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Texans Bullough suspended 4 games for violating PED policyHOUSTON (AP) Houston Texans inside linebacker Max Bullough has been suspended without pay for the first four games of next season for violating the league's policy on performance enhancing substances.Bullough has spent his three-year career in Houston after he was...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Colin Kaepernick jumped into the open arms of his leaping coach and all seemed right with the San Francisco 49ers for a few hours Saturday night.Then, in a matter of minutes, a matter of three clutch completions by Philip Rivers, the good feelings were...

AP Sports WriterDolphins Hall of Fame linebacker Buoniconti dead at 78By STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Pro Football Hall of Fame middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti, an undersized overachiever who helped lead the Miami Dolphins to the NFL's only perfect season and became a leader in the effort to cure paralysis,...

AP Pro Football WriterCenter Ryan Kalil comes out of retirement to join JetsBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Ryan Kalil wasn't done playing football, after all.The five-time Pro Bowl center snapped out of retirement Thursday and agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the New York...

The Latest: Ertz returns for Eagles after injury to ribsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 16 in the NFL (all times EST):5:45 p.m.Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz returned to the lineup after he suffered a rib injury earlier in the game.Ertz, the Eagles leading receiver with 84...

Sen. McCain drops by for visit at Arizona Cardinals campGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Sen. John McCain dropped by for the final workout of the Arizona Cardinals' training camp at University of Phoenix Stadium on Thursday to chat with team officials and players just a week after the Arizona Republican...

CINCINNATI -- Bengals running back Giovani Bernard, who hasn't practiced all week because of hip and collarbone injuries, will miss a game for the first time in his career on Sunday, coach Marvin Lewis said Friday. Bernard, the Bengals' leading rusher with 446 yards and a career-high five rushing touchdowns,...

AP Pro Football WriterJets TE Herndon suspended 4 games by NFL for 2018 DWI arrestBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Jets second-year tight end Chris Herndon was suspended without pay by the NFL on Friday for the first four regular-season games for violating the league's substance abuse policy.Herndon...

AP Pro Football WriterFormer Titans see game vs. Ravens as chance to avenge lossesBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Chris Johnson's rookie season ended at Baltimore with his ankle injured so much he missed the Pro Bowl.To Eddie George, a divisional round loss to the Ravens after the...

AP Pro Football WriterQB Kirk Cousins gets exclusive franchise tag from RedskinsBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) In a move that seemed the most likely at this point in the odd dance between Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins, the team placed the exclusive franchise tag on the starting quarterback...

49ers to honor Dwight Clark with season-long celebrationSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers will honor former tight end Dwight Clark with a season-long celebration of his life that will include unveiling a statue of ''The Catch.''Clark died in June at age 61. He suffered from ALS.All...

NFL increasing grants to military organizationsBy The Associated PressThe NFL has expanded plans to honor, empower and connect the nation's military service members, veterans and their families.Since 2011, more than $44 million has been raised for military and veteran support organizations.During November, all 32 teams are honoring the military...