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AP Sports WriterSnow rejoins Rhule as Panthers new defensive coordinatorBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Phil Snow is rejoining head coach Matt Rhule in Carolina as the new Panthers defensive coordinator.Snow previously served as defensive coordinator under Rhule at Baylor from 2017-19 and Temple from 2013-16.Snow has spent 37...

Jets put Compton, Lewis on IR; claim Travis, promote BradenFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets placed starting guards Tom Compton and Alex Lewis on injured reserve a day before the team's season finale at Buffalo.Both players had been previously ruled out for Sunday's game against the...

AP Sports WriterPackers' Wagner savors chance to play for home-state teamBy STEVE MEGARGEEGreen Bay Packers offensive tackle Rick Wagner says the decision to sign with his home-state team was easy.The challenge Wagner now faces is much more difficult.Wagner is attempting to bounce back from a down season while making...

AP Pro Football WriterPre-draft football: Prospects vs. kids at Shriners hospitalBy BARRY WILNERPHILADELPHIA (AP) One day away from discovering where their professional paths will lead, NFL draft prospects gathered for some impromptu football.The site: Shriners Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.The players: patients at the hospital - all of whom...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Every football fan has been through the experience: They watch their favorite team flounder around on offense for most of four quarters, then they slice up a defense with the two-minute drill.Naturally, everyone wonders why teams don't just run their hurry-up offense all the time. ''It's...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers' 7th-round picks shine in preseason openerBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Jimmy Garoppolo and most of the other high-profile members of the San Francisco 49ers made brief cameos at most in the exhibition opener.That gave a pair of seventh-round picks an opportunity to shine,...

AP Sports WriterChicago youth gets Super surprise from Goodell, BarkleyBy TOM CANAVANA sixth-grader from Chicago has turned a rejection from the NFL into a couple of extraordinary pieces of football memorabilia.Danny Speski received an autographed football from New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley and a handwritten letter from...

HOUSTON (AP) Tom Brady made sure the New England Patriots got off to a fast start on Sunday night, and when the offense stalled after halftime the defense did the rest.Brady threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns and the Patriots snapped a two-game skid and clinched a...

St. Louis sues NFL, teams over Rams relocation to LAST. LOUIS (AP) The city of St. Louis and that region's sports authority are suing the National Football League over the Rams' relocation to Los Angeles.The lawsuit filed Wednesday in St. Louis Circuit Court also names the NFL's 32...

AP Pro Football WriterCarr-Gruden relationship will help decide Raiders successBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) When Jon Gruden was hired for a second stint as Oakland Raiders coach, there were immediately questions about how quarterback Derek Carr would respond to Gruden's intensity, cursing and hands-on approach after four seasons...

The INDIANAPOLIS and the HOUSTON will both be gunning for a victory on 12/9/2018 at 1:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS vs HOUSTON TEXANS When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 9, 2018 Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas ROT TEAM PS OU ML 107 INDIANAPOLIS -5 (-110) 49.5 (-110) 170 -200 108 HOUSTON TV: 1:00 PM LINE: -5 PREDICTION: HOUSTON , INDIANAPOLIS Oddsmakers currently have the HOUSTON listed as...

Dolphins LB Lawrence Timmons inactive after leaving teamCARSON, Calif. (AP) Linebacker Lawrence Timmons is inactive for the Miami Dolphins' season opener after he unexpectedly left the team one day before the game.The Dolphins got back in contact with Timmons on Sunday, but he wasn't at their game against...