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AP Pro Football WriterRaiders QB Derek Carr looks to maintain upward trajectoryBy JOSH DUBOWNAPA, Calif. (AP) Derek Carr's career has been on an upward trajectory ever since entering the NFL as a second-round pick three years ago.Ten straight losses to open an up-and-down rookie season in 2014 was...

Browns re-sign tight end/fullback Orson CharlesBy The Associated PressCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Browns have re-signed free agent tight end Orson Charles, who doubles as a fullback.Charles became an unrestricted free agent last month after the Browns chose not to tender him as a restricted free agent.The 28-year-old made...

AP Sports WriterCardinals, Falcons searching for second win of seasonBy DAVID BRANDTGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons are two football teams with a lot of similarities: productive offense, problems with the defense, and not a lot of wins.At least the Cardinals have some momentum.Arizona (1-3-1)...

AP Pro Football WritersAP sources: NFL owners offer opt-out guidelines for playersBy BARRY WILNER and ROB MAADDIThe NFL has offered opt-out guidelines to players who do not want to participate in the upcoming season because of the coronavirus, two people with knowledge of the offer told The Associated Press...

Associated PressCoach Steve Wilks, Cardinals back rookie after recent arrestBy JOSE M. ROMEROTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona Cardinals rookie wide receiver Christian Kirk took the field Tuesday for the first time since a report surfaced about his arrest in the months before the team chose him in the second...

Associated PressRyan expecting another sparse crowd in Falcons' home finaleBy GEORGE HENRYATLANTA (AP) Quarterback Matt Ryan does not blame Falcons fans for poor attendance at home games the last couple of years.Atlanta is out of the playoffs for the second straight season and Ryan, the 2016 NFL MVP,...

AP Pro Football WriterRaiders will be without injured RB Josh Jacobs vs. JetsBy JOSH DUBOWThe Las Vegas Raiders will be without leading rusher Josh Jacobs and safety Johnathan Abram for this week's game against the winless New York Jets.Coach Jon Gruden said Friday that the two won't make the...

AP Sports WriterMarshawn Mania: Lynch ready to go for Seahawks vs. 49ersBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Four years after he last went through a full week of preparation with Seattle, it felt downright normal for Pete Carroll to see Marshawn Lynch carrying the ball during practice.The only question that...

AP Pro Football WriterBart Starr, QB who led Packers to greatness, dies at 85By ARNIE STAPLETONBart Starr was an ordinary quarterback until teaming with Vince Lombardi and serving as the catalyst for the powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams that ruled the 1960s and ushered in the NFL as America's...

The Latest: Texans clinch AFC South; Pats get another byeBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 17 of the NFL's regular season (all times Eastern):4:25 p.m.The Houston Texans clinched the AFC South title as Deshaun Watson threw for 234 yards and ran for a touchdown, and DeAndre Hopkins had...

The fans at AT&T Stadium will be treated to a game between the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys when they take their seats on Sunday. Detroit at Dallas When: 4:40 PM ET, Sunday, January 4, 2015 Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas TV: 4:40 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Cowboys -6.5. O/U: 48 PREDICTION: Cowboys...

Los Angeles is nearing 20 years without an NFL team, but Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones doesn't think the second biggest market in the country will be without an NFL team for long. "Closer than ever -- ever being since they left, which has been a long time much to...