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An inability to stop the run cost Green Bay a Super Bowl berth in January. Playoff-bound again, the Packers are about to find out how much they've improved in that area. Tennessee's Derrick Henry should give them a pretty good indication. The NFL rushing leader heads into Lambeau Field on Sunday...

The injury-plagued San Francisco 49ers will be getting star tight end George Kittle back for this week's game against the Arizona Cardinals. Coach Kyle Shanahan says Kittle will be activated off injured reserve before Saturday's game and see his first action since breaking his foot Nov. 1 against Seattle. "I'm feeling...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills cut receiver Jake Kumerow on Thursday in opening the possibility of receiver John Brown's return after missing four games with an ankle injury. Kumerow's release comes after scoring on a 22-yard touchdown pass on his first and only catch in six games with...

HOUSTON (AP) Riding high from their shocking victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night, the Cincinnati Bengals will attempt to win consecutive games for the first time this season when they visit the Houston Texans on Sunday. The Bengals (3-10-1) were 14-point underdogs and had lost five in a...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Ben Roethlisberger doesn't want to talk about the end, whenever it might come. There's too much to worry about in the present for the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback to look too far down the road. It's why Roethlisberger called a players-only meeting - over Zoom of course - this...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals are in the middle of the playoff race for the first time in years, while the San Francisco 49ers have been eliminated from the postseason one year after playing in the Super Bowl. Saturday's game between the two teams is yet another example of...

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) Washington’s NFL team will get rid of the name ‘Redskins’ on Monday, according to multiple reports. It’s unclear when a new name will be revealed for one of the league’s oldest franchises. USA Today, ESPN, The Washington Post, Washington Times and Sports Business Journal reported Sunday night that...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars announced plans Friday to play home games in front of a significantly reduced capacity this fall. Fans in attendance will be required to wear face coverings. The team released details in an email to season-ticket holders, saying it expects about 25% capacity at TIAA Bank...

WASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Redskins are undergoing a “thorough review” of their nickname. The team said Friday it has been talking to the NFL for weeks about the subject. In a statement, the team said recent events around the U.S. and feedback from the community prompted the formal review. “This process...

CLEVELAND (AP) Agent Drew Rosenhaus has asked the Cleveland Browns to trade tight end and former first-round draft pick David Njoku. Rosenhaus wants his client out of Cleveland, but the Browns, who picked up the fifth-year contract option on Njoku in April, have no plans to move him, said the...

WASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Redskins began a “thorough review” of their name Friday, a significant step toward moving on from what experts and advocates call a “dictionary-defined racial slur.” Even though owner Dan Snyder had shown no willingness to change the name since buying the team in 1999, the recent...

NEW YORK (AP) Adam Gase still absolutely envisions Jamal Adams as a member of the New York Jets this season. Plain and simple. That's despite the star safety's trade request, all of Adams' headline-grabbing social media posts - and the rumors and reports that have dominated the last several weeks of...