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AP Pro Football WriterCousins, Vikings agree to 2-year, $66M contract extensionBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Vikings and Kirk Cousins agreed on Monday to a two-year, $66 million contract extension, giving the quarterback another eight-figure influx of guaranteed money and providing the team some immediate salary-cap relief.Cousins was...

Bills-Jaguars CapsuleBy The Associated PressBUFFALO (9-7) at JACKSONVILLE (10-6)Sunday, 1:05 p.m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE - Jaguars by 7 +RECORD VS. SPREAD - Buffalo 9-6-1, Jacksonville 9-7SERIES RECORD - Bills lead 8-7LAST MEETING - Bills beat Jaguars 28-21, Nov. 27, 2016LAST WEEK - Bills beat Dolphins 22-16; Jaguars lost to...

AP Sports WriterFor Bears, sweetest pick of all was PaytonBy ANDREW SELIGMANBEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: RB Walter Payton. The Bears boast a record 28 Hall of Famers, from founder George Halas to 2018 inductee Brian Urlacher. But when it comes to the draft, the sweetest pick of all has...

AP Pro Football WriterChiefs, Ravens lead the way in the AP Pro32 pollBy SIMMI BUTTARNEW YORK (AP) Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson are two of the NFL's most dynamic young players.They also are the league's last two regular-season Most Valuable Players.Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are the...

Dolphins DT Phillips released after angry sideline outburstDAVIE, Fla. (AP) The Miami Dolphins released defensive tackle Jordan Phillips on Tuesday in the wake of his angry sideline outburst after he came out of a lopsided loss at New England.''Free at last free at last,'' Phillips wrote on Instagram....

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola says a carport that has drawn griping from his neighbors in a historic Rhode Island district is legal and comes in handy.Amendola erected the metal structure behind his 1774 home in Providence's College Hill district last month. He...

The Latest: Jags take lead on Bortles pass to LewisBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the NFL conference championships. (all times local):3:45 p.m.The Jacksonville Jaguars have taken the lead early in the second quarter of the AFC title game.Blake Bortles found Marcedes Lewis wide open in the end zone...

Mathis to become 17th member of Colts' Ring of HonorINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indianapolis Colts will add career sacks leader Robert Mathis to their Ring of Honor this year.The team announced Monday the induction ceremony will take place Nov. 22 when the Colts host the Green Bay Packers.Mathis played...

AP Sports WriterBrowns new GM Berry prepared for unique, "virtual" draftBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) With degrees from Harvard in economics and computer science, Browns general manager Andrew Berry would seem perfectly suited to handle any pitfalls or problems he might encounter in his first NFL draft - a...

The Latest: Patriots cut lead to 14-10; Gronkowski hurtBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the NFL conference championships. (all times local):4:28 p.m.Jacksonville has taken a 14-10 lead at halftime of the AFC championship.The Jaguars were up 14-3 after an early touchdown pass from Blake Bortles to Marcedes Lewis ...

AP Pro Football WriterBettors leaning heavily toward home teams making Super BowlBy BARRY WILNERPro Picks is surprised.Consider that the NFC title game is a matchup of the conferences's top two seeds. The spread favors host San Francisco (14-3) over Green Bay (also 14-3) by 7 1-2 points.In the AFC,...

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