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OXNARD, Calif. (AP) St. Louis Rams cornerback E.J. Gaines will miss the entire season with a foot injury, depriving the secondary of a probable starter.Coach Jeff Fisher confirmed Gaines' injury and recovery period Monday after the team opened three days of workouts in Southern California.Gaines was hurt when...

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers have taken a long look at third-string quarterback Landry Jones this preseason.They want to see how the former Oklahoma standout has developed and matured as he enters his third NFL season. The results have been mixed through two extended preseason games.''I thought...

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) Dallas cornerback Byron Jones, the team's first-round pick, will miss time with a left shoulder injury sustained in practice at training camp.Jones collided with cornerback Morris Claiborne in a seven-on-seven drill Sunday and stayed down briefly favoring his shoulder. Medical personnel checked him for several...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Todd Bowles had seen enough shenanigans.After two skirmishes on the practice field on a steamy Sunday, the New York Jets coach ordered his players to run five penalty gassers - from one sideline to the other, and back - and followed it up with...

SAN DIEGO (AP) The San Diego Chargers say they have agreed to a contract extension with quarterback Philip Rivers through the 2019 season.The extension, announced Saturday night, comes as team chairman Dean Spanos has angered many Chargers fans by exploring a move to the Los Angeles area.Rivers' current...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Whatever Quinten Rollins lacks in actual on-field experience at cornerback position, the Green Bay Packers' second-round pick makes up for with his personality.Rollins played four years of basketball at Miami of Ohio before going out for football with his final year of eligibility -...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Derek Carr completed three passes to Oakland rookie receiver Amari Cooper on an opening field-goal drive and the Raiders beat the St. Louis Rams 18-3 in their exhibition opener under new coach Jack Del Rio.Carr kept looking for Cooper and threw an interception to Trumaine...

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) Detroit Lions running back Joique Bell has been working hard to get back on the practice field. If he needed any extra incentive, he got it Thursday night.Lions rookie Ameer Abdullah's hype train picked up a lot of speed in the 23-3 win over...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Panthers quarterback Cam Newton defended his role in a training camp scuffle with cornerback Josh Norman, saying he would do the same thing again.Newtown said Tuesday, ''What's the blueprint of a franchise quarterback? Leading your team. I'm not going to let anyone dictate how I...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Babatunde Aiyegbusi has limited American football experience in leagues in Germany and his native Poland. Yet the 27-year-old offensive tackle is getting a shot at the NFL.He is the latest example of the obsessive search by NFL teams for unknown talent, a hunt unbounded...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Tom Brady grew from a sixth-round draft choice into one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history. Off the field, he's a celebrity with a supermodel wife and lucrative marketing deals.All that has made the New England Patriots superstar the object of admiration and respect...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots have signed their first-round draft pick, defensive lineman Malcom Brown from Texas.The Patriots chose Brown with the 32nd pick after his three-year college career in which he had 8 1/2 sacks, two fumble recoveries and 165 tackles in 39 games, 26...