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AP Pro Football WriterDespite speculation, Darnold believes future still with JetsBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) It's beginning to feel a lot like a somber farewell tour for Sam Darnold.The New York Jets quarterback's future with the team is uncertain, particularly because the 0-13 squad appears on a...

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Wes Schweitzer was in no mood to talk Wednesday. That was obvious as soon as he got to his locker. The Atlanta Falcons offensive guard rummaged through his belongings, barely acknowledging a pair of reporters standing behind him. When he finally turned around, he answered a...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL players lend their voices to funding of youth sportsBy ARNIE STAPLETONLAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Trevor Siemian took a break from his private workouts Friday to lead 15 kids from the Jeffco Midget Football Association on a surprise shopping spree.The Denver Broncos quarterback - who will...

AP Pro Football WriterDarnold the big-time selling point for Jets in coach searchBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) The sales pitch from the Jets to prospective head coaching candidates begins with Sam Darnold.Everything else is a distant second.Sure, being in the New York/New Jersey area is an obvious...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL medical officer Dr. Sills speaks of uncertain timesBy BARRY WILNERDays after the NFL revealed its hopes of conducting a normal regular season and playoffs, its chief medical officer warns that nothing is a certainty during the coronavirus pandemic.Dr. Allen Sills, a neurosurgeon who has been...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans have signed outside linebacker Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil from their practice squad and have waived wide receiver Rico Richardson.The team announced the moves Saturday.Cudjoe-Virgil joined the Titans in the spring as an undrafted free agent out of Maryland. He was injured in the Titans'...

AP Pro Football WriterAqib Talib released from Dallas hospital after gunshot woundBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Cornerback Aqib Talib was released from a Dallas hospital on Monday and is expected to rejoin the Denver Broncos at their minicamp this week.Talib missed the Super Bowl champs' trip to the...

AP Sports WriterJaguars need to find way to keep Yannick Ngakoue beyond 2020By MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Defensive end Yannick Ngakoue is essentially guaranteeing himself another year with the Jacksonville Jaguars.Ngakoue has six sacks in the past seven games, showing he's fully recovered from a hamstring injury that...

AP Pro Football WritersGoodell: Forfeits possible for NFL virus protocol violationsBy TERESA M. WALKER and BARRY WILNERNFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is warning the league's 32 teams of penalties including potential forfeits of games for violations of COVID-19 protocols that force changes in the schedule.In a memo sent to the...

RENTON, Wash. (AP) - There was never any explanation given for why the action took place. And considering Marshawn Lynch is at the center of the topic, that's not much of a surprise.The handshake. The universal symbol of the business deal. And for the past year - with few...

AP Sports WriterBills' McCoy says child abuse allegations are 'ridiculous'By JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy said allegations that he abused his 6-year-old son were ''ridiculous'' and being made by people attempting to further their own agendas.''These people honestly have so much to...

First night of NFL draft draws record 15.6 million viewersBy The Associated PressThe first night of the NFL draft averaged a record 15.6 million viewers on television, easily shattering the record set six years ago.Thursday night's first round was aired on ABC, ESPN, the NFL Network and ESPN Deportes....