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Falcons sign LB Bruce Carter to 1-year contract extensionFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) The Atlanta Falcons have signed linebacker Bruce Carter to a one-year contract extension.The team announced the move Monday.Carter is a seven-year veteran who played in 11 games for Atlanta last season. He was credited with 21...

Governor releases NFL head's response about missed penaltyBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has told Louisiana's governor there was an error in the officiating that helped the Los Angeles Rams go to the Super Bowl instead of the New Orleans Saints, but there's nothing he can...

AP Sports WriterBengals hire 3 assistant coaches, continue youth movementBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) The Cincinnati Bengals have hired Jemal Singleton from the Raiders to serve as their running backs coach, part of their latest moves to fill out Zac Taylor's staff.They added Joey Boese as strength and conditioning...

AP Sports WriterBrowns sign troubled former Chiefs running back Kareem HuntBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns' signing of Kareem Hunt once again shines a spotlight somewhere other than the team's on-field performance.Hunt, who was released 2+ months ago by Kansas City after a video surfaced showing the...

AP Sports WriterBrowns sign troubled running back Kareem HuntBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns' signing of Kareem Hunt once again shines a spotlight somewhere other than the team's on-field performance.Hunt, who was released 2+ months ago by Kansas City after a video surfaced showing the star running...

AP Sports WriterBrowns sign troubled running back Kareem HuntBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns have signed Kareem Hunt, who was released two months ago by Kansas City after a video surfaced showing the star running back pushing and kicking a woman.Hunt was placed on the NFL's commissioner's...

AP Sports WriterBrowns sign troubled running back Kareem HuntBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns have signed Kareem Hunt two months after the star running back was released by Kansas City after a video showed him kicking a woman last year.Hunt was placed on the NFL's commissioner's exempt...

AP Sports WriterPanthers Reid: New contract more proof NFL owners colludedBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Eric Reid has signed a three-year contract worth more than $22 million with the Carolina Panthers, a deal the safety believes is additional proof that NFL owners conspired to keep him out of...

Browns sign running back Kareem Hunt, on NFL exempt listCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns have signed Kareem Hunt, the running back cut by Kansas City in November after a video showed him pushing and kicking a woman the previous February.Hunt was placed on the NFL's commissioner's exempt list...

Cardinals sign ex-Falcons linebacker Reed to 1-year contractTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals have signed outside linebacker Brooks Reed to a one-year contract.Reed, who grew up in Tucson and played at the University of Arizona, has played in eight NFL seasons, four with the Houston Texans and the...

Thousands who attended New Orleans protest raised $57, 000NEW ORLEANS (AP) Thousands of people attended the city of New Orleans' protest parties on Super Bowl Sunday, and many of those who attended a special fundraiser contributed more than $57,000 for a foundation that works to improve the community.A...

Redskins hire Tim Rattay as quarterbacks coachASHBURN, Va. (AP) The Washington Redskins have hired Tim Rattay as quarterbacks coach.The team announced the move Friday. Rattay succeeds Kevin O'Connell in the job after O'Connell was promoted to offensive coordinator.Rattay spent the past four years as quarterbacks coach at Louisiana...