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AP Pro Football WriterTV money gives NFL leg up if fans can't fill team's coffersBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) Timing favored the NFL over other major pro sports leagues in trying to figure out how to keep the coronavirus pandemic from wrecking the 2020 season.America's most popular sport has...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos fire Vance Joseph after 11-21 mark over 2 yearsBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) John Elway is looking for his fourth head coach in six seasons after firing Vance Joseph for presiding over the Denver Broncos' worst two-year stretch since the late 1960s.Elway acknowledged being...

AP Sports WriterNFL suspends Seahawks DL Reed for 6 gamesBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) The Seattle Seahawks will be without defensive lineman Jarran Reed for the first six games of the season after he was suspended by the NFL on Monday for violating the league's personal conduct policy.Reed may...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The questions were similar, and Dorial Green-Beckham had virtually the same response for each one.''I'm disappointed in myself for all those things I did at Missouri,'' said the wide receiver, who spent last season on the sideline in large part because of legal troubles, including allegations...

The Associated PressMayor: 'Joy ride' driver arrested on Super Bowl parade routeBy MARGARET STAFFORD and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) An impaired driver taking a “joy ride” Wednesday along the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade route was put into a forced spin by law enforcement officers who...

AP Pro Football WriterVon Miller signs record-breaking $114.5M deal with BroncosBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Super Bowl MVP Von Miller practiced both pirouettes and patience this offseason.While his dance moves didn't earn him the title on ''Dancing With The Stars,'' Miller's stare-down in contract negotiations paid off Friday...

AP Pro Football WriterPlayer reps not voting on NFL labor deal; more talks TuesdayBy BARRY WILNERNEW YORK (AP) NFL owners' eagerness to approve negotiated terms of a new labor agreement apparently is not matched by the players.They want more talks.Union player representatives decided Friday to not vote on...

AP Sports WriterPackers' Smiths continue to prove to be good investmentsBy KEITH JENKINSGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) March 14 is proving to be a very important day for the 2019 Green Bay Packers.That was the day the Packers signed free agent outside linebackers Preston Smith and Za'Darius Smith.The Smiths,...

METAIRIE, La. (AP) - New Orleans Saints running back C.J. Spiller spent much of his youth on baseball diamonds, where coaches sought to take advantage of his quick first step, range and sure hands by playing him at shortstop and center field.''I kind of credit my pass-catching ability to...

Receiver Kendrick Bourne signs tender with 49ersSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kendrick Bourne signed his one-year restricted free agent tender Monday.The 49ers placed a second-round tender worth $3.259 million last month on Bourne. That gave the Niners the right to match any contract offer...

AP Sports WriterJets head into offseason focused on progress, promiseBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Christopher Johnson knew early in the season that his New York Jets were heading in the right direction.As the acting owner/CEO, he wanted to see clear progress - with wins and losses...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans have placed wide receiver Andrew Turzilli and linebacker Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil on injured reserve and waived two others in trimming their roster to 75 players.The Titans announced the moves Tuesday, hours before the NFL's roster deadline.Cudjoe-Virgil was an undrafted free agent out of...