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AP Pro Football WriterMissing players dominate Packers-49ers rematch in prime timeBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) When the San Francisco 49ers dealt Green Bay a humiliating loss last November, it was Nick Bosa controlling the line of scrimmage and George Kittle and Deebo Samuel catching long TD passes...

Bears place right tackle Massie on IR, Ifedi on COVID listLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears could be missing four starters on their offensive line when they visit the Tennessee Titans this week, after placing right tackle Bobby Massie on injured reserve and right guard Germain Ifedi...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos cancel practice after another COVID-19 infectionBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Vic Fangio says he's confident his team is safe and feels the Denver Broncos are insulated from a major coronavirus outbreak despite another player testing positive for COVID-19.''There's always concern, but the thing I...

AP Pro Football WriterMcLeod and Eagles teammates ride bus, encourage votersBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia Eagles safety Rodney McLeod and several of his teammates rode on a double-decker bus and encouraged people to vote as they traveled throughout the city on Tuesday.Using megaphones to address crowds along several...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos GM Elway, team president Ellis positive for COVID-19By ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) The novel coronavirus has reached the highest levels of the Denver Broncos organization with general manager John Elway and team president Joe Ellis testing positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.The Broncos said in...

AP Pro Football WriterUnbeaten Steelers maintain top spot in AP Pro32 pollBy SIMMI BUTTARNEW YORK (AP) All the votes are in.And the Pittsburgh Steelers kept the top spot in the latest AP Pro32 poll.The Steelers received 10 of the 12 first-place votes for 382 points in balloting Tuesday...

AP Sports WriterBills sign cornerback Worley week after being cut by CowboysBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills signed cornerback Daryl Worley to their practice squad on Tuesday a week after the fifth-year player was released by the Dallas Cowboys.Worley appeared in seven games and started four...

AP Sports Writer'Football junkie' Williamson's arrival buoys 7-0 SteelersBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Avery Williamson left quite the impression on Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin when they crossed paths more than five years ago.Tomlin was at the University of Kentucky Pro Day to scout outside linebacker Bud Dupree, who...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL expands sideline to provide more distancingBy ROB MAADDIThe NFL is expanding the sideline area to give teams more space to distance and mask usage is now mandatory before and after games and at halftime.The updates to the COVID-19 protocols were sent to clubs in a...

AP Pro Football WriterCowboys' Andy Dalton placed on reserve COVID-19 listBy SCHUYLER DIXONThe Dallas Cowboys have placed quarterback Andy Dalton on the reserve COVID-19 list on Tuesday, keeping him out a second straight game after he was sidelined by a concussion.Dalton will be the first Dallas player to go...

AP Sports WriterMissed opportunity: Tampa teams soar, fans watch from afarBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) This has been a year for Tampa Bay sports like no other, though the area's three successful professional franchises haven't had a chance to truly capitalize on the boom and energize pockets of...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos GM Elway, team president Ellis positive for COVID-19By ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) The novel coronavirus has reached the highest levels of the Denver Broncos organization with general manager John Elway and team president Joe Ellis testing positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.The Broncos said in...