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Cardinals sign TE Cantrell, release CB SheltonTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals have signed tight end Dylan Cantrell to a one-year deal.The 6-foot-3, 240-pound Cantrell is switching positions to tight end after being selected as a receiver by the Los Angeles Chargers in the sixth round of the...

AP Pro Football WriterAP source: NFLPA agrees with league on no preseason gamesBy SIMMI BUTTARNEW YORK (AP) The NFL Players Association has agreed to the league's plan to drop all preseason games for the 2020 season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.The person spoke...

AP Sports WriterRedskins' Brown responds to trash talk from Eagles' JohnsonBy STEPHEN WHYNOASHBURN, Va. (AP) Redskins linebacker Zach Brown isn't taking too kindly to some trash talk from Eagles lineman Lane Johnson.Philadelphia's starting right tackle wrote on The Players' Tribune that the Eagles are going to ''whup'' Washington...

Lions sign QB Luis Perez, cut QB David Fales, RB Zach ZennerALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions have signed quarterback Luis Perez and cut quarterback David Fales, giving them another option behind Matthew Stafford.Detroit made the move Tuesday, two days before playing its final preseason game at...

Peyton Manning figured one one-handed catch deserved another. So, up the ladder he went -- throwing the ball high in the back of the end zone to Demaryius Thomas. Manning A True No. 1 Thomas leaped and brought it down with his right hand, then got both feet down inside the line...

AP Sports WriterLions among NFL teams using instant replay in training campBy LARRY LAGEALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) Matthew Stafford dropped back and connected over the middle with Golden Tate.Before the Detroit Lions lined up to take another snap in the two-minute drill, Stafford's short pass to Tate was...

8 finalists announced for Art Rooney Sportsmanship AwardNEW YORK (AP) Veterans Adrian Peterson, Calais Campbell and Thomas Davis Sr. are among the eight finalists for the NFL's Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award.The league revealed the finalists Thursday. Along with the Washington running back, Jacksonville defensive end and Los Angeles...

The OAKLAND and the TENNESSEE will both be gunning for a victory on 9/10/2017 at 1:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. OAKLAND vs TENNESSEE When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 10, 2017 Where: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee ROT TEAM PS OU ML 463 OAKLAND -2 (-110) 50.5 (-110) 110 -130 464 TENNESSEE TV: 1 p.m. ET, CBS. LINE: Titans -2. O/U: 50.5 PREDICTION: Raiders 33, Titans 23 Oddsmakers currently have the TENNESSEE listed as...

Associated PressProsecutor: Detroit Lions' Trevor Bates punched officerBy VERENA DOBNIKNEW YORK (AP) Trevor Bates, a linebacker for the Detroit Lions, was arrested Saturday in New York on charges that he failed to pay a taxi fare and then punched a police officer, who suffered a concussion.Bates faces charges...

RotoExpertsFANTASY PLAYS: RB position in fantasy all about workloadBy JOE GALLINAWith many NFL teams using a running back by committee approach, the ''bell cow'' back who carries the ball 20 times per game has become a hot commodity in fantasy football.According to consensus draft rankings in point-per-reception (PPR) scoring...

Chiefs missing rushing power for key game at New EnglandBy The Associated PressThe Kansas City Chiefs will be without two of their leading rushers when they face the New England Patriots in a rematch of last season’s AFC championship game.Damien Williams is inactive with a rib injury and Darrel...

AP Pro Football WriterAP Exclusive: Titans' ownership staying in Adams familyBy TERESA M. WALKEROwnership of the Tennessee Titans is remaining with the Adams family with Susie Adams Smith agreeing to sell her share of the team to the family-controlled KSA Industries Inc. Amy Adams Strunk will hold a 50%...