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AP Pro Football WriterNFL 2017: Titans, Mariota eager to push aside Texans, ColtsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans might be the AFC South's most optimistic team thanks to quarterback Marcus Mariota.Yes, Houston coach Bill O'Brien has picked Tom Savage as his starter with the Texans...

AP Pro Football WriterCarr recalls boost 4th preseason game gave him as rookieBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Derek Carr will most definitely spend Thursday night on the sideline, wearing no pads and cheering his Oakland Raiders teammates on in the final exhibition game.As the franchise quarterback, Carr is...

AP Sports WriterBills' Mudge puts milking goats aside to pursue NFL dreamBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Jordan Mudge isn't sure what he would be doing had the Buffalo Bills not called out of the blue in March to invite the offensive lineman in for a tryout.Maybe he'd...

AP Sports WriterLast move: Browns trade disappointing OL Erving to ChiefsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Browns made their final move with offensive lineman Cam Erving, another of the team's first-round busts.Erving, who was shifted from guard to center to tackle during two seasons with Cleveland, was traded Wednesday...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL 2017: Titans, Mariota eager to push aside Texans, ColtsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans might be the AFC South's most optimistic team thanks to quarterback Marcus Mariota.Yes, Houston coach Bill O'Brien has picked Tom Savage as his starter with the Texans...

AP Sports WriterStart up: Browns rookie QB Kizer named team's starterBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland's roll call of starting quarterbacks since 1999 has a new entry.Introducing No. 27, rookie DeShone Kizer.The Steelers are waiting for you.Kizer will start the Browns' season opener on Sept. 11 against Pittsburgh after...

AP Sports WriterMcAdoo annoyed with NFL over 4th-quarter non-play and injuryBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New York Giants coach Ben McAdoo is upset with the NFL's handling of a replay review in a preseason game against the Jets.McAdoo said Sunday that the league failed to alert the...

AP Sports WriterFinally healthy, Steelers rookies playing catch-upBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Juju Smith-Schuster felt a twinge in his left leg and limped off the Heinz Field turf, making a halting beeline for Pittsburgh Steelers trainer John Norwig. It's become all-too familiar routine for the rookie wide receiver, one...

AP Sports WriterChiefs' Spencer Ware tears knee ligament, could miss seasonBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs are preparing to play this season without their top running back.Spencer Ware tore the posterior cruciate ligament and caused other damage to his right knee in Friday night's...

Jets claim defensive end Kony Ealy from PatriotsFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets have claimed defensive end Kony Ealy off waivers from the New England Patriots.To make room on the roster Sunday, the Jets also waived injured defensive lineman Anthony Johnson.Ealy joins his cousin and fellow...

AP Sports WriterBills down to 1 QB with Yates in NFL concussion protocolBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Bills third-string quarterback T.J. Yates is being evaluated for a concussion, leaving the team with just one healthy signal-caller entering the final week of the preseason.Coach Sean McDermott revealed...

AP Sports WriterMcAdoo annoyed with NFL over 4th-quarter non-play and injuryBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New York Giants coach Ben McAdoo is upset with the NFL's handling of a replay review in a preseason game against the Jets.McAdoo said Sunday that the league failed to alert the...