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AP Pro Football Writer49ers place star linebacker Fred Warner on COVID-19 listBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers placed starting middle linebacker Fred Warner on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday, less than two weeks before the start of the season.Warner didn't practice Sunday and then was...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Jameis Winston threw for 208 yards and a touchdown, Tampa Bay held Cam Newton in check and came up with a late goal-line stand and the Buccaneers beat the Carolina Panthers 20-14 early Friday to give coach Bruce Arians his first victory with the team. Chris Godwin...

AP Sports WriterSurprising Maryland excels under unusual circumstancesBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) When he first got the job as Maryland's interim football coach, Matt Canada decided it would be best to handle the uncertainty of the position one day at a time.The days turned into months. Now,...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets have placed safety Marcus Gilchrist and right tackle Breno Giacomini on season-ending injured reserve with injuries.The team also announced Tuesday that it has promoted safety Ronald Martin and offensive lineman Craig Watts from the practice squad. Gilchrist tore the patellar tendon in...

AP Sports WriterBurrow, Bengals hit road vs Browns on NFL's 100th birthdayBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Joe Burrow's childhood was pretty much the same as every other boy raised in football-obsessed Ohio, the NFL's birthplace.He learned his ABCs and multiplication tables in school. Outside, Burrow got lessons on Paul...

AP Pro Football WriterRaiders DC calls Burfict suspension a 'witch hunt'By JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Oakland defensive coordinator Paul Guenther lashed out at the NFL for the lengthy suspension the league handed to Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict for a helmet-to-helmet hit, one of a series of violations for...

AP Sports WriterIn 10th season, Mark Ingram still running strong for RavensBy DAVID GINSBURGOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) In his ninth NFL season, Mark Ingram rambled for 1,018 yards as part of the most prolific running attack in the history of the league.For an encore, Ingram intends to cap...

Seahawks acquire TE Hollister from Patriots for 2020 pickRENTON, Wash. (AP) The Seattle Seahawks have acquired tight end Jacob Hollister from the New England Patriots in exchange for a conditional 2020 seventh-round draft pick.Seattle chose not to address the tight end position in the draft last week. But...

AP Sports WriterBrowns' Mayfield changes stance, will stand for anthemBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield has changed plans and will stand for the national anthem.Mayfield had said during the offseason he intended to kneel in protest of racial injustice, but Saturday announced on Twitter that he...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Player safety a cost of an expanded seasonBy TIM DAHLBERGRoger Goodell thinks the NFL is doing some great work in making the game safer for players.Believe that if you will, though the statistics don't exactly bear the commissioner out. Concussions were up this year and a...

AP Pro Football WriterPorous defense, sloppy offense lead to another Raiders lossBy JOSH DUBOWDerek Carr was not in a celebratory mood after setting the Raiders franchise record with his 151st career TD pass.A leaky defense and mistake-prone offense sent Las Vegas to a second straight loss in what has...

The games don't count. That makes the pain from major preseason injuries even more, well, painful.Yet NFL teams go through weeks of training camp in the intense heat of summer, then play four exhibition matches - five if you are chosen for the Hall of Fame game.Despite new rules...