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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Tre Mason averaged just 2.5 yards per carry last week. A critical lost fumble hurt the most for the St. Louis Rams' rookie running back, and he is looking for a bounce-back game against the New York Giants.Rams coach Jeff Fisher is confident his young...

AP Pro Football WriterAs camp approaches, how will NFL handle players opting out?By DAVE CAMPBELLThe 60-game mini-season Major League Baseball assembled this summer was still long enough that a dozen or so health-concerned players, even a few stars, decided to skip it.The NFL's player pool is more than twice...

AP Sports WriterBrowns' Gordon to miss Saints game with hamstring injuryBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon will miss Sunday's game in New Orleans with a hamstring injury.The team announced Gordon's status on Saturday before flying to Louisiana. He practiced all week and was not...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Sen'Derrick Marks slipped by Andy Levitre, grabbed Charlie Whitehurst around the legs and dragged him to the ground.It was the most rewarding sack of Marks' six-year career - literally.Forget that it came against his former team. Forget that it came on the final play of...

AP Sports WriterBuccaneers confident they're headed in right directionBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Another season will end with Tampa Bay missing the playoffs, however the Buccaneers remain confident they’re headed in the right direction.Three straight victories, four in the past five games, and a growing belief that a...

Jets' plan for helipad at training center draws objectionsFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets' plan for a helicopter landing pad at their New Jersey training facility is drawing objections from some who question the need since an airport is just a couple of miles away.NJ.com (http://bit.ly/2tGs67O...

AP Sports WriterBelichick says he was unaware of filming at Bengals' gameBy KYLE HIGHTOWERFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick says neither he nor his coaching staff has watched any video footage shot by an in-house production team now at the center of an NFL investigation...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Denver Broncos find themselves in catch-up mode in the mighty AFC West, and time is starting to run out for the defending Super Bowl champs to gain ground on Oakland and Kansas City. ''We understand this stretch, where we're at and how well we're going to...

AP Pro Football WriterGase feels as though he has let down Jets CEO JohnsonBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Adam Gase recognizes he has failed.The New York Jets coach is a realist and well aware he has not lived up so far to the hopes and expectations of...

AP Sports WriterRedskins hire Ron Rivera as coachBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) The Redskins hired Ron Rivera as their coach on Wednesday in owner Dan Snyder's latest step to try to turn around the wayward franchise.Washington announced the move two days after Snyder fired president Bruce Allen following a...

49ers sign first-round pick Reuben FosterSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers have signed first-round pick Reuben Foster to a four-year deal.The deal announced Friday gives San Francisco eight of its 10 draft picks under contract. No. 3 overall pick Solomon Thomas and quarterback C.J. Beathard, their...

AP Pro Football WriterRams take in fresh air, mountains ahead of game vs. ChiefsBy ARNIE STAPLETONCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) This was a respite for the Los Angeles Rams but certainly no vacation.The team kept its plans to train at the Air Force Academy and stay at the posh...