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AP Pro Football Writer49ers GM Lynch: Foster will be cut if proven he hit womanBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) San Francisco general manager John Lynch says the team will be patient through linebacker Reuben Foster's legal issues in a domestic violence case but stressed he won't remain...

Former Steelers tight end Bennie Cunningham dies at 63CLEVELAND (AP) Bennie Cunningham, a versatile tight end who starred at Clemson and won two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers, has died. He was 63.The university says Cunningham died of cancer Monday at the Cleveland Clinic.Cunningham played 10 seasons...

AP Pro Football Writer4 QBs likely to go high, 6 could be picked in 1st roundBy BARRY WILNERFour quarterbacks are certain to go in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night, all of them early.Five might be off the board midway through the top 32 picks. And,...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL DRAFT: This is the class of the (flawed) quarterbackBy ARNIE STAPLETONDENVER (AP) We've been hearing it for months: The 2018 NFL draft is all about the quarterback.The quarterback conundrum is more like it.''You can go around a room and probably get four or five...

Former Steelers tight end Bennie Cunningham dies at 63CLEVELAND (AP) Bennie Cunningham, a versatile tight end who starred at Clemson and won two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers, has died. He was 63.The university says he died of cancer Monday at the Cleveland Clinic.Cunningham played 10 seasons...

Steelers pick up 5th-year option on LB Bud DupreePITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers have exercised the fifth-year option on outside linebacker Bud Dupree.The Steelers made the announcement on Monday, three days before the start of the draft. The move will keep the 24-year-old Dupree under contract for the...

Raiders add Worley 8 days after arrest led to Eagles releaseALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have signed cornerback Daryl Worley just over a week after his release by Philadelphia following an arrest.Worley was let go by the Eagles on April 15 after being arrested near the Eagles'...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers GM Lynch: Foster will be cut if proven he hit womanBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) San Francisco general manager John Lynch said Monday the team will be patient through linebacker Reuben Foster's legal issues in a domestic violence case but stressed he won't...

WR Snead bids farewell to Saints, expects to join RavensOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Receiver Willie Snead has bid farewell to the Saints, which means New Orleans apparently won't match the contract the Baltimore Ravens offered the restricted free agent.Eager to add a target for quarterback Joe Flacco, the...

AP Sports WriterBrowns, Cleveland wait to see if draft number is calledBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) The Browns get the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft this week. Next month, they hope to get the entire draft.In partnership with the cities of Cleveland, Canton and the Pro...

Buffalo Bills draft capsuleBy The Associated Press12, 22 BUFFALO BILLS (9-8)LAST SEASON: Front-office and major roster overhauls didn't deter Bills from exceeding extremely low expectations in making playoffs and ending 17-year postseason drought, longest in North America's four major professional sports. First-year coach Sean McDermott successfully cultivated winning culture...

New England Patriots draft capsuleBy The Associated Press23. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (15-4)LAST SEASON: New England stumbled early, losing twice in first four games. Patriots recovered and won 11 of final 12 behind MVP season of quarterback Tom Brady. He dazzled at age 40, throwing for 4,577 yards, 32 touchdowns...