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Falcons re-sign backup cornerback Wreh-Wilson to 1-year dealFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed backup cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson to a one-year, $775,000 deal.Wreh-Wilson is the seventh Atlanta player from the 2016 NFC championship team to be re-signed or have his contract extended.The Falcons signed Wreh-Wilson in...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Rams have gone from one of the NFL's biggest surprises to one of the top Super Bowl favorites in just one year. The Rams didn't rest after an impressive turnaround campaign in coach Sean McVay's first season, bringing in an impressive offseason haul...

Bears DB pleads guilty in northeast Iowa bar fracasCEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) A Chicago Bears defensive back pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors stemming from a fracas at a bar in northeast Iowa.Deiondre' Hall and Green Bay Packers defensive back Makinton Dorleant were arrested March 26 last year outside...

AP Sports WriterVikings to hold final Mankato training camp after 52 yearsBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) From Alan Page to Jared Allen, Fran Tarkenton to Teddy Bridgewater, Chuck Foreman to Adrian Peterson, the Minnesota Vikings spent 52 years making a 90-minute drive from the Twin Cities to Mankato for...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - In the hours after a four-sack performance gave Justin Houston the Chiefs' franchise record, all he could talk about was how close Kansas City came to making the playoffs.Houston insisted his new single-season mark would hit him some day. He might be on a...

AP Sports WriterLaFleur remembers how challenging it was facing Zimmer's DBy KEITH JENKINSGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Packers coach Matt LaFleur remembers vividly how challenging it was facing Mike Zimmer's defense.Zimmer's defensive unit held LaFleur's offense to a single touchdown when the two squared off nearly two years ago...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Carson Palmer played the first three quarters in Indianapolis out of sync. Then, suddenly in the fourth quarter, he reverted to vintage form. Now the Cardinals need their star quarterback to stay in rhythm and keep producing so they can start building momentum after Sunday's 16-13 overtime victory...

AP Pro Football WriterBrady new NFL leader in yards passing, Pats top Jets 27-13By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Tom Brady set yet another NFL record. Ho-hum. The New England Patriots quarterback was more excited about earning another victory.Brady threw two touchdown passes and became the career...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Colin Kaepernick's roller coaster career hit a low point the last time he played in Arizona against the Cardinals. The starter in Super Bowl XLVII described the game from early 2015 as his worst start as a pro. He threw two pick-sixes on his first two...

AP Sports WriterPats' Brady, Chiefs' Mahomes achieve success different waysBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) ?? One of them is a sixth-round pick who married a supermodel, became one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history and is still going strong well past his 41st birthday.The other is a...

AP Sports WriterSeahawks defensive lineman Woods suspended 4 games for PEDsBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Al Woods has been suspended for four games for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.Woods is the second Seattle player to be suspended this week. Wide receiver Josh...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Peyton Manning will spend the next week in a walking cast and is expected to miss at least two more games with a torn plantar fascia in his left foot.Manning missed the Denver Broncos' 17-15 win at Chicago last week when his longtime backup Brock...