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AP Sports WriterSaints place safety Kenny Vaccaro on injured reserveBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) The New Orleans Saints placed starting safety Kenny Vaccaro on injured reserve, the latest blow to a defense that lost starting end Alex Okafor for the season a month ago and also placed starting...

AP Pro Football WriterAP sources: Jets LB C.J. Mosley opting out of NFL seasonBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) New York Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley has opted out of playing this season because of family health concerns, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.The 28-year-old...

Associated PressWisconsin governor tells NFL players to stop anthem protestsBy TODD RICHMONDMADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he thinks NFL players should stop protesting during the national anthem and instead speak out against domestic violence.The Republican former presidential hopeful sent a letter Monday to NFL Commissioner...

AP Sports WriterNFL teams up with NCAA for next round of safety improvementsBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NFL's top medical experts are asking college football physicians and trainers to help make the game safer.They want the NCAA to pitch in, too.Dr. Allen Sills and Jeff Miller, the NFL's...

AP Pro Football WriterAs Vikings prep for Redskins, Cousins grateful for old teamBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The coaches and players who have departed the Washington Redskins have not always been complimentary of their time with a franchise that has experienced its share of dysfunction over the past two...

Now that Washington’s NFL team has taken a long-overdue step toward changing its name, it’s time to start lining up some possible replacements. To change its offensive moniker, the Washington NFLers finally bowed to the only thing that really matters. The bottom line. With the nation embroiled in social turmoil...

AP Pro Football WriterMaccagnan sticking around, so it's on GM to turn Jets aroundBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) It wasn't long after Todd Bowles was fired as the Jets' head coach that frustrated fans started asking the inevitable question:What about Mike Maccagnan?The general manager was hired a...

AP Pro Football WriterSidelined Gronk still easy to findBy BARRY WILNERHOUSTON (AP) While his Patriots teammates are dealing with the business of trying to win another Super Bowl, Rob Gronkowski is handling business of another sort.The sidelined tight end produced and starred in an online TV series that...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos brain trust hasn't given up on Paxton LynchBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Denver Broncos fans have pretty much given up on Paxton Lynch.No longer do they fill the airwaves and social media posts with debates about how Denver's 2016 first-round draft pick should be...

Families seek compensation from Patriots in Hernandez caseBOSTON (AP) Two families that filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the estate of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez have asked the team to compensate them for the loss of their loved ones.Hernandez was accused in the 2012 fatal shootings...

St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford limped out of Saturday night's 33-14 preseason win against the Cleveland Browns with 8:19 to go in the first quarter after suffering a left knee injury. After the game, Rams coach Jeff Fisher said more tests would be needed when the team returns to...

Saints GM: Brees was 'fantastic' and is wanted backMOBILE, Ala. (AP) Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the team will seriously evaluate quarterbacks in this year's draft regardless of how negotiations toward a new deal with 12-year starter Drew Brees progress.''Look, you evaluate everyone because you never know...