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The Latest: 49ers reshuffle offensive line; both tackles outBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 4 in the NFL (all times EDT):6:10 p.m.The San Francisco 49ers are having to do some major reshuffling on the offensive line with both of their tackles out.Left tackle Joe Staley injured his knee...

Quarterback Derek Carr was a full participant in practice for a second straight day and is on target to play Saturday after leaving last week's game with a groin injury. Carr was given no injury status for the game against Miami on Saturday night, a sign he should be good...

Jets sign son of def. coordinator, to reserve/future dealFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets have signed defensive back Kacy Rodgers II, son of defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers, to a reserve/future contract.Rodgers II was undrafted out of the University of Miami in 2013 and spent the last...

3 ex-staff of truck stops controlled by Haslams convictedCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Three of four former employees of truck stop chain Pilot Flying J who have been on trial since November were convicted Thursday in connection with a rebate scam.Former company President Mark Hazelwood and former account representative Heather...

AP Pro Football WriterIt's unanimous: Kuechly repeats as AP's best inside 'backerBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) L-u-u-u-u-u-ke, and this time it's unanimous.Luke Kuechly was voted the NFL's top inside linebacker by The Associated Press for the second straight year Friday, with all 10 members of the panel picking the...

Associated PressDecathlete Garrett Scantling trying to make it in the NFLBy GEORGE HENRYFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Garrett Scantling decided before his freshman year at Georgia to honor his track and field scholarship and focus solely on the decathlon.Now five years out of football, Scantling has shelved his decathlon...

By Pro Football WriterGaroppolo not worried about his future as 49ers starting QBBy JOSH DUBOWJimmy Garoppolo might be one of the few people not speculating about his future as starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.For the second time in three years, an injury derailed Garoppolo's season, leading to...

AP Sports WriterSeahawks acquire safety Quandre Diggs from LionsBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) The Seattle Seahawks have addressed depth concerns in the defensive backfield by acquiring Quandre Diggs from the Detroit Lions on Tuesday in exchange for a 2020 fifth-round pick.Seattle has major depth worries at safety after...

AP Pro Football WriterMinshewmania's next stop is in the Rocky MountainsBy ARNIE STAPLETONDENVER (AP) He's the real-life Uncle Rico lookalike from Napoleon Dynamite, the ''Mississippi Mustache,'' the rookie whose legend is growing faster than any of the more celebrated quarterbacks taking their lumps on the field or biding...

AP Sports WriterWorn out? Loss puts Kitchens’ future with Browns in jeopardyBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) Browns coach Freddie Kitchens swears he’s not anxious about his fashion choices or future.Maybe he should be. They’re both under heavy scrutiny.On Sunday, the Browns’ playoff hopes took a devastating hit with...

Redskins put linebacker Mason Foster on injured reserveASHBURN, Va. (AP) The Washington Redskins will be without center Spencer Long against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, and without linebacker Mason Foster for longer than that.Long has a knee injury, and Foster is set to have surgery on his right...

AP Sports WriterEx-NFL kicker, Saints hero Tom Dempsey dies at 73By BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, who played in the NFL despite being born without toes on his kicking foot and made a record 63-yard field goal, died late Saturday while struggling with complications...