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AP Sports WriterAP Source: Antonio Brown asks Steelers for tradeBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Antonio Brown wants out of Pittsburgh. A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press the perennial Pro Bowl wide receiver has asked the Steelers for a trade.The person spoke on the condition...

The TAMPA BAY and the NEW ORLEANS will both be gunning for a victory on 12/24/2016 at 4:25 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints When: 4:25 PM ET, Saturday, December 24, 2016 Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana ...

Jaguars sign rookie Chark to 4-year deal worth about $4.5MJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed rookie receiver DJ Chark to a four-year contract worth about $4.5 million.A second-round draft pick from LSU, Chark was slotted to get a $1.3 million signing bonus. He was the 61st...

Broncos-Bills CapsuleBy The Associated PressDENVER (2-0) at BUFFALO (1-1)Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBSOPENING LINE - Pick-emRECORD VS. SPREAD - Denver 1-0-1, Buffalo 2-0SERIES RECORD - Bills lead series 20-16-1LAST MEETING - Broncos beat Bills 24-17, Dec. 7, 2014LAST WEEK - Broncos beat Cowboys 42-17; Bills lost to Panthers 9-3AP...

Associated PressPatriots' defensive stalwart Ninkovich retiresBy MAUREEN MULLENFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) New England Patriots defensive stalwart Rob Ninkovich capped his 11-year NFL career by announcing his retirement Sunday after the team's morning practice at Gillette Stadium.Since joining the Patriots in 2009, Ninkovich had proven to be one of the...

AP Pro Football WriterNow healthy, Titans' Kevin Dodd eager to prove he's no bustBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Nearly nine months without playing football is bad enough and if the injured player is worried that it's a career-ending setback, it makes the time away worse.Tennessee Titans linebacker...

AP College Football WriterVirus costly to draft prospects needing face time with teamsBy ERIC OLSONThe NFL's shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic is denying teams the opportunity to get face time with draft prospects who have been injured, have checkered pasts or are under the radar.Those players are at...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Guys in stripes getting plenty of NFL face timeBy PAUL NEWBERRYIn the early weeks of the NFL season, the biggest stars are the guys in the stripes.They're certainly getting the most face time.The league is awash in yellow - yellow flags, that is - with...

AP Pro Football WriterAP source: All Broncos QBs pulled out of practice over virusBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Denver Broncos quarterbacks Drew Lock, his backup Brett Rypien and practice squad member Blake Bortles were pulled off the practice field Saturday and sent home over concerns about their contact...

Lions put TJ Jones on IR, add Andy Jones to active rosterALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions have put wide receiver TJ Jones on injured reserve with a shoulder problem.The Lions also announced Tuesday that they have signed wide receiver Andy Jones to the active roster from...

AP Sports WriterBrowns minus CB Ward against Ravens, TE Hooper questionableBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns won't have top cornerback Denzel Ward for their matchup against the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night as he continues to be slowed by a calf strain.The team still doesn't know if...

AP Sports WriterRookie Nazair Jones earning his chances with SeahawksBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) Before the start of training camp, Nazair Jones was the ''other'' rookie defensive lineman taken by the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL draft.All the attention was on Malik McDowell, the second-round pick with first-round...