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NFL suspends Vikings WR Michael Floyd for 4 gamesEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) The NFL has suspended Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Michael Floyd without pay Friday for the first four games of the regular season for violating its substance-abuse policy.Floyd was arrested in Arizona in December after Scottsdale police...

Denver in the friendly confines laying the small number here.  Ravens will struggle on the road as home team will be fired up for the opener.  Underrated Denver D dominates today.   Score: 13-19  

Seahawks prepare for quiet training camp for a changeBy The Associated PressSEATTLE SEAHAWKS (12-6)CAMP SITE: Renton, WashingtonLAST YEAR: Despite seeing its run game decimated by injuries to the point Marshawn Lynch was brought out of retirement and a defense that was uncharacteristically leaky against the pass, Seahawks were inches...

Buccaneers, USF will host games in Tampa this weekendBy The Associated PressThere will be football in Tampa this weekend, and the Buccaneers will finally get to start a season delayed by Hurricane Irma's wrath.The Bucs announced that they will be able to host the Chicago Bears on Sunday at...

AP Sports WriterFormer 1st-round pick Austin savors fresh start with PackersBy STEVE MEGARGEETavon Austin says he still has the same skills he possessed back when his impressive 40-yard dash times helped make him the No. 8 overall pick in the 2013 draft.Austin is eager to showcase that as the...

AP Pro Football WriterTitans, Saints use new ways to keep NFL players cool in campBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee Titans running back Dion Lewis has been so focused on football with his new team that he didn't realize until a few days into training camp just...

AP Sports WriterBills safety Aaron Williams cleared from concussion protocolBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Bills safety Aaron Williams has returned to practice after missing nearly a month recovering from a concussion and is set to start in the team's season opener at Baltimore on Sunday.Coach Rex...

AP Pro Football WriterLogistics share draft spotlight with Joe Burrow, Chase YoungBy BARRY WILNERFrom his home in suburban New York, Roger Goodell will handle perhaps his most visible annual chore - announcing draft picks.Visible, but this time virtual.Not since the NFL draft became a televised event in 1980 has...

Fournette back at practice, but Jags unsure if he will playJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette practiced for the first time in more than a month Monday, working with the first-team offense and looking like he might be fully healthy for the first time since...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars have listed running back T.J. Yeldon as doubtful to play against Atlanta on Sunday.Yeldon sprained a ligament in his left knee last week against Indianapolis and missed the last three days of practice. But the Jaguars (5-8) stopped short of ruling him...

AP Sports WriterJets' 'Big Cat' Williams hungry for better second NFL seasonBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Leonard Williams was unimpressed by his production last year, no matter how many people told him he had a good rookie season for the New York Jets.The big defensive lineman...

NFL investigating combine questions to LSU's GuiceBy The Associated PressThe NFL is investigating whether questions asked to LSU running back Derrius Guice at the combine were inappropriate.Guice, projected as one of the top running backs in this draft, told Sirius XM Radio that one team asked if he was...