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AP Sports WriterCarroll supports Bennett while saying Seahawks should standBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is supporting Michael Bennett's decision to sit during the national anthem while also saying he believes players should stand for ''The Star-Spangled Banner.''Carroll spoke Tuesday about Bennett's decision to...

Lions put Hyder on IR with Achilles tendon injuryALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions have put defensive end Kerry Hyder on injured reserve after he hurt his Achilles tendon in Sunday's preseason game at Indianapolis.Coach Jim Caldwell said after that game that the injury looked ''significant'' but...

AP Sports WriterColts' top draft pick Malik Hooker returns after surgeriesBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indianapolis Colts safety Malik Hooker had two offseason surgeries and spent seven excruciating months waiting to prove he could excel in the NFL.After surgeries forced him to skip the league's annual scouting combine workouts,...

AP Sports WriterSwearinger brings the noise for Redskins defenseBy HANK KURZ Jr.RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Bashaud Breeland intercepts a pass during practice and heads toward the end zone, and free safety D.J. Swearinger runs alongside hooting and hollering as if the play just won the Washington Redskins the Super...

Jaguars WR Lee carted off field, Fournette shut downJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Jaguars receiver Marqise Lee was carted off the field Sunday with a right leg injury, a potentially significant setback for a team already without rookie running back Leonard Fournette.Lee fell to the ground during 7-on-7 drills and...

AP Sports WriterBromley, Tomlinson front-runners for defensive right tackleBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The battle to replace Johnathan Hankins at defensive right tackle for the New York Giants has come down to Jay Bromley and Dalvin Tomlinson.Both have split the work with the first team in recent...

Dolphins' Ajayi joins drills for 1st time since concussionDAVIE, Fla. (AP) Miami Dolphins running back Jay Ajayi has joined team drills for the first time since he was sidelined by a concussion July 31.Ajayi wore pads Sunday for the first time since the injury, but left practice early...

AP Pro Football WriterCharles soon gets to prove he's still a playmaker in the NFLBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) The Denver Broncos will soon discover if Jamaal Charles is still Jamaal Charles.Coach Vance Joseph says he'll take the bubble wrap off the veteran running back sometime this preseason,...

AP Sports WriterChiefs showcase deep ball in apparent change of mindsetBy DAVE SKRETTAST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) Patrick Mahomes II was poised to enter his first NFL game, the butterflies no doubt waltzing in his stomach, when Andy Reid sauntered over and asked him about the first play he...

Newton throws in team drills for first time in 2 weeksSPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Panthers quarterback Cam Newton threw passes during the team period for the first time in two weeks as the team wrapped up training camp at Wofford College.Newton participated in red zone drills, but did not...

AP Sports WriterLynch sits during anthem in Raiders loss in ArizonaBy BOB BAUMGLENDALE, Arizona (AP) In his first game in an Oakland Raider uniform, Marshawn Lynch didn't play a down.Yet he provided the most vivid image of the night, sitting for the national anthem before the Raiders' 20-10...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos defensive end Wolfe injuries right leg during drillsBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) The Denver Broncos' battered defensive line took another huge hit Saturday when Derek Wolfe was carted off the field after injuring his right leg on the second snap of team drills.There was...