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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers are interviewing Green Bay Packers director of football operations Eliot Wolf for their general manager vacancy. The Niners said that they met with Wolf on Thursday, making him the first candidate to interview for the job since Trent Baalke was fired Sunday...

RENTON, Wash. (AP) Until a month ago, the Seattle Seahawks never knew what it was like without Earl Thomas on the field. Now they're finding out how much Thomas means to everything they try and accomplish defensively. ''Earl's a unique player. He's an extraordinary player, he's proven that,'' coach Pete Carroll...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) There's a lot more to the playoff history between the Giants and Packers than a scarlet-faced Tom Coughlin standing on a frigid sideline in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Jan. 20, 2008, in New York's numbing overtime win in the NFC Championship game. The win in temperatures...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Jay Ajayi's resume wasn't much to look at in early October. Thirteen career games. A grand total of 304 yards rushing and three touchdowns for a Miami Dolphins team that may have cornered the market on ''meh.'' The only truly conspicuous thing about Ajayi in mid-October may...

When Gary Kubiak resigned for health reasons less than a year removed from coaching the Denver Broncos to a Super Bowl championship, he left behind a great gig. ''There's 32 of these jobs, and to think that you're doing one of them is the greatest feeling in the world. I'll...

Dak Prescott was quite the revelation and consolation for Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who was outmaneuvered for first-rounder Paxton Lynch and third-rounder Connor Cook in the NFL draft last April. Jones chose Prescott with the 135th pick of the fourth round, and Tony Romo's training camp injury microwaved plans...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers interviewed a pair of Green Bay Packers executives Thursday for their general manager vacancy. Niners CEO Jed York first met with Packers director of football operations Eliot Wolf and then with director of player personnel Brian Gutekunst as he seeks to fill...

CLEVELAND (AP) Browns rookie wide receiver Corey Coleman has denied being involved in an alleged assault that left a victim hospitalized. Coleman was named in a Cleveland police report following an incident Dec. 31 at a downtown condominium building. According to the report, a witness said a verbal confrontation between...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Dallas defensive end Randy Gregory was suspended for at least a year Thursday for another violation of the NFL's substance-abuse policy. It's the third time this season Gregory has been suspended. The first was a four-game ban, followed by 10 games on top of that. The latest...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) There's a lot more to the playoff history between the Giants and Packers than a scarlet-faced Tom Coughlin standing on a frigid sideline in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Jan. 20, 2008, in New York's numbing overtime win in the NFC Championship game. The win in temperatures...

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) Quarterback Ryan Tannehill sat out the Miami Dolphins' practice Wednesday, making it unlikely he'll return from a left knee injury for the team's playoff game Sunday at Pittsburgh . Tannehill has missed the past three games. Ten-year veteran Matt Moore, who is 2-1 as Tannehill's replacement, is...

HOUSTON (AP) Rookie Connor Cook will start for the Oakland Raiders in their wild-card game against the Houston Texans on Saturday. Raiders coach Jack Del Rio revealed the decision on a conference call Wednesday with reporters in Houston. Cook will become the first quarterback in NFL history to make his first...