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AP Sports WriterOwner: Fan-related costs factor into Bills' stadium decisionBy JOHN WAWROWVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula says he's taking into account how much the small-market team's fan base can bear in determining whether to build a new stadium downtown or renovate the existing suburban...

The Latest: Most Texans take a knee after owner's commentBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the eighth Sunday of the NFL regular season (all times Eastern):4:12 p.m.Only 10 active Houston Texans players stood for the national anthem with the rest of the team kneeling down.The Texans had indicated there...

AP Pro Football WriterTitans lean heavily on young receivers under new coachesBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans seem confident that their young wide receivers will quickly make an impact this year.Injuries limited Corey Davis in his rookie year last season and Tajae Sharpe missed his...

AP Pro Football WriterButt could be headed to injured reserve againBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Jake Butt has had another setback in his return from a third ACL injury and might be headed back to injured reserve.Butt played 11 snaps in Denver's preseason loss to the Los Angeles...

Associated PressChargers WR Keenan Allen shows signs of moving past injuriesBy DAN GREENSPANCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) If there were any doubts that Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen is healthy again, joint practices with the Rams and New Orleans Saints have quashed them.Allen caught touchdowns in live...

AP Sports WriterJaguars laud Posluszny as role model amid 1st winning seasonBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Coach Doug Marrone was just about to release his players for a two-day break Sunday when defensive end Calais Campbell, safety Jarrod Wilson and several other Jacksonville Jaguars chimed in with a...

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 Sports WriterJaguars hire DeFilippo as OC, fill remaining staff positionsBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) John DeFilippo got his first NFL job working for Tom Coughlin, serving as a quality control coach for the New York Giants in 2005-06.Fourteen years later, and with a resume that includes tutoring...

AP Sports WriterFriends as playoff foes: Packers' LaFleur faces Rams' McVayBy STEVE MEGARGEEGreen Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur and Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay say their friendship and shared history shouldn't have much of an impact on their teams' upcoming NFC divisional playoff matchup.LaFleur was the Rams' offensive...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) An unnecessary roughness penalty for a blindside hit wiped out Marcus Mariota's interception. The Titans quarterback managed to fall on the ball after simply dropping it on handoff. His third mistake counted and couldn't have been more costly Sunday. Mariota fumbled when sacked, and Robert Mathis picked up...

Giants end suspension for cornerback Rodgers-CromartieEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The Giants have ended their suspension of veteran cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie for insubordination.Team officials announced Tuesday that Rodgers-Cromartie was reinstated to the active roster after missing the team's game against Denver on Sunday night.The team says Rodgers-Cromartie met with...

AP Sports WriterMcCarron unfazed by talk of Bills drafting a quarterbackBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) AJ McCarron couldn't help notice the number of draft-eligible quarterback prospects the Buffalo Bills have paraded through their facility in recent days.UCLA's Josh Allen was in town Monday. Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield visited...