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Dolphins safety Jones says he expects to play this weekDAVIE, Fla. (AP) Miami Dolphins safety Reshad Jones says he expects to play this week after missing the past four games with a cracked rib.Jones, the Dolphins' highest-paid player at $13 million, has played in only three games this...

AP Sports WriterChiefs owner Hunt touts reduced preseason, 17-game scheduleBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The chairman of the Kansas City Chiefs believes the NFL must “seriously consider” reducing the preseason and expanding the regular season to 17 games, giving the league additional inventory that would allow for...

AP Pro Football WriterJets' Johnson: Gase's job safe, will remain coach in 2020By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Adam Gase is staying put as the New York Jets’ coach.Not just this season. But, next season, too.Team chairman and CEO Christopher Johnson announced Wednesday that Gase's job is...

AP Sports WriterHigh stakes: Steelers, Browns renew rivalry, plenty on lineBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Separated by roughly 130 miles and six Super Bowl titles, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns have a hostile, historic rivalry resuscitated from being heavily one-sided to much more competitive the past few years.The...

AP Pro Football WriterTexans-Ravens could be first of many Watson-Jackson duelsBy SCHUYLER DIXONThis is the first of what could be many meetings between two dynamic young AFC quarterbacks when Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans visit Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.It might not even be the...

AP Pro Football WriterRavens grab top spot in AP Pro32 poll; Patriots are No. 2By SIMMI BUTTARNEW YORK (AP) Lamar Jackson has been one of the most dynamic players in the league this season.The Baltimore Ravens quarterback has 2,036 passing yards and 15 touchdowns, along with 702 rushing...

Bucs waive CB Vernon Hargreaves from struggling secondaryTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have waived cornerback Vernon Hargreaves, the 11th overall pick in the 2016 draft and the most experienced starter in the team's struggling secondary.The team announced the move Tuesday, two days after the fourth-year pro...

Packers' Bratkowski, Bart Starr's backup, dies at age 88GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Zeke Bratkowski, the quarterback who backed up Bart Starr during the Green Bay Packers' 1960s dynasty, has died at his Florida home. He was 88.The team announced his death late Monday but did not disclose further...

RotoExpertsFANTASY PLAYS: Players to add include Foles, Kyle AllenBy FRANK STAMPFLNow that we're fully entrenched in the double-digit weeks of the fantasy football season, owners can officially consider this the stretch run.Teams are doing whatever they can to make it work, pushing through the bye weeks with the hopes...

AP Pro Football WriterTale of 2 left tackles: Taylor Lewan and Garett BollesBy ARNIE STAPLETONDENVER (AP) - Just like Denver's Garett Bolles, Tennessee's Taylor Lewan has been dogged by penalties all season, and the Titans' struggling left tackle did just what the Broncos' grabby left tackle did earlier this...

AP Pro Football WriterTale of 2 left tackles: Taylor Lewan and Garett BollesBy ARNIE STAPLETONDENVER (AP) ?? Just like Denver's Garett Bolles, Tennessee's Taylor Lewan has been dogged by penalties all season, and the Titans' struggling left tackle did just what the Broncos' grabby left tackle did earlier this...

AP Pro Football WriterJets place TE Herndon, G Winters on season-ending IRBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) The New York Jets have placed tight end Chris Herndon and right guard Brian Winters on the injured reserve list, ending the season for both players.Herndon broke a rib in the...