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AP Pro Football WriterNo QB competition has meant more relaxed offseason in DenverBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) The angst that permeated the Denver Broncos for two straight summers of quarterback competitions is noticeably absent from team headquarters this year.Veteran Case Keenum is the unquestioned starter and that's allowed...

AP Sports WriterSteelers LB Matakevich ready for starting shotBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Tyler Matakevich's signature red beard is a jagged mess.All knots and snarls, a series of small mushroom clouds exploding from his jowls.The Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker knows it's time for a trim but he's a little particular...

AP Sports WriterRavens coach Harbaugh: LB Suggs 'headed for Hall of Fame'By DAVID GINSBURGOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Sixteen years into his NFL career and just four months before his 36th birthday, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs darts around the field like a kid in a pickup game.''I still...

Associated PressThumb injury doesn't slow Saints' top draft pick in campBy LES EASTMETAIRIE, La. (AP) New Orleans Saints No. 1 draft choice Marcus Davenport will undergo minor thumb surgery now that the team has completed its mini-camp.But the lingering injury didn't prevent him from demonstrating the skills that...

The Latest: Dr. J bets on Philly to repeat as NFL champsOCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) The Latest on the start of legal sports betting in New Jersey (all times local):3:35 p.m.A Philadelphia basketball legend is betting on Philadelphia's football team to repeat as champs.Julius Erving, better known to Philadelphia...

AP Sports Writer49ers wrap up 2nd offseason under Shanahan in prime positionBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Jimmy Garoppolo showed what he can do in coach Kyle Shanahan's offense even before he fully understood it in an impressive five-game cameo at the end of last season.With an entire...

AP Pro Football WriterTitans' secondary expect to 1 of the best, if not the bestBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Malcolm Butler says he and his fellow members of the Tennessee Titans' secondary have set high goals for this season, and All-Pro safety Kevin Byard and cornerback Logan...

AP Sports WriterJaguars' Greene trying to stay healthy, keep making playsBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Rashad Greene has missed nearly twice as many games as he's played in three seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, leaving the receiver with plenty to prove going into the final year of his...

AP Pro Football WriterDeMarcus Ware now a consultant for Broncos' pass rushersBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) It was just like old times Wednesday at the Denver Broncos' training complex. DeMarcus Ware took Bradley Chubb aside and gave him some pointers in between drives at the team's mandatory minicamp.''I've...

Redskins LT Williams expects to be back for training campASHBURN, Va. (AP) Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams says he expects to be back for training camp after having surgery on his right knee.Williams wore a bandage on his knee as he spoke to reporters Wednesday after the...

AP Sports WriterSaquon Barkley learning about being an NFL running backBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) There's no doubt Saquon Barkley has the talent to be great NFL running back.Speed, power, quickness, smarts, good hands. The Penn State product who the New York Giants grabbed with the second...

Associated PressTexans' Deshaun Watson working his way back from ACL injuryBy JOSHUA KOCHHOUSTON (AP) During the Texans' nine-week offseason program, Deshaun Watson had a set of goals in mind.The second-year quarterback out of Clemson, who is recovering from tearing his right ACL during practice last season, said he...