2.5 yards per carry last week. A critical lost fumble hurt the most for the St. Louis Rams' rookie running back, and he is looking for a bounce-back game against the New York Giants.Rams coach Jeff Fisher is confident his young...

AP Sports WriterFree agent Dez Bryant to visit receiver-thin BrownsBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) Dez Bryant's going to meet with the Browns. Depending on how things go, he could stay awhile.The free agent wide receiver has scheduled a visit with Cleveland on Thursday, and the anticipated stopover could...

AP Sports WriterOptimistic 49ers undeterred by close loss to Ravens on roadBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) The San Francisco 49ers proved Sunday they can hang with an elite team on the road.Next step? Showing they can beat the NFL's best away from home.''We had every chance to win that...

Brady talks about cutting off radio interviewST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says he's reconsidering whether to continue a long-running weekly radio appearance after a host at the station called his daughter ''an annoying little pissant.''Brady cut short an appearance on Monday morning and said, ''I'll...

AP Pro Football WriterRavens, Saints, 49ers are top 3 teams in AP Pro32 pollBy SIMMI BUTTARNEW YORK (AP) Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens have already made plenty of history this season.They have won 11 consecutive games, have the NFL's best record at 13-2 and have home-field advantage...