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AP Sports WriterBills give center Wood a 2-year extension through 2019By DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) The Buffalo Bills have signed longtime center Eric Wood to a two-year extension through the 2019 season.Wood was drafted by the Bills with their second selection, the 28th overall pick, in the first round...

Former NFL GM Bobby Beathard a Hall of Fame finalistCANTON, Ohio (AP) Longtime general manager and personnel administrator Bobby Beathard is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the contributors category.Beathard helped build strong teams in football stops in Kansas City (1966-67), Miami (1972-77),...

49ers release LB Ahmad Brooks after 8 seasons with teamSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers have released outside linebacker Ahmad Brooks after eight seasons with the team.The Niners cut Brooks on Friday because they determined he would not make the roster and wanted to give him...

AP Pro Football WriterTrevor Siemian unflappable in winning QB job againBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) He's an undersized underdog, underpaid and unshakable.Trevor Siemian, who considered going into real estate when his college career ended on crutches, has spent three consecutive summers forcing the Denver Broncos to rethink their...

Former NFL GM Bobby Beathard a Hall of Fame finalistCANTON, Ohio (AP) Longtime general manager and personnel administrator Bobby Beathard is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the contributors category.Beathard helped build strong teams in football stops in Kansas City (1966-67), Miami (1972-77),...

Titans unsure whether Murray will play Sunday against BearsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans don't know whether running back DeMarco Murray will make his preseason debut Sunday against the Chicago Bears at Nissan Stadium.Titans coach Mike Mularkey said Friday that ''I'll make that decision after I watch the...

AP Sports WriterRedskins' Brown responds to trash talk from Eagles' JohnsonBy STEPHEN WHYNOASHBURN, Va. (AP) Redskins linebacker Zach Brown isn't taking too kindly to some trash talk from Eagles lineman Lane Johnson.Philadelphia's starting right tackle wrote on The Players' Tribune that the Eagles are going to ''whup'' Washington...

AP Sports WriterRedskins' Brown responds to trash talk from Eagles' JohnsonBy STEPHEN WHYNOASHBURN, Va. (AP) Redskins linebacker Zach Brown isn't taking too kindly to some trash talk from Eagles lineman Lane Johnson.Philadelphia's starting right tackle wrote on The Players' Tribune that the Eagles are going to ''whup'' Washington...

AP Sports WriterRedskins' Galette itching to play first game since 2014By STEPHEN WHYNOASHBURN, Va. (AP) Every time Junior Galette is set to return to the field, it seems something else sidetracks him.The Washington Redskins linebacker hasn't played a game in two years. He was first sidelined after tearing...

AP Sports WriterStarters to get extended playing time as Steelers host ColtsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown will make their annual preseason cameos on Saturday when the Pittsburgh Steelers host Indianapolis. James Harrison will hop out of the weight room and into uniform, too, so...

AP Sports WriterRedskins' Brown responds to trash talk from Eagles' JohnsonBy STEPHEN WHYNOASHBURN, Va. (AP) Redskins linebacker Zach Brown isn't taking too kindly to some trash talk from Eagles lineman Lane Johnson.Philadelphia's starting right tackle wrote on The Players' Tribune that the Eagles are going to ''whup'' Washington...

AP Pro Football WriterRaiders expect Penn to see some action after ending holdoutBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Oakland Raiders Pro Bowl left tackle Donald Penn is expected to get on the field for at least a few plays this week after ending his lengthy contract holdout.Penn stayed away...