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AP Pro Football WriterMore quarterbacks are using their hands to catches passesBy ROB MAADDITom Brady tried it. Nick Foles perfected it. More quarterbacks are doing it.Catching passes isn't just for wide receivers, tight ends and running backs anymore. Coaches aren't shy about drawing up trick plays that let quarterbacks...

AP Sports WriterBritish Invasion? Rugby player looks to stick with SteelersBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Christian Scotland-Williamson looks the part.Standing on the practice field with the rest of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the rookie tight end blends in seamlessly. The 25-year-old is tall (6-foot-9), big (275 pounds) and athletic.Then Scotland-Williamson...

TE Adam Shaheen traded to Dolphins by Bears for draft pickMIAMI (AP) Tight end Adam Shaheen was traded to the Miami Dolphins by the Chicago Bears on Saturday for a conditional late-round draft pick.Shaheen was slowed by injuries in his three seasons with the Bears, starting games and...

Acquitted of sexual assault, Baylor's Oakman looks to NFLWACO, Texas (AP) Former Baylor football player Shawn Oakman says he wants to try to enter the NFL after being acquitted of sexual assault.A defensive end, Oakman was Baylor's career leader in sacks and was pursuing a professional career when...

AP Sports WriterGiants WR Sterling Shepard coming back after 2nd concussionBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard is coming back from his second concussion with greater knowledge about the problem.Shepard was cleared from the concussion protocol on Friday and coach Pat Shurmur...

MADISON, Miss. (AP) - Sporting a straw hat to ward off the sun, Cleveland Browns defensive back Micah Pellerin keeps a watchful eye on the middle school kids racing across a football field in this historic Mississippi railroad town.The blazing morning sun already has temperatures into the 90s, so...

Jets sign son of def. coordinator, to reserve/future dealFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets have signed defensive back Kacy Rodgers II, son of defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers, to a reserve/future contract.Rodgers II was undrafted out of the University of Miami in 2013 and spent the last...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Buffalo Bills release center Eric WoodBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Eric Wood can finally announce he's retiring after the Buffalo Bills released the veteran center in a move considered a formality after he was diagnosed with a career-ending neck injury in January.Wood was...

AP Sports WriterBrowns' Josh Gordon back on active roster, set to practiceBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon is another step closer to playing again.The former Pro Bowler was cleared to participate in team walk-throughs on the field Saturday after the Browns removed Gordon from...

Cardinals add depth with safety Brice, receiver PattonTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals have added depth to their roster by signing safety Kentrell Brice and receiver Andre Patton.The 25-year-old Brice was recently released by the Chicago Bears. He played three seasons for the Green Bay Packers from 2016-18...

AP Pro Football WriterVikings still on track for playoffs, but questions persistBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Vikings remain on a clear track for the playoffs, closer in perception to the four teams ahead of them in the NFC than the pack behind.After their setback in Seattle on...

AP Pro Football WriterA rare October game with critical meaning: Rams at SeahawksBy BARRY WILNERPete Carroll likes what he’s been seeing from his Seahawks, though not everything is in place yet.They could pass a huge test in a rare October game with critical meaning in the standings when they...