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AP Sports WriterBrowns down 6 players for Jets game due to COVID protocolsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Browns will try to make the playoffs without four wide receivers, including Jarvis Landry, along with their starting middle linebacker and his replacement, because of a positive COVID-19 test and subsequent...

AP Sports WriterEngram showing signs of breakout season, health permittingBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New York Giants tight end Evan Engram is tired of listening to people talk about his talent, potential and, of course, his injuries.In three seasons, the 2017 first-round draft pick has missed 14...

Dislocated, fractured ankle ends season for Colts receiverINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indianapolis Colts will put receiver Daurice Fountain on season-ending injured reserve with a dislocated and fractured left ankle.Coach Frank Reich confirmed the diagnosis Sunday and said the Colts will give him all the support he needs.The second-year receiver...

AP Sports WriterRams' Robey-Coleman will pay NFL fine for infamous hitBy GREG BEACHAMTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Rams defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman plans to pay an NFL fine for a helmet-to-helmet hit on New Orleans receiver Tommylee Lewis in the NFC championship game.The Rams' slot cornerback also...

Bears agree to 1-year deal with former Steelers CB BurnsLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears and cornerback Artie Burns agreed to a one-year contract, agent Drew Rosenhaus said on Saturday.Drafted out of Miami by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the No. 25 pick in 2016, Burns played in...

AP Sports WriterStars line up for a chance to play with Brady-led BuccaneersBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Signing Tom Brady was just a start for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who continue to assemble a star-studded cast around the six-time Super Bowl champion.Leonard Fournette is the latest high-profile addition...

AP Pro Football WriterJets complete 2nd interview with 49ers' Saleh without dealBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) The search for a new coach continues for the New York Jets after they completed an in-person interview with San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh on Wednesday without apparently reaching...

NFLPA health playbook for players puts concussions in focusINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NFL Players Association has created a medical guide for players, a 107-page reference book written by scientific professionals with extensive material on concussion detection, treatment and the league's game-day protocol for head injuries.The union's inaugural ''health playbook''...

The DENVER and the SAN FRANCISCO will both be gunning for a victory on 12/9/2018 at 4:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. DENVER BRONCOS vs SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, December 9, 2018 Where: Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California ROT TEAM PS OU ML 123 DENVER 4 (-110) 45.5 (-110) -170 150 124 SAN FRANCISCO TV: 4:05 PM LINE: 4 PREDICTION: SAN FRANCISCO , DENVER Oddsmakers currently...

Associated PressBills go for big change at NFL draftBy MARK LUDWICZAKORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Offensive lineman Wyatt Teller doesn't need a scouting report to see what's happening with the Buffalo Bills.He knows his newest team made a splash to open the draft, with a potential franchise quarterback and...

Associated PressNFL Saints backed by church in effort to keep emails secretBy JIM MUSTIANNEW ORLEANS (AP) An attorney for New Orleans' Roman Catholic archdiocese Thursday strongly defended the New Orleans Saints' behind-the-scenes help in dealing with the clergy sex abuse crisis, saying the legal effort to release hundreds...

Wax museum seeks Tom Brady's help to improve 'creepy' statueBOSTON (AP) A new wax museum is asking New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for help to improve a wax replica of him that has been ridiculed online.The Dreamland Wax Museum in Boston features a statue of Brady that...