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AP Sports WriterChargers place Pouncey on IR; center will have hip surgeryBy JOE REEDYCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Chargers center Mike Pouncey has been placed on injured reserve and will miss the season because of a hip injury.General manager Tom Telesco said Thursday that Pouncey will undergo...

Vikings put RG Pat Elflein on injured reserveEAGAN, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings placed starting right guard Pat Elflein on injured reserve on Thursday, meaning the fourth-year player will miss at least three games.The Vikings did not disclose the injury for Elflein, who has not appeared on the...

AP Sports WriterBrady focused on Panthers, not subpar opening performanceBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers expect to be better against the Carolina Panthers.The six-time Super Bowl champion struggled in his debut with his new team, was called out by his coach for...

AP Sports WriterMcVay: Rams intend to ink WR Robert Woods to extension soonBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Robert Woods is off to another strong start with the Los Angeles Rams in a career that has always exceeded expectations, and his team is planning to reward him for it.Rams...

AP Pro Football WriterCowboys host Falcons, with McCarthy moving past memory laneBy SCHUYLER DIXONMike McCarthy got the sentimental stuff out of the way before his first home game as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, in the stadium where he won his Super Bowl with Green Bay a decade ago.After...

AP Pro Football WriterJets WR Crowder sits out practice, could miss 49ers gameBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) The New York Jets' struggling offense could be without wide receiver Jamison Crowder against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.Crowder sat out practice Thursday with a hamstring injury, leaving his...

AP Sports WriterSteelers, Roethlisberger eye 2-0 start vs. Lock, BroncosBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The pain was familiar to Ben Roethlisberger.Welcome even.And the best part about how his 38-year-old Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback's body felt following his first game in 364 days might have been the fact none of the...

AP Sports WriterOld guys rule: Belichick, Carroll meet as Pats visit HawksBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) When Bill Belichick replaced Pete Carroll as head coach in New England 20 years ago, neither could have guessed two decades later they'd be viewed as two of the better coaches during that...

Cardinals place safety Jalen Thompson on IR, sign RileyTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals have placed starting safety Jalen Thompson on injured reserve after he injured his ankle against the San Francisco 49ers in the season opener.Thompson will miss at least the next three games. The 22-year-old out...

AP Pro Football WriterJets' Darnold working to put dismal season debut behind himBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Sam Darnold's feet weren't right at times. His arm misfired. And his mind seemed scattered.It was an ugly opening game for the New York Jets quarterback, and a performance that...

AP Pro Football WriterJags hope to end Music City skid with 'whole different team'By MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone has a farm outside Nashville and dozens of friends and family members living in the area.Many of them are Tennessee Titans fans, and they probably...

AP Sports WriterBurrow, Bengals hit road vs Browns on NFL's 100th birthdayBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Joe Burrow's childhood was pretty much the same as every other boy raised in football-obsessed Ohio, the NFL's birthplace.He learned his ABCs and multiplication tables in school. Outside, Burrow got lessons on Paul...