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Davis practices for Lions after missing game with concussionALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) Rookie linebacker Jarrad Davis was on the practice field Wednesday for the Detroit Lions after missing their loss to Atlanta last weekend because of a concussion.The Lions listed Davis, their first-round draft pick, as limited in...

AP Sports WriterRaiders 1st-round pick Karl Joseph not ready for practiceBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) First-round pick Karl Joseph will have to wait a little bit longer until he can show the Oakland Raiders what he's capable of doing on the field.As the Raiders held their first rookie...

Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr.By AAMER MADHANI and KEVIN FREKINGWASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal who built one of the most successful NFL teams in the game's history.DeBartolo...

Bears release TE BrauneckerLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears released tight end Ben Braunecker on Thursday.Undrafted out of Harvard in 2016, Braunecker caught 13 passes for 142 yards in 47 games for Chicago. The Bears now have eight tight ends on their roster, including second-round draft pick...

Dolphins assistant Caldwell to take leave for health issueDAVIE, Fla. (AP) Miami Dolphins assistant coach Jim Caldwell will take a leave of absence to address health issues that he says ''require my full attention.''Caldwell was hired in February to be the Dolphins' assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach....

AP Pro Football WriterVikings slowly but surely adjust to yet another new offenseBy DAVE CAMPBELLEAGAN, Minn. (AP) Stefon Diggs has dived into yet another playbook. The fifth-year player is taking direction from a fourth offensive coordinator, Kevin Stefanski, since he was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings.As challenging as...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL at 100: '93 ending sent teams in different directionsBy ARNIE STAPLETONLeon Lett learned in the Super Bowl never to celebrate too soon. His blunder the following Thanksgiving night schooled the entire Dallas Cowboys in that same painful lesson.Eleven months earlier, Lett's showboating shy of the...

AP Sports WriterSaints' Mauti lost large intestine, then saved NFL careerBy BRETT MARTELNEW ORLEANS (AP) New Orleans Saints linebacker Michael Mauti became so fearful of food in recent years that even the thought of a holiday dinner gave him high anxiety.Not wanting to cut short an NFL career...

AP Pro Football WriterChiefs, Packers, Bills are top 3 in final AP Pro32 pollBy SIMMI BUTTARNEW YORK (AP) The playoff field is set and the race to the Super Bowl begins.Thirteen other teams are trying to replace the Kansas City Chiefs as champions of the NFL.However, none was...

AP Pro Football WriterRavens, Patriots, 49ers remain top 3 teams in AP Pro32 pollBy SIMMI BUTTARNEW YORK (AP) Heading into the stretch run of the regular season, the NFL’s top teams are trying to find and maintain their winning form as they get ready for the playoffs.The top...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Browns hiring Vikings OC Stefanski as next coachBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Browns didn't pass on Kevin Stefanski a second time.Cleveland is hiring the Vikings' offensive coordinator to be their new coach, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.Stefanski agreed to...

Cardinals sign S Swearinger 1 day after release by RedskinsTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Safety D.J. Swearinger, released by Washington after he criticized the team, was signed Tuesday by the Arizona Cardinals.Swearinger said Monday, when he was cut by the Redskins, that he received no explanation for the move. A...