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NEW YORK (AP) Denver, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Kansas City each will get four compensatory picks in April's NFL draft while Seattle will have two additional selections in the third round. The NFL announced the distribution of the 32 compensatory picks Friday. Teams losing more or better free agents than they acquire...

Chargers WRs Allen, Benjamin questionable vs. NinersCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Chargers wide receivers Keenan Allen and Travis Benjamin are listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers.Both were limited participants during Friday's practice.Allen did not practice Wednesday or Thursday due to soreness in...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) In recent months, Colin Kaepernick has become comfortable with people getting to know him as more than a laser-focused football player the way he had always preferred it. He sparked a nationwide debate with his anthem protest and emerged as an outspoken activist for minorities, and...

Another injury: Panthers send safety Da'Norris Searcy to IRCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Panthers continue to struggle with injuries, placing starting safety Da'Norris Searcy on injured reserve following his second concussion in five weeks.Searcy was injured in the team's 31-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons last Sunday. The Panthers...

AP Sports WriterLandry says best friend OBJ not looking to bolt BrownsBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) If Odell Beckham is making plans to bolt the Browns, the flashy wide receiver hasn't told his best friend.Jarvis Landry thinks he would know, and he doesn't believe Beckham is going anywhere.Landry...

Jets sign third-rounder DL Nathan Shepherd to 4-year dealFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets have signed defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd, the team's third-round draft pick out of Fort Hays State , to a four-year deal worth the slotted amount of $3.4 million.The 6-foot-4, 315-pound native of...

AP Sports WriterRavens, Jackson and Brown dig deep to connect on long passesBy DAVID GINSBURGLamar Jackson's longest run this season covered more yardage than his deepest completed pass, which goes a long way toward explaining the most notable flaw in Baltimore's offense over the first four games.The Ravens rank...

AP Sports WriterNFL 2019: Watson ready to take next step for Texans in 2019By KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) As coach Bill O'Brien prepared for his third season with Deshaun Watson he was asked what he likes best about his star quarterback.O'Brien paused for a few seconds. And even after...

AP Pro Football WriterLynch appeals 1-game suspension for shoving officialBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Marshawn Lynch has presented his appeal to the NFL to overturn his one-game suspension for bumping an official.The appeal hearing was held Monday and Raiders coach Jack Del Rio says he hopes to get...

QB Aaron Rodgers returns to Green Bay Packers practiceGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Aaron Rodgers celebrated his 34th birthday by returning to Green Bay Packers practice.The two-time NFL MVP is on injured reserve and was designated to return by the Packers on Saturday. Rodgers wouldn't be eligible to play...

Report: Chiefs sending CB Peters to Rams for draft picksBy The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs are trading Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Peters to the Los Angeles Rams for what is expected to be a package of draft picks, according to published reports.ESPN.com first reported...

Steelers sign LB Jon Bostic to 2-year dealPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed inside linebacker Jon Bostic to a two-year contract.Details of the deal were not disclosed and it will not be finalized until after Bostic undergoes a physical on Monday.The 26-year-old Bostic played 14 games for...