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AP Sports WriterWashington has virus case, Giants, Falcons add to COVID listBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons each put a player on the NFL's COVID-19 list Tuesday, while Washington had its first instance of someone in the organization testing positive for the coronavirus since the season...

For most NFL teams, the process of figuring out how to get better starts this week. And every club - even the one that winds up winning the Super Bowl next month - will try to make upgrades during the offseason via free agency, the draft or trades. ''Teams are self-evaluating...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Allen Robinson knows the numbers. They're not what he expects, not what the team needs and not what the fans want. He's also trying to do something about it. In hopes of turning around his sub-par season, Robinson is getting a ball on every passing...

Associated Press7 Seahawks questionable to play against RamsBy CURTIS CRABTREERENTON, Wash. (AP) Safety Bradley McDougald, running back Chris Carson and right guard D.J. Fluker headlined a list of seven Seahawks players listed as questionable to play Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams.McDougald (knee), Carson (hip) and Fluker (calf)...

AP Sports WriterPatriots' NFL-record division title streak will end at 11By KYLE HIGHTOWERFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) For just the fourth time since Bill Belichick became Patriots coach in 2000, New England won't end the season as AFC East champions.The Buffalo Bills improved to 10-3 overall and 7-2 in the...

AP Sports WriterThousands rally, send Patriots off to 3rd Super Bowl in rowBy JIMMY GOLENFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) The New England Patriots have the Super Bowl send-off routine down pat.Break out the ''Super Bowl Bound'' banner. Queue up the highlight video. Take a few shots at those loser cities...

AP Sports WriterNFL medical boss: New COVID-19 protocols to verify positivesBy TOM CANAVANThe NFL's chief medical officer says the league is establishing a new two-step protocol for players and coaches who have no known history of the COVID-19 infection and receive a positive test.Dr. Allen Sills said Friday any...

AP Pro Football WriterKenosha unrest hits home for Broncos newcomer Melvin GordonBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) The latest flashpoints in the racial justice movement hit home for Melvin Gordon and the rest of his new teammates.The veteran running back who joined the Denver Broncos in free agency this...

AP Sports WriterHaskins will be Washington's Week 1 starting quarterbackBy STEPHEN WHYNORon Rivera told his players Dwayne Haskins will be Washington's starting quarterback for Week 1 against the Philadelphia Eagles, then he reflected on a similar declaration he made almost a decade ago.Rivera was entering his first season as...

AP Pro Football WriterTitans lean on core from AFC title loss in new offseasonBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans know every season means starting over no matter how the previous one ended.They hope having so many starters back from a team that reached the AFC...

AP Sports WriterBrowns, Pats' McDaniels meet for 7 hours about coaching jobBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Josh McDaniels is back home. Maybe not just to visit.The Patriots offensive coordinator, whose first shot as an NFL coach didn't go well, interviewed Friday for seven hours with the Cleveland Browns, the...

Bumpy 2019 over, Steelers' Rudolph eager to "push" Big BenPITTSBURGH (AP) Mason Rudolph spent a portion of his offseason watching every snap he took for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019. In many cases, more than once.The video reaffirmed to the third-year backup quarterback a couple of things. One,...