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AP Pro Football WriterEagles sign WR Alshon Jeffery to 4-year contract extensionBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Eagles have signed wide receiver Alshon Jeffery to a four-year contract extension that runs through 2021.The deal announced Saturday is reportedly worth $52 million, with $27 million guaranteed. The 27-year-old Jeffery...

AP Pro Football WriterInjuries to Watt, Beckham emphasize fragility in NFLBy BARRY WILNERFor all the non-football headlines the NFL has drawn - the latest centering on the vice president rather than the president - what happens on the field defines the pro game.On Sunday, while eight road teams walked...

Browns evacuate London hotel because of kitchen gas leakLONDON (AP) The Cleveland Browns evacuated their London hotel for an hour Saturday morning because of a gas leak in the resort's kitchen.The team says players, coaches and other personnel were awakened by fire alarms in the Pennyhill Park Resort...

AP Sports WriterRaw rookie: Mayfield unapologetic for on-field anticsBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) Baker Mayfield went from scowling at Hue Jackson to glaring at critics.Three days after he tried to embarrass his former coach with a prolonged stare down in the closing minutes of Cleveland's win over Cincinnati,...

Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame quarterback Bart StarrBy The Associated PressReaction from the football world and beyond to the death of Hall of Famer Bart Starr on Sunday at age 85:---''Bart Starr was the most kind, thoughtful and classiest person you could ever know. I consider...

AP Pro Football WriterJets' Quinnen Williams has sights set on being 'dominant'By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Quinnen Williams was disappointed with how his rookie season played out.The No. 3 overall pick in last year's draft came to the New York Jets with a big smile, lots...

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals have elevated running back Kerwynn Williams from the practice squad and released tight end Joseph Fauria.Before the move Saturday, the Cardinals were down to three running backs with Andre Ellington out with a sprained knee ligament.Williams was brought up from the practice...

AP Sports WriterLast move: Browns trade disappointing OL Erving to ChiefsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Browns made their final move with offensive lineman Cam Erving, another of the team's first-round busts.Erving, who was shifted from guard to center to tackle during two seasons with Cleveland, was traded Wednesday...

Raiders sign wide receiver, special teamer Dwayne HarrisALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Free agent wide receiver and special teams player Dwayne Harris has signed with the Oakland Raiders.The team announced the deal Monday.Harris played only five games for the New York Giants last season before going on the reserve/injured list...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Tagovailoa signs $30.275 million, 4-year dealBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Now Tua Tagovailoa can pay for that Cadillac Escalade he gave his mom.The new Miami Dolphins quarterback signed a $30.275 million, four-year guaranteed contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on...

AP Sports WriterBucs mum on whether Winston will start with suspension overBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers can't avoid questions about Jameis Winston's return much longer.The young quarterback's three-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy ended after Monday night's 30-27 loss to the...

AP Sports WriterBrowns sign OL Greg Robinson, former No. 2 pick by RamsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns have signed offensive lineman Greg Robinson, a 2014 first-round draft pick with the Rams.The 6-foot-5, 330-pound Robinson was the No. 2 overall pick that year out of Auburn. Robinson...