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AP Pro Football WriterShanahan should have heeded Belichick's Fangio blueprintBy ARNIE STAPLETONA year ago, Bill Belichick borrowed heavily from Vic Fangio's blueprints to throttle the high-scoring Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl.Fangio's brilliant game plan in the Bears' 15-6 win over LA in Week 14 provided the backbone...

The San Diego Chargers interviewed former Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt for their vacant head coaching job on Saturday. Whisenhunt, 50, was 45-51 in six seasons with the Cardinals after being hired in 2007. He led the Cardinals to the Super Bowl after the 2008 season, losing to the Steelers. "I...

Texans' top pick Tytus Howard set to play vs. SaintsNEW ORLEANS (AP) Houston rookie offensive lineman Tytus Howard, the club's first-round draft pick last spring, is set to play in the Texans' season-opening game in New Orleans on Monday night.The 6-foot-5, 322-pound Howard, who is listed as a...

IRVING, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo suffered two fractured transverse process in his back in the loss to the Washington Redskins, but there remains a chance he could play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, according to multiple sources. The Cowboys and Romo have stressed this is not related...

Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall, who tore his Achilles tendon last month and underwent surgery to repair it, tore it again this week and will have to redo the surgery, coach Jay Gruden said Friday. "He had a late night getting some pizza or something in his kitchen and slipped...

AP Sports WriterCenter of attention; Steelers' Pouncey eyes delicate balanceBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Maurkice Pouncey didn't love the collective bargaining agreement the NFL Players Association reached with team owners just as the COVID-19 pandemic brought the league and the world to a standstill. Not even a little.Six months...

Brady gathers new Bucs teammates for workout on prep fieldTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Tom Brady isn't letting the coronavirus pandemic - or NFL rules against players working out at team facilities - keep him from preparing for a new season with his new Tampa Bay team.Brady gathered some of...

Chiefs TE Harris suspended 1 game by NFL for drug violationKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas City Chiefs tight end Demetrius Harris was suspended one game without pay by the NFL on Tuesday for violating its substance abuse policy.Harris pleaded guilty in March in Bates County, Missouri, to one...

AP Sports WriterSaints kicking themselves over special teams blundersBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) The Saints were kicking themselves on Friday, a day after several special teams mistakes, including a blocked field goal, proved costly in New Orleans' second loss in a five-day span.''We're just killing ourselves on special...

NFL suspends Lions DE Armonty Bryant for 4 gamesALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) Detroit Lions defensive end Armonty Bryant has been suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.He can return to the active roster on Oct. 2.The 26-year-old Bryant re-signed with...

Lions waive wide receiver Corey FullerALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions waived wide receiver Corey Fuller after practice Tuesday.The Lions activated Fuller earlier this month after he had been on the physically unable to perform because of a foot injury. He didn't play in a game this...

AP Pro Football WriterRaiders release CB Sean Smith, RT Marshall NewhouseBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders released cornerback Sean Smith and right tackle Marshall Newhouse on Monday to create more salary cap room heading into free agency.The Raiders also officially announced the signing of defensive tackle...