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AP Sports WriterSteelers put Shazier on IR, hopeful Haden returns vs. PatsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Mike Tomlin is ready to talk about the New England Patriots.The fact the Pittsburgh Steelers coach can include cornerback Joe Haden in the discussion is a bonus.Haden will attempt to practice for the...

The Associated PressKansas City set to celebrate Super Bowl win with paradeBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas City Chiefs fans flocked to buy T-shirts and line up for photos Monday while preparing to skip out on work for a celebratory parade after the team won its first...

SEATTLE (AP) - Melinda Gates says she and her husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, are most likely going to see their hometown team play in the Super Bowl.Their friend and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is the owner of the Seattle Seahawks, so they shouldn't have any trouble picking up...

AP Sports WriterChiefs' Duvernay-Tardif putting medical degree to workBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Laurent Duvernay-Tardif has gone from the offensive line to the front line, using the medical degree he completed during offseasons with the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs to help patients during the COVID-19...

AP Pro Football WriterJets hit rock bottom with 1-7 start as Gase's seat heats upBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) It took just eight games for a season that began with high hopes to hit rock bottom for the New York Jets.Adam Gase is on the hot seat....

AP Pro Football WriterNFL, union extend daily COVID-19 testing into regular seasonBy BARRY WILNERDaily testing for COVID-19, except on game days, has been extended into the regular season by the NFL and the players' union.All players and other team personnel categorized in Tiers 1 and 2 will continue to...

AP Sports WriterHumble Arizona RB on top of list of future merchandise salesBy BOB BAUMTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) When young people are buying football jerseys, they often pick one with the name of a flamboyant, sometimes brash player.Usually, though, they look to wear the name of someone who is...

AP Pro Football WriterDeSean Jackson set to return for EaglesBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) DeSean Jackson is ready to return to action.The speedy receiver plans to play for the first time in two months when the Philadelphia Eagles (4-4) host the Chicago Bears (3-4) on Sunday. Jackson practiced this...

No charges for Packers' Davis for false airport bomb threatLOS ANGELES (AP) Green Bay Packers wide receiver Trevor Davis is not being charged after falsely claiming to have explosives while checking in for a flight at Los Angeles International Airport this month.Los Angeles City Attorney Office spokesman Frank...

AP Sports WriterAfter trading Beckham, Giants made sure Shepard staysBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The New York Giants have signed wide receiver Sterling Shepard to a four-year contract extension.The Giants announced the signing Friday just a month after general manager Dave Gettleman stunned many by trading offensive...

AP Pro Football WriterMiller downplays team dinner but hypes Broncos’ futureBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) It was just dinner, Von Miller insisted, even though his teammates called it so much more.Rather than gather the team for a players-only meeting to empty their frustrations after another fourth-quarter collapse Sunday,...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) The unbeaten Denver Broncos are expecting the unexpected in Indianapolis.Trickery on special teams.Uncertainty with a new Colts offensive coordinator.Desperation from a 3-5 team.Denver coach Gary Kubiak said the Broncos (7-0) aren't overlooking or underestimating the Colts, who have played six consecutive games decided by no...