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AP Sports WriterShurmur: Good start by Jones does not create QB controversyBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) An outstanding debut by heir apparent Daniel Jones doesn't make for a quarterback competition for the New York Giants, at least for now.Coach Pat Shurmur said Friday that Jones' perfect passing...

AP Sports WriterPainful calf will continue to keep Luck on Colts' sidelineBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indianapolis Colts are taking no chances with Andrew Luck - or Adam Vinatieri.Coach Frank Reich said Friday he expects the starting quarterback to miss at least three more practices with a strained...

AP Sports WriterBrowns' Callaway suspended 4 games by NFL for drug violationBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Browns wide receiver Antonio Callaway has stepped out of bounds again.The NFL suspended Callaway four games without pay on Friday for an unspecified violation of the league's policy and program on substance abuse....

Painful calf will continue to keep Luck on Colts' sidelineINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is expected to miss three more practices with a strained left calf.He hasn't been on the field since July 28. He also missed the team's offseason workouts because of the injury.Coach Frank...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Sam Darnold has talked all summer about how much more comfortable and confident he feels entering his second NFL season. It certainly showed in the New York Jets' preseason opener. Darnold needed only seven plays in just over three minutes to dazzle in his season debut, finishing...

AP Pro Football WriterAP Source: Kaepernick ready to compete to playBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Colin Kaepernick wants to play in the NFL, even if he has to compete to get on the field.A person close to Kaepernick told The Associated Press on Friday: ''Colin has always been prepared...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) A Louisiana lawyer suing the NFL over the failure to call a crucial penalty in a January playoff game said Friday he won't force the New Orleans Saints to comply with a subpoena for records regarding the game. Antonio LeMon released a letter to team officials saying...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Miami Dolphins receiver Kenny Stills says he has no hard feelings toward Stephen Ross regarding the team owner's support of Donald Trump, and says his objections to a fundraiser for the president aren't political.But Stills says there's a contradiction in Ross supporting both racial equality...

Indianapolis Colts backup offensive lineman Ian Silberman been released from a Buffalo-area hospital and will travel home with the team after complaining of an abdominal medical issue. Coach Frank Reich didn't go into detail in providing the update following the Colts' preseason-opening 24-16 loss to the Bills. Silberman was...

AP Pro Football WriterReport: Raiders WR Brown files grievance over helmetBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has reportedly filed a grievance with the NFL over a league rule that prevents him from wearing his 10-year-old helmet.ESPN reported that Brown had a two-hour conference...

AP Sports WriterLovable long shot: Browns rookie returner chasing NFL dreamBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) Nearly everything about Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi's story is improbable, seemingly fictional.Truth is, the Browns rookie returner has become a lovable NFL long shot.On Thursday night, his inspiring, made-for-TV tale took a dramatic turn...

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) Dallas Cowboys defensive end Robert Quinn has been suspended for the first two games of the regular season for violating the NFL's ban on performance enhancers. Quinn was acquired in a trade with Miami in the offseason. The league said Thursday the ninth-year player is eligible to...