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AP Sports WriterPlayers meet with Panthers owner to discuss social issuesBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Panthers say team captains and other selected players met with owner Jerry Richardson at his home Tuesday to ''discuss social issues affecting the league and solutions moving forward.''Carolina spokesman Steven Drummond said...

AP Sports WriterTimmons' suspension lifted after 1 week by DolphinsBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) The Miami Dolphins' vanishing linebacker is back.Miami lifted the suspension of Lawrence Timmons after one week Tuesday, and he's eligible to play Sunday against the New Orleans Saints in London.Timmons was suspended indefinitely after he...

AP Sports WriterTomlin: Steelers 'don't care' about political footballBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) His players unable to reach agreement on how to respond to President Donald Trump's suggestion that NFL players who protest during the national anthem should be fired, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin signed off on their...

Chief resigns after labeling Steelers' Tomlin with slurPITTSBURGH (AP) A Pittsburgh-area volunteer fire chief has lost his post after using a racial slur to describe Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.Paul Smith of the Muse fire company in Cecil Township wrote on Facebook that he added Tomlin to a list...

First-time NFL protesters explain how they became wokeBy The Associated PressFootball coaches warn players not to say anything that could wind up on the opposing team's bulletin board.When he set out to challenge NFL protesters, Donald Trump took the opposite tack. He put up a billboard.The president essentially called...

AP Sports WriterPlayers meet with Panthers owner to discuss social issuesBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Panthers team captains and other selected players met with owner Jerry Richardson at his home Tuesday to ''discuss social issues affecting the league and solutions moving forward.''Carolina spokesman Steven Drummond said the conversations...

First-time NFL protesters explain how they became wokeBy The Associated PressFootball coaches warn players not to say anything that could wind up on the opposing team's bulletin board.When he set out to challenge NFL protesters, Donald Trump took the opposite tack. He put up a billboard.The president essentially called...

Fantasy Sports NetworkFANTASY PLAYS: Time to unload Howard, Murray?By CHRIS MEANEYLast week most people in the fantasy football community were down on Jordan Howard and DeMarco Murray. Both running backs were limited in practice all week with injuries and both were questionable to play Week 3. Not only did...

First-time NFL protestors explain how they became wokeBy The Associated PressFootball coaches warn players not to say anything that could wind up on the opposing team's bulletin board.When he set out to challenge NFL protestors, Donald Trump took the opposite tack. He put up a billboard.The president essentially called...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL opts not to react to Trump's anthem kneel 'rule' tweetBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) No matter what challenges his administration faces, President Donald Trump is keeping up his running commentary on the NFL - tweeting Tuesday about the football league's TV ratings and suggesting it...

The Latest: Dreadful start for Rivers against ChiefsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the third Sunday of the NFL regular season:---4:45 p.m.It's been a dreadful start for Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, who was intercepted twice in the opening 7:16 of the first quarter against the Chiefs.Terrance Mitchell picked off...

The Latest: Giants' Beckham penalized for celebrating TDBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the third Sunday of the NFL regular season:---3:45 p.m.Odell Beckham Jr. caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Eli Manning early in the fourth quarter and drew an unsportsmanlike penalty for his odd celebration. Beckham, down on...