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AP Pro Football WriterRaiders rookie S Abram to miss season with shoulder injuryBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Oakland Raiders rookie safety Johnathan Abram will be placed on injured reserve after suffering a season-ending injury to his shoulder in the season opener.Abram was injured in the first half Monday...

AP Pro Football WriterJets' Maye has broken thumb, Enunwa sprained ankleBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) The Jets could be without two of their top playmakers on offense and defense for a while.Safety Marcus Maye has a broken right thumb that could sideline him for a few weeks,...

AP Pro Football WriterDefending Super Bowl champs are mediocreBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) The defending Super Bowl champions look mediocre.At the quarter point of the season, the Philadelphia Eagles (2-2) have an inconsistent offense and a defense that can't stop anyone on the road.But coach Doug Pederson isn't ready...

Steelers meet with LB Don't'a Hightower but no deal reachedPITTSBURGH (AP) Coveted free agent linebacker Dont'a Hightower's tour hit Pittsburgh on Tuesday, but Hightower left the team's facility without signing a deal.The team announced it hosted him after he spent Monday getting wooed by the New York Jets....

AP Pro Football WriterRaiders look to keep rolling on road vs. JetsBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Derek Carr and the Oakland Raiders got their season back on track with a three-game homestand sweep.They're hitting the road again this weekend, traveling to the East Coast to take...

AP Pro Football WriterFootball and academics: tough balancing act at some schoolsBy BARRY WILNERNEW YORK (AP) Football is complicated. Life is more so.The charge for universities is to prepare students for whatever comes after they graduate. At least that is the mission statement. At places such as Northwestern...

NFL linebacker Greg Robinson jailed in Texas on pot chargeEL PASO, Texas (AP) NFL linebacker Greg Robinson was being held Wednesday in a Texas jail on a pending drug distribution charge from a federal agency, records show.Robinson, 27, was booked Tuesday, according to El Paso County jail records....

Hill pretends to urinate on field during pregame introsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill dropped to his knees and pretended to urinate like a dog on the field when being introduced at the start of the AFC championship game against the Tennessee Titans...

Former Giants, Rams receiver Del Shofner dies at 85LOS ANGELES (AP) Del Shofner, the wide receiver who combined with Hall of Fame quarterback Y.A. Tittle to give the New York Giants one of the NFL's most prolific passing threats in the early 1960s, has died. He was 85.Shofner's...

AP Sports WriterKnock, knock: Browns there; team set for HBO's 'Hard Knocks'By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Ready or not, the Cleveland Browns are getting their close-up.Coming off a historic, dismal 0-16 season, the Browns have been chosen to appear on HBO's popular ''Hard Knocks'' series, which gives NFL fans...

AP Sports WriterSeahawks silent at trade deadline, but shuffle continuesBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) A day before the NFL trade deadline, Pete Carroll lamented the lack of noise surrounding his Seattle Seahawks.The deadline came and went with no movement. No new center nor any other option for a...

AP Sports WriterNewton embracing new challenge, fresh start with PatriotsBy KYLE HIGHTOWERCam Newton is the first to admit he's still getting used to his new life as a member of the New England Patriots.Everything feels strange, from his morning ride to the stadium, to just putting on gear with...