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AP Sports WriterGiants head into 2018 with no Super Bowl hypeBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Coming off a three-win season, the New York Giants have changed.They have a new coach, a new general manager, a new 3-4 defensive scheme and a slew of new players led by...

AP Sports WriterBengals agree to extensions with DE Dunlap, DT AtkinsBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) The Bengals agreed to contract extensions Tuesday with defensive tackle Geno Atkins and end Carlos Dunlap, their top pass rushers who were entering the final years on their deals.Dunlap tweeted about the ''Back to...

AP Pro Football WriterBig decisions looming for John Elway on Broncos QBsBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Chad Kelly has a tenuous hold on the No. 2 quarterback job in Denver, and not because Paxton Lynch is making a push to regain the gig he lost to him this...

AP Sports WriterBrowns' Mayfield 'very ready' for preseason start in DetroitBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) Baker Mayfield will start for the Browns and then stop - maybe for a while.The top overall pick - and Cleveland's quarterback of the future - will make his first NFL start and...

AP Sports WriterAfter weeks of waiting, Seahawks get Baldwin back on fieldBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) For most of the past month, Doug Baldwin has been a spectator as he dealt with a sore left knee that kept him from participating in Seattle Seahawks practices.It may be how...

AP Sports WriterBengals agree to extensions with DE Dunlap, DT AtkinsBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) The Bengals agreed to contract extensions Tuesday with defensive tackle Geno Atkins and end Carlos Dunlap, their top pass rushers who were entering the final years on their deals.Dunlap tweeted about the ''Back to...

AP Pro Football Writer'Freakish athlete' Obum Gwacham hopes to sack spot with JetsBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Obum Gwacham wanted to catch footballs from the time he started playing the sport.Now, the New York Jets linebacker is chasing after the guys who are throwing them.''You can...

AP Pro Football WriterTitans get linebacker Kamalei Correa in trade with RavensBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans know their newest player very well with a scouting report coming from their new defensive coordinator and not the quarterback.The Titans acquired linebacker Kamalei Correa (KAH-mah-lay corr-A-uh) from...

AP Pro Football WriterPenn vows to get rid of rust by opener after shift to rightBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Donald Penn acknowledged being a big rusty when he got his first game action in more than nine months at an unfamiliar position.He was beaten for a sack...

AP Sports WriterBeckham wants to be legendary, says he's done nothing yetBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Odell Beckham Jr. isn't satisfied being the NFL's highest-paid receiver.The three-time Pro Bowler for the New York Giants wants much more than the $95 million deal the team agreed to pay...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL 2018: Vikings-Packers rivalry as fierce as everBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Will the Minnesota Vikings pick up where they left off, following their surge to the NFC championship game last season?Or will the Green Bay Packers rebound forcefully enough to take back the division they've...

AP Sports WriterLions sign free agent defensive end Robert AyersBy NOAH TRISTERALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) When healthy, Robert Ayers has been a pretty productive pass rusher.The Detroit Lions could use some help in that area, and now the veteran defensive end has a chance to provide it.The Lions...