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CINCINNATI (AP) - The Bengals signed running back Cedric Peerman to a new contract on Thursday, keeping one of their top special teams players.Peerman became an unrestricted free agent after leading the Bengals' special teams in tackles last season.The sixth-year veteran has rushed for 334 yards on 64 carries...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor is still recovering from a concussion, raising the possibility of rookie Nathan Peterman opening the season against the New York Jets on Sunday. Coach Sean McDermott said before practice Monday that Taylor has shown signs of improvement but remains in concussion...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - No coach has more postseason wins than Bill Belichick. No quarterback has been to more Super Bowls than Tom Brady.And these New England Patriots are so much more than that dynamic duo, as the overwhelmed Indianapolis Colts learned.Belichick and Brady earned their sixth trip to...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Running back Cameron Artis-Payne is hoping there's room for two Cams in the Carolina Panthers' backfield.He didn't think there was at Auburn, where Cam Newton's legendary status prompted Artis-Payne to go by a different name.Artis-Payne said at Auburn he went by ''Cap,'' a nickname derived...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Colts coach Chuck Pagano is confident quarterback Andrew Luck will play Sunday against Jacksonville despite a sore right shoulder.Luck has taken a beating this season. He's been sacked five times and taken 10 other hits. He was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.After last weekend's 35-33...

CINCINNATI (AP) - Aqib Talib returned Andy Dalton's too-high pass for a touchdown, but Jeremy Hill countered with an 85-yard touchdown run on Monday night and the Bengals ran their way to a 20-7 halftime lead over the Denver Broncos.It was another rough start to a night game for...

AP Sports WriterBell apologizes for being a distraction as Steelers beginBy WILL GRAVESLATROBE, Pa. (AP) Le'Veon Bell believes his surgically repaired right knee feels so good he could play ''tomorrow.''The wait will be considerably longer for the Pittsburgh Steelers running back, perhaps all the way until October if...

Bills add with receiver Corey "Philly" BrownORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills agreed to terms with wide receiver Corey ''Philly'' Brown on Sunday.Brown spent the past three seasons with the Carolina Panthers, catching 79 passes for 1,019 yards and seven touchdowns in 43 games (22 starts). First-year...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Panthers quarterback Cam Newton defended his role in a training camp scuffle with cornerback Josh Norman, saying he would do the same thing again.Newtown said Tuesday, ''What's the blueprint of a franchise quarterback? Leading your team. I'm not going to let anyone dictate how I...

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) The most talked-about and obvious move, of course, was the benching of Robert Griffin III in favor of Kirk Cousins as the starting quarterback.Turns out that was only the beginning of what is perceived, at least, as a whole new way of doing things around...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Peyton Manning is staying back in Denver when the Broncos travel to Chicago this weekend so he can continue getting treatment on a variety of ailments. He has company in DeMarcus Ware, who's staying behind to keep rehabbing his bad back.''You can go out there...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Jason Babin took part in the Baltimore Ravens' practice Wednesday with an eye toward playing Sunday against the Oakland Raiders.John Harbaugh said there's every reason to believe the 35-year-old veteran could play.The Ravens signed Babin on Tuesday as insurance after Terrell Suggs was lost...