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AP Sports WriterBengals owner Mike Brown opposes 18-game schedule proposalBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Bengals owner Mike Brown thinks the NFL's current 16-game schedule for the regular season is long enough, and he doubts that the league will be able to shorten the preseason and add games that count...

AP Sports WriterLynch's return provides a spark for Seahawks locker roomBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) When Marshawn Lynch played his last game for Seattle in January 2016, a playoff loss to Carolina, the idea of him ever wearing a Seahawks uniform again seemed preposterous.Yet here was Lynch on...

AP Sports WriterRivers acknowledges uncertainty going into home finaleBy JOE REEDYCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Philip Rivers will make his 112th home start on Sunday for the Los Angeles Chargers. Whether it will be his final one wearing powder blue remains to be seen.Rivers' future with the franchise he...

Associated PressAttorney: Hernandez hinted at suicide weeks before his deathBy PHILIP MARCELOBOSTON (AP) Aaron Hernandez hinted about suicide weeks before he was found hanging by a bedsheet in prison last week, according to a jailhouse friend who once sought to share a cell with the former NFL star.Lawrence...

AP Sports WriterDK Metcalf on verge of toppling 35-year-old Seahawks recordBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) As DK Metcalf was finishing up his rookie season a year ago, he took a glance at the Seattle Seahawks record book.After having 900 yards receiving as a rookie, Metcalf knew the single-season...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) If there has been a constant in the New York Giants' three-game winning streak, it's been that Steve Spagnuolo's defense has had to make a fourth-quarter stands to secure the wins. Last week, the defense stopped the Eagles at the New York 17 after Eli Manning...

AP Sports WriterMichael McCaskey, who succeeded Halas as Bears' leader, diesBy ANDREW SELIGMANLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Michael McCaskey, who led the Chicago Bears for nearly three decades following the death of his grandfather George Halas, died Saturday after a lengthy battle with cancer, the team said. He was...

ATLANTA (AP) Green Bay's offense was without both starting tackles from the start and then lost both starting wide receivers. Oh, and the Packers were playing in the first regular-season game in the Atlanta Falcons' new stadium. Plus, Green Bay's makeshift line had to face a defensive front that stayed...

NFL establishes owner-player committee on social justiceNEW YORK (AP) The NFL has established a player-owner committee focusing on social and racial justice initiatives.The league also said Tuesday it is beginning a ''Let's Listen Together'' campaign that includes digital content and commercials highlighting player-led work on equality issues. That...

Associated PressCowboys' Elliott detained by police at Vegas music festivalBy KEN RITTERLAS VEGAS (AP) Dallas Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott was handcuffed by police, but not arrested, after a scuffle involving event staff at a Las Vegas music festival, officials said Monday.The 23-year-old running back was detained briefly about...

AP Sports WriterBrowns Pro Bowl tackle Thomas undergoes triceps surgeryBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Browns Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas had surgery for his torn left triceps, an injury that ended his consecutive plays streak at 10,363.Thomas was injured in the third quarter of Sunday's overtime loss to Tennessee....

Giants-Packers PreviewEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants will head to Lambeau Field to face the Green Bay Packers in a Sunday night game that will reunite teacher and student on the same field.The teacher would be Packers head coach Mike McCarthy and the student, Ben McAdoo, McCarthy's...