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New Jersey approves plan for Jets' helipadFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) New Jersey's Transportation Department has approved the New York Jets' request to add a helipad to their suburban training facility, without holding any public hearings on the issue.Residents of Florham Park opposed the decision, saying the NFL team's...

AP Sports WriterRedskins QB Cousins to play another season on franchise tagBy STEPHEN WHYNOKirk Cousins will be the first quarterback in NFL history to play consecutive seasons on the franchise tag.Cousins and the Washington Redskins didn't sign a long-term deal by the deadline Monday. He will make $23.94 million...

AP Sports WriterRedskins QB Cousins to play another season on franchise tagBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe deadline passed Monday for Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins to sign a long-term deal, meaning the quarterback will play a second consecutive season on the franchise tag.The team confirmed no agreement by the 4...

Steelers, RB Le'Veon Bell fail to reach long-term dealPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers and star running back Le'Veon Bell failed to reach an agreement on a long-term contract, meaning Bell will play on a one-year tender this season.Pittsburgh placed the franchise tag on Bell in March and had...

AP Sports WriterRedskins QB Cousins to play another season on franchise tagBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe deadline for Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins to sign a long-term deal has passed, meaning the quarterback will play a second consecutive season on the franchise tag.The team confirmed no agreement by the 4...

Carolina fires general manager Gettleman after 4 seasonsCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Just over a week before training camp opens, the Carolina Panthers have no general manager. And no president.The team that faded from a Super Bowl spot to a losing season in 2016 fired Dave Gettleman on Monday, eight...

Carolina fires general manager Gettleman after 4 seasonsCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Panthers fired general manager Dave Gettleman on Monday, eight days before the team reports to training camp.Owner Jerry Richardson said in a statement he made the decision after a long evaluation of the team's football operations.''I...

Carolina fires general manager Gettleman after 4 seasonsCHARLOTTE, N.C (AP) The Carolina Panthers have fired general manager have fired general manager Dave Gettleman less than two weeks before the opening of training camp.Team owner Jerry Richardson said Monday in a statement he made the decision after a long...

Texans rookie running back D'Onta Foreman arrestedAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Houston Texans rookie running back D'Onta Foreman has been arrested on drug and weapons charges.A statement from the University of Texas Police Department in Austin said officers answered a report of the smell of marijuana outside a campus dormitory...

Former Patriots QB Babe Parilli dies at 87FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Babe Parilli, the former Patriots quarterback who starred in the team's American Football League days, died Saturday. He was 87.New England announced the death. The cause of death wasn't disclosed.Parilli played for the then-Boston Patriots from 1961 to...

Former Patriots QB Babe Parilli dies at 87FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Babe Parilli, the former Patriots quarterback who starred in the team's American Football League days, died Saturday. He was 87.New England announced the death. The cause of death wasn't disclosed.Parilli played for the then-Boston Patriots from 1961 to...

Rams tight end Higbee pleads guilty to assault in KentuckyBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee will avoid jail time after pleading guilty to assault for a fight outside a bar in Kentucky last year.The Daily News reports the former Western Kentucky University standout...