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AP Sports WriterIn 10th season, Mark Ingram still running strong for RavensBy DAVID GINSBURGOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) In his ninth NFL season, Mark Ingram rambled for 1,018 yards as part of the most prolific running attack in the history of the league.For an encore, Ingram intends to cap...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos sad Miller won't have big year he worked so hard forBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Von Miller was primed for a monster comeback in 2020 after packing on the muscle this spring, doubling down on his leadership duties after watching Kobe Bryant's funeral and...

AP Sports WriterRivers ready to begin new chapter as Colts quarterbackBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Philip Rivers felt the adrenaline rush long before arriving at the Indianapolis Colts complex Wednesday.Yes, even a 17-year veteran, a father of nine and a future high school football coach still gets geeked up...

AP Sports WriterPatriots' young LBs could get playing time early this seasonBy KYLE HIGHTOWERFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) The Patriots expected to have a different look at on defense this season following an offseason that saw the departures of linebackers Jamie Collins, Kyle Van Noy and Elandon Roberts.Collins and Van...

AP Pro Football WriterOverlooked? Underrated? Marrone thinks Jags 'can be special'By MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars have a chance to surprise, possibly even shock, much of the NFL.Just not themselves.After dumping three potential starters last week - moves that raised speculation about the team tanking in...

AP Sports WriterNo Tua, but Dolphins will rely heavily on rookies in openerBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) At least four Miami Dolphins rookies are expected to see significant action in Sunday's opener, and none is named Tua Tagovailoa.Miami's top draft pick and potential franchise quarterback will begin his...

AP Sports WriterDirect deposit: WR Hopkins negotiates own deal with ArizonaBy DAVID BRANDTTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) DeAndre Hopkins is one of the NFL's best players. Someday, he'd like to run one of the game's best organizations.So during the past few weeks, the 28-year-old receiver has spent lots of late...

AP Sports WriterBills sign ex-Packers receiver Kumerow to practice squadBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Aaron Rodgers' loss in Green Bay is the Buffalo Bills' gain after signing receiver Jake Kumerow to their practice squad on Tuesday, three days after he was cut by the Packers.The Packers' decision to...

AP Sports WriterRivera misses Washington practice to begin cancer treatmentsBy STEPHEN WHYNORon Rivera missed Washington's first game week practice to begin treatment for a form of skin cancer, so Jack Del Rio stepped in as planned.''We carried on as normal,'' Del Rio said Tuesday. ''It was pretty much business...

AP Sports WriterFournette excited for fresh start with Brady-led BuccaneersBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Leonard Fournette feels he and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are an ideal match.The former Jacksonville running back practiced with his new team for the first time Tuesday, and the two-time 1,000-yard rusher is excited...

AP Pro Football WriterNow that NFL supports Colin Kaepernick's fight, what's next?By ROB MAADDIFour years later, the NFL admitted it was wrong and said it now supports Colin Kaepernick in his fight against racial injustice, encouraging players to take a stand - or a knee - for the cause.What...

AP Sports WriterInnovative, ultramodern SoFi Stadium ready to welcome NFLBy GREG BEACHAMINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) When Stan Kroenke asked his fellow NFL owners for permission to return pro football to Los Angeles nearly a half-decade ago, he won them over by promising something nobody else could realistically deliver.The Rams...