NFL

Chiefs promote Brett Veach to general managerKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs have promoted co-director of player personnel Brett Veach to general manager.The appointment was announced Monday, about 2+ weeks after Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt surprisingly fired John Dorsey, their GM of the past four years....

Texans' Watt, Hopkins on physically unable to perform listHOUSTON (AP) The Houston Texans have placed star defensive end J.J. Watt and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins on the physically unable to perform list.Also going on the PUP list was wide receiver DeAndre Carter.Watt, a three-time Defensive Player of the...

Bills sign tackle-tight end Jake Fisher to 1-year dealORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills have signed free-agent tackle and tight end Jake Fisher to a one-year contract.The deal was announced Friday after Fisher visited the team's facility. He was drafted in the second round in 2015 by...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) There are many moments that Steve Hirdt can remember in exact detail. For example, there's the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 7 of the 2006 NL Championship Series.Every play of that inning is etched into his memory, every event remembered with absolute...

Bills sign Perry, announce trade of Zay Jones to RaidersORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills have signed running back Senorise Perry and announced the trade of receiver Zay Jones to the Oakland Raiders for a 2021 fifth-round draft pick.Perry returns to Buffalo a little over a month...

AP Pro Football WriterRaiders fall short at end in prime-time showdown vs. ChiefsBy JOSH DUBOWDerek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders went toe to toe in splitting two games with Patrick Mahomes and the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.If the Raiders want to get another chance at...

AP Pro Football WriterColumn: NFL keeps open pipeline for game officialsBy BARRY WILNERNEW YORK (AP) One NFL fan is enraged by a penalty flag he sees fly on TV. He turns to the woman next to him and asks, ''Where do they get these guys?''Replay then proves the...

Associated PressBears release Elliott Fry, leaving Eddy Pineiro as kickerBy GENE CHAMBERLAINLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears' kicking competition is over for now, with Eddy Pineiro the winner.The Bears announced Sunday that Elliott Fry has been released after an offseason and preseason competition with Pineiro and several...

The Latest: Rams DL Donald leaves game with back injuryBy The Associated PressThe Latest on NFL Week 2 (all times EDT):5:25 p.m.Reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald has left the Los Angeles Rams' game against the New Orleans Saints due to a back injury.Donald appeared to...

Cleveland Browns tight end Jordan Cameron and running back Isaiah Crowell are active and will play Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. Cameron had missed the last five games because of a concussion. He practiced during the week, then visited an independent neurologist after practice on Friday. At that point, he...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos rule out receivers Sanders and LatimerBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Injured wide receivers Emmanuel Sanders and Cody Latimer didn't make the Denver Broncos' trip to Washington and will miss Sunday's game against the Redskins.Sanders has been dealing with a sprained ankle and Latimer a...

AP Pro Football WriterMatchups for the Falcons-Patriots Super BowlBy BARRY WILNERHOUSTON (AP) Matchups for the Super Bowl between the Atlanta Falcons (13-5) and New England Patriots (16-2) in Houston:---When the Falcons have the ballAtlanta led the NFL in points (540) by a wide margin, thanks to a career...