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AP Sports WriterRivers ready to begin new chapter as Colts quarterbackBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Philip Rivers felt the adrenaline rush long before arriving at the Indianapolis Colts complex Wednesday.Yes, even a 17-year veteran, a father of nine and a future high school football coach still gets geeked up...

AP Pro Football WriterAP source: Raiders sign TE Derek Carrier to 3-year dealBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have agreed to a three-year contract with free agent tight end Derek Carrier.A person familiar with the deal says the sides agreed on Tuesday. The person spoke on...

AP Sports WriterTexans' J.J. Watt fulfills dream in Green Bay - sort ofBy KEITH JENKINSGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) J.J. Watt remembers standing outside the Packers' practice field as a kid, watching Brett Favre through the holes of the chain-link fence. He dreamed of one day being on the...

AP Sports WriterCardinals hire McCoy as offensive coordinator, Holcomb as DCBy BOB BAUMPHOENIX (AP) Former San Diego Chargers head coach Mike McCoy has been hired as offensive coordinator at Arizona and Al Holcomb is following new Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks from Carolina to be defensive coordinator.The Cardinals...

AP Pro Football WriterOn Football: Looking toward April and the NFL draftBy BARRY WILNERIt sure seems like in the NFL it's all about the quarterbacks. Not only do they tend to drive success on the field, but they also can be the major reasons for failure.Just ask the jokes...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Dallas Cowboys won a game thanks to a watermelon kick and are now 2-0 after smashing said fruit as a motivational tactic the night before each victory. If that doesn't say it all about the pandemic-altered 2020 season, then how about the woeful NFC East offering...

The Latest: Hill sets Chiefs' mark for receiving yardsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 17 of the NFL's regular season (all times Eastern):4:40 p.m.Tyreek Hill has set the Chiefs' franchise record for receiving yards in a season, hauling in a 67-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to cap...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Ben Roethlisberger doesn't want to talk about the end, whenever it might come. There's too much to worry about in the present for the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback to look too far down the road. It's why Roethlisberger called a players-only meeting - over Zoom of course - this...

Ravens agree to terms with free agent WR Seth RobertsOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) The Baltimore Ravens have reached agreement on a one-year contract with wide receiver Seth Roberts, who played the past four seasons with the Oakland Raiders.Roberts has played in 62 NFL games, including 25 starts. He...

Associated PressNew Orleans Superdome to be renovated before 2024 Super BowlBy MELINDA DESLATTEBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) New Orleans' iconic Superdome, home to the Saints football team and a symbol of the city's revival after Hurricane Katrina, will undergo a $450 million facelift, under a financing plan approved Thursday...

Cardinals re-sign cornerback Kevin Peterson to 1-year dealTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Cardinals have re-signed cornerback Kevin Peterson to a one-year contract.The 26-year-old Peterson played in 14 games last season and started three after being pushed into a bigger role because of Patrick Peterson's six-game suspension and Robert Alford's...

Bills place QB Yates on IR, cut Coleman and sign 2 playersORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills have placed third-string quarterback T.J. Yates on the injured reserve list in making a series of moves before their season opener against the New York Jets on Sunday.Yates sustained a...