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AP Sports WriterPanthers choose to go with PK Slye; release veteran GanoBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Panthers have decided to keep Joey Slye as their kicker and release veteran Graham Gano, who missed all of last season with a knee injury.Gano took over as the team's kicker...

Raiders sign draft picks Brandon Parker, Nick NelsonALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have signed third-round tackle Brandon Parker and fourth-round cornerback Nick Nelson to rookie contracts.The moves announced Monday leave only third-round defensive end Arden Key unsigned among the Raiders' nine draft picks.Parker was selected 65th overall...

AP Pro Football WriterRaiders getting at least 1 starter back from COVID listBy JOSH DUBOWThe Las Vegas Raiders will get back at least one of the starting defensive players who missed last week's game on the COVID-19 list.Linebacker Cory Littleton is set to play on Sunday when the Raiders...

AP Sports WriterChargers' Tyrod Taylor maintains same mentality as starterBy JOE REEDYCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Tyrod Taylor understands why many may compare his opportunity with the Los Angeles Chargers to the one he had in Cleveland two years ago. But the veteran quarterback sees many differences.The only thing...

AP Sports WriterA rookie QB matchup: Miami's Tua faces Chargers' HerbertBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) The Miami Dolphins had an opportunity to take Justin Herbert in the 2020 draft, and early this season it was tempting to wonder why they didn't.Tua Tagovailoa is starting to provide the answer.The rookie...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed kick returner Corey Grant and receiver Tony Washington on injured reserve.The team also promoted receiver Neal Sterling from the practice squad Tuesday.Grant tore a hip flexor in a loss to Houston on Sunday, and Washington severely strained a hip flexor.The...

Vikings' public relations staff wins Pete Rozelle AwardBy The Associated PressThe Minnesota Vikings' public relations staff has won the Pete Rozelle Award from the Professional Football Writers of America for excellence in dealing with the media.The Vikings' PR staff is the 29th Rozelle Award winner and earned the award...

AP Pro Football WriterBridgewater cleared to rejoin Vikings for practice this weekBy DAVE CAMPBELLEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) Teddy Bridgewater has been cleared to rejoin the Minnesota Vikings for practice, roughly 14 months after a dislocation and multiple ligament tears in his left knee put his leg and career...

Terrelle Pryor's 1,007 receiving yards ranked 22nd in the NFL last season, and his 77 catches were 27th, stats accumulated despite playing with five quarterbacks on a team that went 1-15. Still just 27, and coming off his first year as a full-time wideout, Pryor appears to be a player...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - NaVorro Bowman intercepted a pass in the end zone by quarterback Colin Kaepernick, and even in a late May practice it meant plenty. Even with his speed not quite the same thanks to a bulky brace he still wears to protect his surgically repaired...

AP Pro Football WriterLots of questions for Goodell, not a lot of answersBy BARRY WILNERATLANTA (AP) Faced with a blitz of officiating questions and queries about the effectiveness of the Rooney Rule, Colin Kaepernick's football unemployment, and the cancellation of a news conference for a Super Bowl halftime...

Associated PressEntertainers address social injustice issues at Super BowlBy GEORGE HENRY and JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.ATLANTA (AP) Big-name entertainers believe social injustice needs to be addressed during the Super Bowl and are ensuring the topic that ignited a political firestorm, engulfing the NFL, will be in the spotlight.They passionately...