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AP Sports WriterRB Todd Gurley gets huge new contract extension from LA RamsBy GREG BEACHAMIRVINE, Calif. (AP) Running back Todd Gurley agreed to a lucrative four-year contract extension through 2023 with the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday.Rams general manager Les Snead confirmed a new deal for the NFL's...

AP Sports WriterRB Todd Gurley gets huge new contract extension from LA RamsBy GREG BEACHAMIRVINE, Calif. (AP) Running back Todd Gurley has agreed to a lucrative four-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Rams.Rams general manager Les Snead confirmed the new deal Tuesday for the NFL's offensive player...

Vikings cancel Friday practice at camp for Sparano serviceEAGAN, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings have canceled their training camp practice on Friday so the team can attend the memorial service for offensive line coach Tony Sparano, who died unexpectedly of a heart condition .The Vikings announced the cancellation...

AP Sports WriterMike Brown: Trump tweets have inflamed NFL's anthem issueBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Bengals owner Mike Brown says President Donald Trump's numerous tweets attacking NFL players for kneeling during the national anthem have prolonged the issue, which he sees as one of the league's biggest distractions.Brown noted...

Rams put DL Easley, rookie LB Okoronkwo on PUP list, sign 4IRVINE, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Rams have placed defensive lineman Dominique Easley and rookie linebacker Obo Okoronkwo on the physically unable to perform list heading into training camp.The Rams on Tuesday also signed four players: defensive...

AP Sports WriterRB Todd Gurley gets $60 million contract extension from RamsBy GREG BEACHAMIRVINE, Calif. (AP) Todd Gurley was the key to the Los Angeles Rams' offensive transformation last season, and the Rams have rewarded their star running back with a game-changing contract.The NFL's offensive player of the...

Titans say they're cutting ties with linebacker Kevin DoddNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans are releasing outside linebacker Kevin Dodd, an unceremonious finish for a former second-round pick who never came close to living up this draft position.The Titans announced Tuesday in a one-sentence release that they plan...

Lions put DE Ziggy Ansah on PUP listALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions have put defensive end Ziggy Ansah on the physically unable to perform list.The Lions also announced Tuesday that they have placed fullback Nick Badwen on injured reserve with a knee injury, signed linebacker Freddie...

AP Sports WriterWilliams savors 'dirty job' of clogging run on Ravens D-lineBy DAVID GINSBURGOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Operating in the middle of the Baltimore Ravens defensive line, Brandon Williams is expected to bang helmets with one or two 300-pound brutes before pushing them aside so one of his...

49ers sign first-round draft pick Mike McGlincheySANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers said Monday that they have signed first-round draft pick Mike McGlinchey to a four-year deal.The 49ers drafted McGlinchey, the consensus top tackle available in the draft, with the ninth overall pick in April.The 6-foot-8,...

AP Pro Football WriterHaley, Turner among intriguing new offensive coordinatorsBy BARRY WILNERHead coaching changes get the most attention, and new guys normally decide who their coordinators will be.For 2018, most offensive coordinator alterations came from incumbent coaches.Some former coordinators moved up: Matt Nagy from Kansas City to Chicago, Pat...

AP Sports WriterBrowns' Gordon missing camp to deal with addiction recoveryBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Days before opening training camp, the Cleveland Browns learned Josh Gordon will be missing again.For how long remains unclear.The troubled wide receiver, who has been suspended numerous times over the past six years by...