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AP Sports WriterBengals keep injured WR A.J. Green on active rosterBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) The Bengals decided to keep injured receiver A.J. Green on the active roster to open the season, hoping he can return from ankle surgery in less than eight weeks.Green hurt his left ankle during...

AP Sports WriterPanthers place K Gano on IR, cut QB Heinicke, RB Artis-PayneBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Panthers have placed kicker Graham Gano on injured reserve, and cut running back Cameron Artis-Payne and quarterback Taylor Heinicke.Carolina made the decision Friday to lose Gano for the season after...

Ravens release WR Michael Floyd, OLB Shane Ray and 9 othersOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Wide receiver Michael Floyd and outside linebacker Shane Ray are among 11 players released by the Baltimore Ravens.Floyd signed with the Ravens in May after playing for four teams since being drafted in the...

AP Sports WriterPanthers place K Gano on IR, cut QB Heinicke, RB Artis-PayneBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Panthers have placed kicker Graham Gano on injured reserve, and cut running back Cameron Artis-Payne and quarterback Taylor Heinicke.Carolina made the decision Friday to lose Gano for the season after...

AP Sports WriterBrowns still not settled at right guard with opener loomingBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Just over a week before their opener, the Browns still haven't settled on a starting right guard.Coach Freddie Kitchens didn't rule out the possibility of newly acquired lineman Wyatt Teller lining up in...

Master NFL historian writes masterful 100-season historyBy The Associated PressJoe Horrigan calls it a "many decades love affair with football."Readers of his book, "NFL Century," will call it masterful.AP Photo NY156, NY155Eds: With AP Photos.By The Associated Press=Joe Horrigan calls it a ''many decades love affair with football.''Readers of...

Raiders sign C Rodney Hudson to 3-year extensionALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Rodney Hudson once again is the NFL's highest-paid center after signing a three-year contract extension Friday worth nearly $34 million.Hudson will get just over $24 million in guaranteed money in his $33.75 million extension.One of the NFL's best...

AP Sports WriterBrowns deal rookie QB Blough to Lions, swap '22 draft picksBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns have traded rookie quarterback David Blough to the Detroit Lions, who got a firsthand look at him Thursday night.Blough completed 11 of 17 passes for 115 yards and threw...

AP Pro Football WriterNeil Glat steps down as Jets team presidentBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) The Jets have announced Neil Glat is stepping down as team president and will transition to a new role as a senior adviser.Glat has been with the Jets since 2012 and was...

AP Sports WriterPatriots fill need at center by acquiring Bodine from BillsBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) David Andrews' uncertain status led the New England Patriots to fill a potentially sudden need at center by acquiring Russell Bodine in a trade with the Buffalo Bills on Friday.The Patriots...

Center-guard Evan Boehm traded by Colts to DolphinsMIAMI (AP) Center-guard Evan Boehm has been traded by the Colts to the Dolphins for a conditional 2020 draft pick.Miami also traded a 2020 seventh-round draft pick to the Vikings for guard Danny Isidora, who made three starts in two seasons...

Packers agree to trade OLB Reggie Gilbert to TitansNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Green Bay Packers have agreed to send outside linebacker Reggie Gilbert to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a conditional 2020 draft pick.The move is pending a physical.Gilbert played all 16 games for Green Bay last...