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Free agent LB Jarvis Jones signs with CardinalsTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Free agent linebacker Jarvis Jones signed Tuesday with the Arizona Cardinals.A first-round draft choice in 2013 out of Georgia, Jones spent his first four years in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but never made a big impact....

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Colts coach Chuck Pagano says in a statement Friday night that he expects to keep his current job for ''many years to come.''Pagano is entering the final year of his original four-year deal with Indianapolis. Earlier this week, Pagano told local reporters at the league's annual...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Dallas Cowboys won a game thanks to a watermelon kick and are now 2-0 after smashing said fruit as a motivational tactic the night before each victory. If that doesn't say it all about the pandemic-altered 2020 season, then how about the woeful NFC East offering...

AP Pro Football WriterAs camp approaches, how will NFL handle players opting out?By DAVE CAMPBELLThe 60-game mini-season Major League Baseball assembled this summer was still long enough that a dozen or so health-concerned players, even a few stars, decided to skip it.The NFL's player pool is more than twice...

Seahawks lock up TE Ed Dickson with a 3-year dealRENTON, Wash. (AP) The Seattle Seahawks addressed one of their offseason needs by signing tight end Ed Dickson to a three-year contract.While Dickson isn't intended to be a replacement for Jimmy Graham, he is the kind of tight end...

Coach: Fitzgerald says he'll be back for 2018 seasonPHOENIX (AP) New Arizona coach Steve Wilks says Cardinals standout wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has told him he'll return for a 15th NFL season.Wilks made the comment Thursday in an interview on the ''Doug &Wolf'' sports talk radio show. Wilks...

Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame coach Don ShulaBy The Associated PressReaction from the NFL world to the death Monday of Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Don Shula:''Coach Shula - you will truly be missed! You embody the definition of 'greatness.' You brought that winning attitude...

Giants DB Baker surrenders to police in armed robbery caseFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker turned himself in to police on Saturday at the Broward County Jail.Baker has been charged with four counts of armed robbery with a firearm and four counts of aggravated...

Cardinals rookie Rosen a game-time decision for Cowboys gameTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals may be without rookie quarterback Josh Rosen when they play at Dallas in a preseason game Sunday night.Coach Steve Wilks said after Friday's practice that Rosen's participation would be a game-time decision. Rosen slammed...

Rams Training Camp CapsuleBy The Associated PressLOS ANGELES RAMS (11-6)OPEN CAMP: July 26, UC Irvine, Irvine, CaliforniaLAST YEAR: Coach Sean McVay led one of most remarkable single-season transformations in recent NFL history. Rams ended their streaks of 12 consecutive non-playoff seasons and 13 straight non-winning seasons with rampage to...

AP Sports WriterPackers expect no more than 10,000-12,000 fans at home gamesBy STEVE MEGARGEEGreen Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy says he expects the team's home games this season will have no more than 10,000-12,000 fans, if spectators are allowed at all.The Packers had announced two weeks ago that their...

The Oakland Raiders have named rookie Derek Carr their starting quarterback, the team's 18th different starting signal caller since 2003. Carr will get the nod over veteran Matt Schaub, who is playing his first season in Oakland after spending the past seven seasons starting for the Houston Texans. "Not an indictment...