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AP Sports WriterAP source: Browns interviewing Pats scouting boss for GM jobBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Browns passed on a chance to hire one of the Patriots' coaches. Now, they'll consider someone who helped build New England into an NFL dynasty.With Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski on board...

Wisconsin quarterback Jack Coan enters transfer portalMADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin quarterback Jack Coan has entered the transfer portal after an injury-riddled season in which he didn't play.Coan made 18 starts from 2018-19 and helped the Badgers reach the Rose Bowl in 2019, but he injured his right foot...

AP Sports WriterTexans GM Gaine navigates draft minus picks in 1st 2 roundsBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Houston Texans general manager Brian Gaine has quite a challenge as he prepares for his first draft with the team.He enters Thursday looking to upgrade a team that went 4-12 last season...

Landry fined $48K for post-TD celebrationBy The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) Jarvis Landry's post-touchdown celebration in a game against New England last weekend came with a hefty price tag: The NFL fined the Miami Dolphins wide receiver $48,618.Half the fine was for grabbing his crotch. The other half...

Campbell, Isabella post best times at NFL scouting combineINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Receivers Parris Campbell and Andy Isabella each completed the 40-yard dash in 4.31 seconds to post the fastest times Saturday at the NFL's annual scouting combine.Mecole Hardman and D.K. Metcalf tied for third at 4.33 and were the...

Associated PressChargers want more than just to play spoilers for VikingsBy DAN GREENSPANCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Chargers will have an effect on the playoff picture.Just not the one they hoped for coming into this season, or the position the underlying statistics suggest they should be...

New York Jets draft capsuleBy The Associated Press3. NEW YORK JETS (5-11)LAST SEASON: Rebuilding Jets were one of NFL's early-season surprises while winning three of first five games despite some preseason prognosticators saying New York would struggle to win more than one. Todd Bowles' bunch didn't get many more...

AP Sports WriterMcAdoo has Giants getting ready for trip to London and RamsBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Ben McAdoo is getting the New York Giants ready for their trip to London with some uncertainty about the status of Odell Beckham Jr.The star receiver had a career-best game...

Michael Vick: Kaepernick needs a haircut for job searchLOS ANGELES (AP) Michael Vick has some advice for Colin Kaepernick if he wants another shot in the NFL: Get a haircut.During an appearance Monday on Fox Sports 1's ''Speak for Yourself,'' Vick said the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback...

Lions sign QB Luis Perez, cut QB David Fales, RB Zach ZennerALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions have signed quarterback Luis Perez and cut quarterback David Fales, giving them another option behind Matthew Stafford.Detroit made the move Tuesday, two days before playing its final preseason game at...

RENTON, Wash. (AP) Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch has been ruled out of the NFC wild-card game against Minnesota.The Seahawks released a statement late Friday saying Lynch did not make the trip for the Sunday game.The statement from the team capped a day where Lynch's status changed...

Man charged in shooting of Giants draft pick and teammateTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Authorities have charged an 18-year-old man in an April shooting that wounded New York Giants draft pick Corey Ballentine and killed one of his Washburn University teammates.The Shawnee County district attorney's office says in a news...