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AP Sports WriterNFL 20019: Browns not clowns, maybe title contendersBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Those rabid, barking Browns fans have suffered in sadness longer than any group in the NFL, bar none.They've never watched their team play in the Super Bowl, haven't experienced the playoffs since 2002 or bundled...

Associated PressNFL 2019: Continued Bears success rests with TrubiskyBy GENE CHAMBERLAINLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears heard plenty of talk about their possible regression during an offseason brought on by Cody Parkey's double-doink field goal miss.Their solution for backsliding following a 12-4 season is how much they...

AP Sports WriterNFL 2019: Ravens hope Jackson, run game and defense can winBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) In an NFL landscape filled with strong-armed quarterbacks and high-scoring games, the Baltimore Ravens are kicking it old school.Combining a slick-footed quarterback with an aggressive defense and the most accurate placekicker in...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL 2019: Mahomes encore could depend on defensive makeoverBy ARNIE STAPLETONMelvin Gordon's prolonged holdout and Derwin James' foot injury in L.A., Antonio Brown's head-to-toe spectacle in Oakland, and a spinning turnstile of head coaches and quarterbacks in Denver all complicate efforts to unseat the Kansas City...

Ex-NFL star Mario Williams accused of trespassing at a homeKATY, Texas (AP) Former Texans star Mario Williams has been arrested on a misdemeanor charge accusing him of trespassing at a woman's Houston-area home.Harris County court records show Williams was arrested Tuesday and freed on $100 bond. Online records...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos bogged down by poor special teams playBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Broncos coach Vic Fangio is absolving left tackle Garett Bolles of his latest infraction, a holding penalty that wiped out a 45-yard catch by Emmanuel Sanders against the 49ers, but he has no...

AP Sports WriterSeahawks rookie draft class hit hard by injuries in campBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) None of the Seattle Seahawks' top three draft picks were on the practice field Wednesday.Wide receiver DK Metcalf had minor knee surgery and safety Marquise Blair was dealing with back spasms.The two...

AP Pro Football WriterJets LB Copeland suspended 4 games by NFL for PED violationBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) New York Jets linebacker Brandon Copeland was suspended by the NFL on Wednesday for the first four games of the regular season for violating the league's policy on...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos bogged down by poor special teams playBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Broncos coach Vic Fangio is absolving left tackle Garett Bolles of his latest infraction, a holding penalty that wiped out a 45-yard catch by Emmanuel Sanders against the 49ers, but he has no...

Associated PressTreadwell being 'showcased' as Vikings search for receiversBy BRIAN HALLEAGAN, Minn. (AP) Being a first-round draft pick, Laquon Treadwell has received several opportunities to secure a role in the Minnesota Vikings' offense.His next chance might come with a new team.Minnesota is still left searching for a reliable...

AP Pro Football WriterTitans young inside linebackers ready to make NFL impressionBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans have the NFL's highest-paid safety Kevin Byard at the back of their defense, and a four-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle anchoring the line in Jurrell Casey.In the middle...

Ex-Texans star Mario Williams accused of trespassing at homeKATY, Texas (AP) Former Texans star Mario Williams has been arrested on a misdemeanor charge accusing him of trespassing at a woman's Houston-area home.Harris County court records show Williams was arrested Tuesday and freed on $100 bond. Online records don't...