NFL

AP Sports WriterSeahawks reach agreement with RB Eddie Lacy on 1-year dealBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) The Seattle Seahawks are hoping Eddie Lacy can be motivated by a one-year contract to rediscover the form that made him the 2013 Offensive Rookie of the Year.The Seahawks and Lacy agreed...

Steelers meet with LB Don't'a Hightower but no deal reachedPITTSBURGH (AP) Coveted free agent linebacker Dont'a Hightower's tour hit Pittsburgh on Tuesday, but Hightower left the team's facility without signing a deal.The team announced it hosted him after he spent Monday getting wooed by the New York Jets....

AP Sports WriterLA Rams sign Bills offensive lineman Groy to offer sheetBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Los Angeles Rams have signed offensive lineman Ryan Groy to an offer sheet, putting the Buffalo Bills in a position to have to match the contract for the restricted free...

Vikings sign ex-Packers 1st-round pick DE Datone JonesEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings have signed defensive end Datone Jones, the former first-round pick of the rival Green Bay Packers.The Vikings closed the deal on Tuesday with Jones, who was selected 26th overall out of UCLA in the...

Patriots sign free agent RB Rex BurkheadBOSTON (AP) The Patriots have signed free agent running back Rex Burkhead.The move was announced Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed. Burkhead, 26, comes from Cincinnati, where he has spent all four years of his NFL career since being drafted in the sixth...

AP Sports WriterLacy's agent says running back to join SeahawksBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) The Seattle Seahawks are hoping Eddie Lacy can be motivated by a one-year contract to rediscover the form that made him the 2013 Offensive Rookie of the Year.The Seahawks and Lacy agreed to terms...

Bears reach one-year deal with kicker Connor BarthLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears have agreed to terms with placekicker Connor Barth on a one-year contract.Barth made 18 of 23 field-goal attempts last season and missed only one of 32 extra-point tries in 16 games.Barth has appeared in...

AP Sports WriterPatterson hops to show Raiders he's more than a returnerBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Cordarrelle Patterson's skills as a kick returner are unquestioned after four seasons in the NFL with two first-team All-Pro selections, the second highest-return average since World War II, and five momentum-changing touchdowns.When...

Chiefs sign DT Bennie Logan to 1-year contractKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Chiefs signed defensive tackle Bennie Logan to a one-year contract on Tuesday, filling the void left by free agent Dontari Poe in the middle of the Kansas City defensive line.Logan made 51 starts and appeared in...

AP Pro Football WriterDeMarcus Ware announces his retirement from NFLBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) DeMarcus Ware won't be returning to the Dallas Cowboys nor the Denver Broncos as expected. The 12-year NFL veteran is instead retiring from the NFL.Ware announced his decision Monday on Twitter.Next to a split...

Raiders announce deal with free agent OL Marshal NewhouseALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have officially announced the signing of free agent offensive lineman Marshall Newhouse.Newhouse agreed to a two-year deal with Oakland late last week and signed the contract on Monday.Newhouse is the only free agent signed...

Falcons re-sign backup cornerback Wreh-Wilson to 1-year dealFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed backup cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson to a one-year, $775,000 deal.Wreh-Wilson is the seventh Atlanta player from the 2016 NFC championship team to be re-signed or have his contract extended.The Falcons signed Wreh-Wilson in...