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AP Sports WriterPanthers' Olsen: Holding out 'wasn't the right thing to do'By STEVE REEDSPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Panthers star tight end Greg Olsen chose team over himself.Olsen reported to training camp on time Tuesday, saying he didn't want to hold out and be a distraction to an organization aiming...

Colts sign 5 draft picks, add 9 undrafted rookies to rosterINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indianapolis Colts have signed five of their 10 draft picks.Linebacker Ben Banogu, one of three second-round selections, and the Colts' final four selections all agreed to terms. The other players who signed were offensive linemen...

AP Pro Football WriterCowboys' Prescott, Elliott get Packers next in uneven Year 2By SCHUYLER DIXONFRISCO, Texas (AP) Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott lost two games when both played during a remarkable rookie year for the Dallas Cowboys.The star quarterback and running back have already matched that a quarter...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers signed tight end Vance McDonald to a five-year contract extension Friday through the 2021 season. The 6-foot-4 McDonald has 24 catches for 391 yards and four touchdowns this season. The former Rice star, drafted 55th overall in 2013, has 64 catches for...

LAS VEGAS (AP) Derek Carr will need to wait at least another year to make his first playoff appearance. Another late-game collapse on Saturday night sent the Las Vegas Raiders to their fifth defeat in six games with a 26-25 loss to Miami and elimination from playoff contention. "This one might...

Steelers' Smith-Schuster, Bengals' Iloka each banned 1 gameNEW YORK (AP) Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and Cincinnati Bengals cornerback George Iloka have been suspended one game each by the NFL for violating league safety rules.Smith-Schuster was flagged for unnecessary roughness and taunting after a blindside hit...

AP Sports WriterInjured Bills safety Williams to decide future after seasonBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The father of Buffalo Bills safety Aaron Williams says his son intends to wait until the offseason to determine whether to continue playing after sustaining his latest neck injury.Anthony Williams told The...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers expect different Packers team in NFC title gameBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) When Aaron Rodgers greeted Jimmy Garoppolo following the least productive start of his sterling career he had a simple message for the San Francisco 49ers quarterback: “We'll see you later on.”Less...

Two-sport standout Tom Yewcic dies at age 88ARLINGTON, Mass. (AP) Tom Yewcic, a multisport standout who played one game at catcher for the Detroit Tigers before spending several years as a punter with the Boston Patriots, has died. He was 88.An obituary posted on the website of Keefe...

AP Sports WriterWatt eager for fresh start, family reunion in PittsburghBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Turns out, Derek Watt's reunion with younger brother T.J. has its limits. Like say, sharing a roof for the first time since college.''I know (T.J.) doesn't want that,'' Derek Watt said with a laugh...

AP Pro Football WriterTitans off to 2-0 start thanks to late game-winning drivesBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Another week, another game-winning drive in the fourth quarter. The Tennessee Titans are making a habit of scoring late to pull off a win.The Titans (2-0) got a 25-yard field...

AP Sports WriterBengals sign running back Giovani Bernard to 2-year dealBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) The Bengals signed running back Giovani Bernard to a two-year contract extension Tuesday through the 2021 season. He could have become a free agent after this season.Bernard, a second-round draft pick in 2013, has...