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New York Giants safety Will Hill has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse, the league announced Saturday. This is the second time Hill has been banned by the NFL. Last season, Hill served a four-game suspension for violating the league's...

AP Pro Football WriterDetermining All-Decade team for 2010s no easy choreBy BARRY WILNERThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is embarking on a difficult assignment: determining the All-Decade team of the 2010s.Yes, there are some slam dunks on both sides of the ball and on special teams. There also are...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) The New England Patriots say four players have been ruled out for Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints, including starting linebacker Dont'a Hightower and receiver Danny Amendola. The team said Friday that Hightower will be sidelined with a knee injury. Amendola is dealing with concussion and...

Odenigbo active for Vikings vs. Saints in wild-card roundNEW ORLEANS (AP) Minnesota Vikings defensive end Ifeadi Odenigbo is available to play against the Saints in Sunday's NFC wild-card playoff game after being listed as questionable earlier in the week.Odenigbo, who has played in all 16 games for the...

AP Sports WriterTom Brady over Jameis Winston easy decision for BuccaneersBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The decision to pursue Tom Brady in free agency was a no-brainer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.That's not to suggest a lot of thinking and planning didn't go into it.In snaring the six-time...

AP Pro Football WriterAP source: Broncos to acquire Jaguars cornerback A.J. BouyeBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Denver Broncos have agreed to acquire cornerback A.J. Bouye from the Jacksonville Jaguars for a fourth-round pick in the...

Bart Starr to be remembered at public serviceBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Former NFL quarterbacking great Bart Starr is being remembered at a public memorial event in his native Alabama.An event celebrating Starr's legacy as a star of professional and college football will be held Sunday afternoon at Samford University...

Buccaneers sign 2nd generation QB Vincent TestaverdeTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed quarterback Vincent Testaverde, whose father, Vinny, was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1987 NFL draft and is still the club's career passing leader.The younger Testaverde played his final college season at...

Ravens add 6, Steelers RB Conner goes on COVID-19 list, tooBy The Associated PressThe Pittsburgh Steelers placed running back James Conner on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Saturday, while their scheduled opponent next Tuesday, the division rival Baltimore Ravens, added six more players to the list.Conner is joining three teammates...

Falcons' McKinley done for season with shoulder injuryBy The Associated PressFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Falcons defensive end Takk McKinley is out for the final two games of the season with a shoulder injury.Coach Dan Quinn confirmed Monday that McKinley will go on season-ending injured reserve after leaving Atlanta's...

AP Sports WriterBrowns RB Chubb out with concussion, LB Wilson hurts kneeBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) The Browns' first significant injury of 2020 is self-inflicted. Cleveland might have a second one.Pro Bowl running back Nick Chubb has been placed in concussion protocol after he sustained a head injury...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Broncos rookie tight end Jeff Heuerman tore his left anterior cruciate ligament during a special teams practice inside the team's field house Saturday and is expected to miss the season.The third-round draft selection out of Ohio State was one of GM John Elway's prized picks...