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AP Pro Football WriterEagles boost run game, get Miami's Jay Ajayi for draft pickBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) The NFL-leading Eagles bolstered their running attack Tuesday, acquiring Jay Ajayi from the Miami Dolphins for a 2018 fourth-round draft pick hours before the trade deadline.Ajayi has 465 yards rushing and...

AP Sports WriterSeahawks have managed to keep COVID-19 at bay, so farBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) Everything in Pete Carroll's program that he's created over his decade in charge of the Seattle Seahawks is based upon competition.It's remained true, even in the midst of a global pandemic, that...

AP Sports WriterJags give 2-year extensions to Marrone, Coughlin, CaldwellBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Jacksonville's success last season gave owner Shad Khan hope for the future and increased faith in the team's leadership.Khan gave two-year extensions to coach Doug Marrone, executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin...

Falcons resign punter Matt Wile to replace injured BosherFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed punter Matt Wile ahead of Sunday's game against the Houston Texans.The team made the move after Matt Bosher was ruled out with a groin injury. Offensive lineman John Wetzel was waived...

Ed Croke, New York Giants' former PR director, dies at 86EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Ed Croke, the New York Giants' former public relations director, died Wednesday. He was 86.The NFL team said Croke died at his home in Jupiter, Florida.Croke joined the Giants in 1965 as director of...

AP Pro Football WriterGaroppolo looks to build off best game of season for 49ersBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) For most of the season, Jimmy Garoppolo hasn't been asked to carry too heavy a load at quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers thanks to a dominant defense and...

AP Pro Football WriterLooking for the best NFL matchups this week? Look SouthBy BARRY WILNERThe place to focus on this week is Down South, as in NFC South.All three contenders in the NFL's best division have difficult matchups Sunday, two of them facing off when top dogs Carolina and...

Chargers sign ex-Eagles S Jaylen Watkins to 1-year contractCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Defensive back Jaylen Watkins has left the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles for a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Chargers.The Chargers announced the deal Friday.Watkins appeared in 36 games over four seasons for the Eagles,...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Latest from the NFL's annual scouting combine (all times local): -- 3:55 p.m. San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch would consider bringing back Colin Kaepernick - if the quarterback is interested. Kaepernick is expected to opt out of his contract before free agency opens next week. But during a...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama authorities have suspicions about a fire that gutted a mansion owned by Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain.Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Lt. Andy Norris says a witness reported seeing a car speeding away from the scene of the blaze Monday night.Norris says the vehicle could be...

AP Sports WriterVP Pence leaves NFL game after players protest during anthemBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Vice President Mike Pence left the 49ers-Colts game after about a dozen San Francisco players took a knee during the national anthem Sunday.The former Indiana governor flew in so he could watch Peyton...

AP Sports WriterSeahawks open camp minus Malik McDowell after accidentBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) An offseason that was filled with drama for the Seattle Seahawks added another layer on Sunday as rookie defensive tackle Malik McDowell did not report for the start of training camp after being involved...