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AP Sports WriterBrady vs. Young showdown highlights Buccaneers at WashingtonBy STEPHEN WHYNOLANDOVER, Md. (AP) Running off the field after Washington clinched a spot in the playoffs, Chase Young couldn't contain his excitement about who's up next.''Tom Brady!'' Young yelled. ''Tom Brady, I'm coming. I want Tom! I want...

Raiders' Marshawn Lynch suspended game for shoving officialNEW YORK (AP) Oakland running back Marshawn Lynch was suspended for one game without pay by the NFL on Friday for shoving a game official during the Raiders' victory over Kansas City on Thursday night.Lynch was ejected from the game after...

AP Sports WriterSeahawks rookie draft class hit hard by injuries in campBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) None of the Seattle Seahawks' top three draft picks were on the practice field Wednesday.Wide receiver DK Metcalf had minor knee surgery and safety Marquise Blair was dealing with back spasms.The two...

Guatemalan pleads guilty in crash that killed Colts playerINDIANAPOLIS (AP) A Guatemalan man living illegally in the U.S. has pleaded guilty to driving drunk when he killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and his Uber driver.WRTV reports Manuel Orrego-Savala pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of operating a...

AP Pro Football WriterAP source: Suspended WR Gordon applies for NFL reinstatementBy BARRY WILNERFrequently suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon has applied to the NFL for reinstatement, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press.The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Thursday because the...

Browns RB Crowell apologizes for Instagram drawingBEREA, Ohio (AP) Cleveland Browns running back Isaiah Crowell has apologized for posting a drawing on Instagram last week showing a police officer getting his throat slashed.Crowell posted the drawing after men in Louisiana and Minnesota were shot and killed by police....

Dolphins LB Lawrence Timmons inactive after leaving teamCARSON, Calif. (AP) Linebacker Lawrence Timmons is inactive for the Miami Dolphins' season opener after he unexpectedly left the team one day before the game.The Dolphins got back in contact with Timmons on Sunday, but he wasn't at their game against...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) The NFL will ask a U.S. appeals court to uphold a potential $1 billion plan to settle thousands of concussion lawsuits filed by former players.Critics appealing the settlement on Thursday complain it protects some retirees at the expense of others.The awards could reach several million dollars...

AP Pro Football WriterPlayers Coalition members at oddsBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) San Francisco 49ers linebacker Eric Reid says he left The Players Coalition because founder Malcolm Jenkins excluded Colin Kaepernick from meetings, and asked players if they would stop protesting the anthem if the NFL made a charitable...

The Latest: Kizer misses much of 2nd quarter with migraineBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the second Sunday of the NFL regular season. (all times Eastern):2:26 p.m.Browns quarterback DeShone Kizer has left the game against Baltimore with a migraine in the second quarter.Coming off a solid debut against Pittsburgh...

Miami Dolphins player Kendrick Norton injured in crashMIAMI (AP) The Miami Dolphins say defensive tackle Kendrick Norton suffered injuries in a ''serious'' car crash.The team said in a statement Thursday morning that 22-year-old Norton's injuries aren't considered life-threatening, but offered few other details. The crash happened late Thursday...

(AP) Panthers All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey is partnering with linebacker Shaq Thompson in an effort to unite the Charlotte community through sports programs for underserved youth through the “22 Together” program. They say their goal is to use sports as a vehicle to help address the divides that...