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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Tom Brady smiled away the Tuck Rule on the way to his first Super Bowl victory, flashing that dimple-chinned grin that said, ''I had it all the time.''The New England Patriots' illegal videotaping. His name popping up in baseball's steroid investigation. Shenanigans with the NFL...

The Latest: Chargers' Philip Rivers in elite club of NFL QBsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 9 in the NFL (all times EST):5:10 p.m.Philip Rivers is starting in his 200th consecutive game, a milestone just three NFL quarterbacks have ever reached.Rivers took the first snap for the Los...

AP Sports WriterSooners other runner: Perine focused on Redskins, not MixonBy STEPHEN WHYNOASHBURN, Va. (AP) The other rookie running back out of Oklahoma is ready to run through NFL defenders.Samaje Perine didn't get nearly the attention before the draft as Joe Mixon. But the fourth-round pick of the...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Colts held a meeting this week to ensure the team was headed in the same direction.Players only. No coaches.''It was a chance for a player, if he wanted to leave, it was a chance to leave and not be crucified,'' said receiver Reggie Wayne, who...

Titans remove wide receiver Rishard Matthews off PUP listNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews has passed his physical and been removed from the physically unable to perform list.The Titans announced the roster move Sunday. They also placed receiver Michael Campanaro on injured reserve.Matthews has been cleared...

Chicago Bears exercise 5th-year option on LB Leonard FloydLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears exercised their fifth-year option on linebacker Leonard Floyd on Wednesday, locking him up through the 2020 season.The move was expected after Floyd played in all 16 regular-season games last season and recorded four...

AP Pro Football WriterJets' Gase: Had no input on GM firing; excited about BellBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Adam Gase spent most of his nearly 15-minute news conference batting down reports and rumors, while trying to set the record straight.The New York Jets coach has been...

AP Pro Football WriterJets' Le'Veon Bell wants to be No. 1 on field, in rap gameBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Le'Veon Bell was in fifth grade when he simply couldn't shake music from his mind.The creative beats. The grooving basslines. The raw lyrics.He was hooked on...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans are getting at least one of their kickers back for the regular-season finale at Houston. The Titans (10-5) activated three-time Pro Bowl punter Brett Kern from the Reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday after he was placed on that list Tuesday. Four-time Pro Bowl kicker Stephen Gostkowski...

Green Bay Packers stay with Pettine as defensive coordinatorGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Packers coach Matt LaFleur has decided to stick with Mike Pettine as his defensive coordinator.In LaFleur's first season, the Packers went from 6-9-1 in 2018 to 13-3 and the NFC championship game this season as second-year...

AP Pro Football WriterAdams' injury latest to hit Jets' short-handed secondaryBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The revolving door in the New York Jets’ short-handed secondary keeps spinning furiously.As for the team’s “next man up” philosophy? Well, now it’s more like: Who’s left?Injuries have decimated the Jets...

AP Pro Football WriterOn Football: Adams trade shows NFL teams not holding backBy BARRY WILNERThere's more to the Jamal Adams departure from the Jets and landing in Seattle than a player forcing his way out of a situation he didn't like.Sure, Adams and his representatives used a power play,...