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AP Sports WriterNFL: Preseason concussion rate increased by 44 percentBy STEVEN WINEFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) The NFL says the number of concussions in exhibition games this year rose to 49 from 34 in 2018, an increase of 44 percent and a setback in efforts to reduce brain trauma.''We...

Bengals sign 2nd-round pick RB Joe MixonCINCINNATI (AP) Second-round draft pick Joe Mixon has signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.The Oklahoma running back who was suspended for his freshman season after he punched a woman, breaking bones in her face, signed Friday.Bengals owner Mike Brown acknowledged the risk of...

AP Sports WriterAlexander re-signs with Bills for what he calls final seasonBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Calling this his final NFL season, Lorenzo Alexander has additional motivation to ensure it will be a successful one after the Buffalo Bills re-signed the linebacker to a one-year contract Wednesday.''I've been...

AP Pro Football WriterJets rule out RB Le'Veon Bell vs. Dolphins with illnessBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Jets running back Le'Veon Bell has been ruled out for New York's game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday because of an illness.Bell practiced fully on Wednesday, but then sat...

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...

The Associated PressKansas City set to celebrate Super Bowl win with paradeBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas City Chiefs fans flocked to buy T-shirts and line up for photos Monday while preparing to skip out on work for a celebratory parade after the team won its first...

It all adds up: Lineman John Urschel loves his post-NFL lifeBy The Associated PressJohn Urschel is loving life after the NFL.It's been nearly two years since the offensive guard retired after just three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. The 6-foot-3, 300-pound Canadian left millions of dollars on the table...

Raiders agree to deal with free agent DT Daniel RossALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Free agent defensive tackle Daniel Ross has agreed to a contract with the Las Vegas Raiders.Ross' agent, David Canter, announced the move Thursday on Twitter.The 27-year-old Ross began his career in Canada and spent time on...

Loosen your arm, Jimmy G. Turning 40 turned Tom Brady into Scott Tolzien. Bill Belichick has to bench Brady and start Jimmy Garoppolo if the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots want to have any chance to repeat. Brady completed just 44.4 percent of his passes and didn't throw a...

AP Sports WriterJim Harbaugh proposes one-and-done rule change for NFL draftBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is pushing for a change that would allow football players to enter the NFL draft after one year in college.''My first proposal is that we put this decision...

Joe Horrigan wins PFWA award named for his fatherBy The Associated PressFootball historian Joe Horrigan, who retired on June 1 as executive director after 42 years on the Pro Football Hall of Fame's staff, has been selected as the 2019 Jack Horrigan Award winner by the Professional Football Writers...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay's Mike Evans resists labels that describe him as a football player, especially those that shortchange what he's accomplished as part of an outstanding class of rookie receivers lighting up the NFL.The seventh overall pick in last spring's draft has been much more than...