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AP Sports WriterChiefs turning to Spagnuolo to shore up sieve-like defensiveBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Steve Spagnuolo spent much of his year out of coaching making the 45-minute drive from his home in Philadelphia to the headquarters of NFL Films in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.Spagnuolo had finished...

Jets decline options on Brooks, Pennel, Pierre-LouisFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets have declined contract options on safety Terrence Brooks, defensive tackle Mike Pennel and linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis.The moves Tuesday will make all three players free agents when the NFL's new calendar year begins on March...

Cardinals sign veteran tight end Clay to 1-year dealTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals have signed veteran tight end Charles Clay to a one-year contract.Terms of the deal announced Tuesday were not disclosed.The 30-year-old Clay has played eight NFL seasons, four each with Buffalo and Miami. He has...

AP Sports WriterChiefs announce overhaul of defensive coaching staffBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Chiefs coach Andy Reid moved swiftly to replace longtime defensive coordinator Bob Sutton after his underperforming group allowed Tom Brady and the New England Patriots to run roughshod over them in the AFC title...

Buffalo Bills cut veteran tight end Charles ClayORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills have released underperforming and high-priced veteran tight end Charles Clay.The move was announced Friday, and did not come as a surprise after Clay's playing time diminished behind Jason Croom and Logan Thomas over the...

AP Pro Football WriterKaepernick, Eric Reid settle collusion grievances with NFLBy BARRY WILNERNEW YORK (AP) With a public hearing looming and the threat of owners and league officials facing depositions, the NFL settled collusion cases brought by Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid.The league, about to celebrate its 100th...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos inform Marshall they won't pick up his optionBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Even though Brandon Marshall was expecting it, Friday's news that he had likely played his last game in a Denver Broncos uniform threw him for a bit of a loop.''It's just different...

AP Pro Football WriterKaepernick, Eric Reid settle collusion grievances with NFLBy BARRY WILNERNEW YORK (AP) Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have settled collusion cases against the NFL.The league and Kaepernick's lawyer sent out statements Friday saying that ''the parties have decided to resolve the pending grievances'' and that...

AP Pro Football WriterKaepernick, Eric Reid settle collusion grievances with NFLBy BARRY WILNERNEW YORK (AP) Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have settled collusion cases against the NFL.In a three-sentence statement released Friday, the NFL said:''For the past several months, counsel for Mr. Kaepernick and Mr. Reid have engaged...

AP Pro Football WriterKaepernick, Eric Reid settle collusion lawsuits with NFLBy BARRY WILNERNEW YORK (AP) Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have settled collusion lawsuits against the NFL.In a three-sentence statement released Friday, the NFL said:''For the past several months, counsel for Mr. Kaepernick and Mr. Reid have engaged...

Lions release Glover Quin, Bruce Ellington, Nicholas GrigsbyALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions have released Glover Quin, cutting ties with the 33-year-old safety who had one year left on his contract .Detroit also released wide receiver Bruce Ellington and linebacker Nicholas Grigsby on Friday.Quin started every game...

Associated PressJudge: Hernandez's child can't sue NFL over brain diseaseBy MARYCLAIRE DALEPHILADELPHIA (AP) The 6-year-old daughter of the late NFL player Aaron Hernandez missed a 2014 deadline to opt out of the league's concussion settlement and can't separately pursue a $20 million suit over his diagnosis of a...