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AP Sports WriterColts' top draft pick Malik Hooker returns after surgeriesBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indianapolis Colts safety Malik Hooker had two offseason surgeries and spent seven excruciating months waiting to prove he could excel in the NFL.After surgeries forced him to skip the league's annual scouting combine workouts,...

The fans at Lambeau Field will be treated to a game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers when they take their seats on Sunday. Dallas at Green Bay When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, October 16, 2016 Where: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Oddsmakers currently have the Packers listed as 4½-point...

AP Pro Football WriterForget 'any given Sunday': There are givens in NFL this yearBy BARRY WILNERYou can take that ''any given Sunday'' bromide and toss it out with some of Case Keenum's interceptions. So far in 2019, there is a Grand Canyon of separation between the contenders and everybody...

RENTON, Wash. (AP) D.J. Reed might not have seen the field at all this season if Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider didn't take a chance during the summer. By taking that flyer on a waiver claim and giving Reed time to get fully healthy following an injury, he has...

AP Sports WriterFirst task for Packers RT Bryan Bulaga: facing Bears' MackBy GENARO C. ARMASGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Right tackle Bryan Bulaga is familiar enough with the pass-rushing prowess of Khalil Mack to know what to expect when the Chicago Bears visit Lambeau Field on Sunday night.No film...

AP Sports WriterBengals practice in Dayton, site of NFL's inaugural gameBy JOE KAYDAYTON, Ohio (AP) What's regarded as the NFL's first game didn't involve Lions, Bengals or Bears. Instead, the Triangles and Panhandles went at it on an October afternoon in a triangle-shaped park at the confluence of...

AP Sports WriterDonahue looks to shed small-school label, sack QBs with JetsBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Dylan Donahue was as far away from a football field as he could imagine, working on an icy roof and wondering what had become of his NFL dreams.Laying out quarterbacks...

The back and forth between the representatives of Jameis Winston and Erica Kinsman has ramped up on the eve of CNN's airing of the film ''The Hunting Ground.''The cable news station is scheduled to show documentary about sexual assault on American college campuses Sunday. The film aired at the...

Associated PressVirus shutdowns will likely make NFL draft most bet on everBy WAYNE PARRYATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) For those who haven't mastered the odds of Belarussian soccer or Russian table tennis, this week's NFL draft gives U.S. gamblers their first opportunity in weeks to bet on an event...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots has all the incentives to become the NFL's highest paid tight end. Agent Drew Rosenhaus said Thursday the Patriots have added $4.3 million in incentives to Gronkowski's contract for the next two seasons. The deal includes $1 million in...

ESPN and NFL Network will combine for NFL draft telecastNEW YORK (AP) ESPN and NFL Network will join forces for this year's NFL draft. They will produce a broadcast that will air on both networks over all three days.The April 23-25 draft was originally scheduled to be in...

Associated PressFalcons try to keep Devonta Freeman in a steady rhythmBy GEORGE HENRYFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) The Atlanta Falcons are careful not to interrupt Devonta Freeman when he's in a steady rhythm.Freeman, a two-time Pro Bowl selection and the NFL's highest-paid running back, has earned the right to...