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PITTSBURGH (AP) The training wheels are off for Bud Dupree. Finally.The Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker heads into Sunday's game against the New York Giants without any limitations, ending a patience-testing stretch in which the 2015 first-round pick missed training camp then underwent sports hernia surgery before beginning the arduous process...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL following NBA's lead in blurring traditional positionsBy ARNIE STAPLETONThe NFL is embracing dexterity for the first time since the 1960s, when expanded rosters and the age of specialization ushered out the last of the great two-way players such as Chuck Bednarik and Les Richter.For much...

AP Pro Football WriterHall of Fame DE Doleman dies at age 58By DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Chris Doleman was clinging to his preferred position of outside linebacker, struggling through his second NFL season with the Minnesota Vikings.The team's vision for his 6-foot-5 frame was at defensive end, where he...

AP Sports WriterCardinals DL Peters out for season with knee injuryBy DAVID BRANDTArizona Cardinals defensive tackle Corey Peters is out for the rest of the season because of a knee injury.The 32-year-old Peters was hurt just before halftime of Arizona's 32-30 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. He...

Associated PressNFL receives overall B in racial, gender hiring practicesBy TERRANCE HARRISORLANDO, Fla. (AP) During a time in which player activism in the NFL has become a polarizing issue, the league continues to receive high grades for racial hiring practices in a diversity report that also finds that...

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at NEW YORK GIANTS - EAGLES: OUT: QB Nick Foles (collarbone). DNP: LB Casey Matthews (not injury related). LIMITED: CB Bradley Fletcher (hip). FULL: DT Beau Allen (shoulder), DE Brandon Bair (knee), TE Trey Burton (back), LB Trent Cole (hand), S Chris Maragos (hamstring), WR Jordan Matthews...

AP Sports WriterDebate on racism renews calls for Redskins to change nameBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe recent national debate over racism has renewed calls for the NFL’s Washington Redskins to change their name, with Native American advocates believing the climate is right for action despite no evidence owner Dan Snyder is...

AP Sports WritersColts' Hooker is 2nd Indy player with torn Achilles in 2020By MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indianapolis Colts have played two games and lost two starters with torn Achilles tendons.Coach Frank Reich announced Monday that safety Malik Hooker would miss the rest of this season after tearing...

Associated PressNFL team's deep Catholic ties behind role in abuse crisisBy JIM MUSTIAN, REESE DUNKLIN and BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) Why would an NFL team, even one called the Saints, strike a behind-the-scenes alliance with the Roman Catholic Church on an issue as emotionally fraught as clergy sex...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL tells teams training camps will open on timeBy ROB MAADDIThe NFL has informed teams their training camps will open on time.League executive Troy Vincent sent a memo to general managers and head coaches on Saturday informing them rookies can report by Tuesday, quarterbacks and injured...

Man arrested in crash killing Colts LB charged in 2nd caseLEBANON, Ind. (AP) A Guatemalan living illegally in the U.S. and charged in a drunken crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and another man has been charged in an unrelated case.Boone County Prosecutor Todd Meyer filed...

AP Sports WriterNew look, new attitude for Gase's sputtering DolphinsBy STEVEN WINEDAVIE, Fla. (AP) Jay Ajayi is gone and Jay Cutler is back, giving the Miami Dolphins' worst-in-the-league offense a different look than last week.Coach Adam Gase believes the unit also had a different attitude when the team...