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AP Pro Football WriterAP source: 2 Eagles planned WH visit; decisions individualBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Eagles players and officials made individual decisions to not go to the White House for a scheduled celebration of their Super Bowl title, leaving two players actually planning to make the trip to...

Ravens fined by NFL, lose 2 OTA days for rules violationOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) The Baltimore Ravens have been fined by the NFL and forced to forfeit two days of practice this week for violating offseason workout rules.The NFL cited the team for pass coverage contact during earlier...

AP Sports WriterOptimism about improved Dolphins defense comes with asteriskBy STEVEN WINEDAVIE, Fla. (AP) Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Matt Burke plans to go diving in Bora Bora on summer vacation, and when he returns he'll really start trying to figure out who should play where this season.Burke and...

AP Pro Football WriterThe Latest: Eagles players individually decided on WH tripBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Latest on the canceled White House visit for the Super Bowl champion Eagles (all times local):4 p.m.Eagles players and officials made individual decisions to not go to the White House for a...

AP Sports WriterJets sign S J.J. Wilcox after Rontez Miles has knee surgeryBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) The New York Jets have signed veteran safety J.J. Wilcox for depth after special teams standout Rontez Miles had surgery to repair a torn meniscus.Linebacker Freddie Bishop was waived Wednesday...

49ers sign DB Antone Exum Jr. to 1-year dealSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers have signed defensive back Antone Exum Jr. to a one-year deal.The 49ers announced the move Wednesday, one day after the team waived defensive back Trovon Reed.Exum originally joined the 49ers last November....

Hightower thrilled to be back on Patriots' defenseFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Dont'a Hightower is clearly thrilled to be back on the field after the frustration of having to sit and watch most of last season on the sidelines.After making one of the biggest sacks in New England franchise history...

St. Louis could still be on the hook for Bush's 2015 injuryST. LOUIS (AP) Former NFL running back Reggie Bush alleges that dangerous conditions at a St. Louis stadium led to a season-ending injury in a case that could leave the city on the hook for damages, even...

St. Louis could still be on the hook for Bush's 2015 injuryST. LOUIS (AP) Former NFL running back Reggie Bush alleges that dangerous conditions at a St. Louis stadium led to a season-ending injury in a case that could leave the city on the hook for damages, even...

AP Sports WriterLions invested in free agency and draft to improve run gameBy LARRY LAGEALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions have desperately tried to improve what has been a weakness, signing and drafting players to improve their running game.Detroit ranked last in the NFL last season in...

AP Sports WriterJets rookie Herndon on DUI arrest: 'This is not who I am'By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Chris Herndon says his arrest last weekend for driving while intoxicated does not reflect the person he is.The New York Jets rookie tight end declined comment after practice...

AP Sports WriterDolphins top draft pick Fitzpatrick making good impressionBy STEVEN WINEDAVIE, Fla. (AP) Two weeks into the Miami Dolphins' offseason practice regimen, first-round draft pick Minkah Fitzpatrick's running tally of interceptions is underway.''Have I been counting them? Every DB counts them,'' Fitzpatrick said with a laugh after...