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AP Pro Football WriterRodgers-Sherman matchup highlights NFC title gameBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Nine years into his career and a little more than two years removed from a debilitating torn Achilles injury, Richard Sherman is still tormenting quarterbacks on a weekly basis.Just ask Kirk Cousins.Sherman had his...

Giants activate Mauro after suspension, Coley on IREAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The New York Giants have activated defensive tackle Josh Mauro and placed wide receiver/return specialist Stacey Coley on injured reserve with a hamstring problem.The Giants (1-3) announced the moves Saturday, a day before facing the Carolina Panthers...

AP Sports WriterBanged-up offense isn't Giants' only concern. Defense, tooBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) A decimated receiver corps isn't the New York Giants' only problem. Throw in the defense, too.It hasn't been able the stop the run this season. The unit has blown fourth-quarter leads in the...

AP Pro Football WriterFormer Titans see game vs. Ravens as chance for some revengeBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Chris Johnson saw his rookie season end at Baltimore's hands with his ankle injured so much he missed the Pro Bowl.To Eddie George, a divisional round loss to the...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL teams to see fruits of virtual offseason as camps beginBy ARNIE STAPLETONPlayers are reconvening for a training camp unlike any other, and the ramifications of their remote offseason will soon become apparent.When the NFL scrapped regular offseason training for virtual OTAs and videoconferences because of...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars can reach another miserable milestone Sunday against Denver.With a loss to the defending Super Bowl champion Broncos (7-4), the Jaguars (2-9) would become the fifth team in NFL history to post double-digit losses in six consecutive seasons. It's a dubious distinction Jacksonville surely would...

Bills DT Harrison Phillips out with season-ending injuryBy The Associated PressBuffalo Bills backup defensive tackle Harrison Phillips will miss the remainder of the season after tearing a knee ligament.Coach Sean McDermott called the injury ''unfortunate and sad'' in making the announcement Monday. Phillips was hurt a day earlier during...

Jaguars DE Dante Fowler suspended 1 game for lot fightJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler has been suspended without pay for the season opener against the New York Giants for attacking a man in a parking lot a year ago.Fowler was arrested last July after...

AP Sports WriterJets' Forte playing on 1 good leg but plans to continueBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) New York Jets running back Matt Forte says he has been playing on one good leg since the team's bye week last month but has no intentions of calling...

AP Sports WriterNFL GMs think the remote draft will alter the trading sceneBy TOM CANAVANTo trade or not to trade?An especially difficult question in this year's NFL draft?The coronavirus pandemic has forced the NFL to conduct its annual draft remotely, which might reduce the number of times Commissioner Roger...

AP Sports WriterRavens have long list of items to address during bye weekBy DAVID GINSBURGOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) The Baltimore Ravens staggered into their bye week with a losing record, an expansive injury list and a number of flaws that need to be corrected.A 23-20 loss in Tennessee...

AP Sports WriterBrowns unveil statue of Hall of Fame QB Otto GrahamBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Otto Graham's remarkable decade of dominance with the Browns has been immortalized.The team unveiled a bronze statue on Saturday outside FirstEnergy Stadium of the late Hall of Fame quarterback, who led Cleveland to...