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AP Sports WriterBrowns rookie safety Delpit carted off with Achilles injuryBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) The Browns defense may have taken another jarring hit.Rookie safety Grant Delpit was carted off the practice field Monday with a right Achilles injury, the latest Cleveland player to go down in what...

AP Pro Football WriterWatt, Olsen, Watson NFL Man of Year finalistsBy BARRY WILNERJ.J. Watt, Greg Olsen and Benjamin Watson are finalists for the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year award.The recipient of the award that recognizes a player's contribution in his community and to society in general will...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL teams curtailing or stopping scouting operationsBy BARRY WILNERNFL teams are curtailing or completely stopping scouting operations as a safeguard against the spread of the new coronavirus.The Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans and New York Jets have ordered their scouts...

The Latest: Gurley tops 1,000 yards from scrimmage for yearBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 17 in the NFL (all times EST):5:30 p.m.After a few wrong turns, Rams running back Todd Gurley has topped 1,000 yards from scrimmage for the fifth consecutive season.Gurley had minus-5 yards rushing at...

Paul Tagliabue joins board of race-equality organizationMIAMI (AP) Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has joined the board of directors of an organization founded by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and aimed at improving race relations.Tagliabue has been an adviser for the past year to the Ross Initiative in...

AP Sports WriterKyler Murray already turning heads at Cardinals campBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Kyler Murray took off around the left end of the line, made a quick cut and raced through the secondary for a big gain, drawing a rising roar from the fans who watched it...

Giants suspend S Kam Moore after domestic violence chargesEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The New York Giants suspended safety Kam Moore on Monday amid charges he punched a woman, stepped on her neck and rendered her unconscious.The alleged incident took place last Thursday. Moore appeared in Union County Superior...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos lose running back Devontae Booker to wrist injuryBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Broncos coach Vance Joseph's first training camp got off to a rough start with word that Devontae Booker, who was pushing to unseat C.J. Anderson as Denver's starting running back, will undergo...

The Latest: Lock wins 1st road start in 38-24 rout of TexansBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 14 in the NFL (all times EST):4:18 p.m.Drew Lock has become the first Denver Broncos rookie quarterback to win each of his first two starts since his boss, John Elway did...

Vikings place Easton on injured reserve, sign OverbaughEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings have signed long snapper Jeff Overbaugh and placed guard Nick Easton on injured reserve.Overbaugh was signed to fill in for Kevin McDermott, who injured his shoulder on Saturday night at Green Bay. McDermott's status...

AP Pro Football WriterNo preseason, no problem: NFL rookies shine in strange yearBy MARK LONGFacing fourth-and-goal at the 1 in the third quarter against the Los Angeles Rams, the New York Jets turned to veteran Frank Gore - along with rookie Mekhi Becton.The critical play called for Gore to...

NFL players union files grievance over anthem policyNEW YORK (AP) The NFL Players Association filed a grievance with the league on Tuesday challenging its national anthem policy.The union says that the new policy, which the league imposed without consultation with the NFLPA, is inconsistent with the collective bargaining...