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BEREA, Ohio (AP) - Browns veteran linebacker Karlos Dansby doesn't need anyone to point out the surprising statistics about Cleveland's defense. He knows there are holes - too many of them. The Browns have the worst rushing defense in the league, dead last among 32 teams. ''This is the truth and the...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Offensive coordinator Todd Haley says the Steelers have the most balanced attack he's ever been around. Pittsburgh ranks in the top 10 in total yards, yards rushing and yards passing heading into Sunday's game against Indianapolis. Haley says his group remains a work in progress outside of...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Vikings center John Sullivan passed concussion testing and is expected to play Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sullivan, the veteran leader of Minnesota's struggling offensive line, left Sunday's game at Buffalo in the first quarter. He missed Wednesday's practice but returned on a...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The Vereen brothers competed hard against each other while growing up in California. Video games. Stickball. Basketball in the backyard. And, of course, football - in the living room. On Sunday, they'll be on the same field when New England Patriots running back Shane Vereen and Chicago Bears...

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - Rookie receiver Jarvis Landry says the NFL's not much different from the Southeastern Conference, and his rapid progress with the Miami Dolphins suggests he might be right. The former Louisiana State star was promoted to the first team on the depth chart this week, solidifying his...

Ryan Tannehill disagrees with the way Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin publicly declined to endorse the third-year quarterback leading into Sunday's game against the Oakland Raiders. Philbin declined to say whether Tannehill would remain the starting quarterback on multiple occasions this week, creating national headlines and speculation that backup Matt...

Washington Redskins nose tackle Chris Baker made it clear after the game and again a day later: He wasn't going to apologize for his block on Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles. Baker felt all along he made the right play. Now he feels vindicated, thanks to Troy Vincent saying not...

Denver Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker has been suspended four games for use of amphetamines. Welker was excused from practice Aug. 20-21 to attend his appeal hearing, sources told ESPN Senior NFL Analyst Chris Mortensen. Welker tested positive from a sample taken shortly after he attended the Kentucky Derby, according to...

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski said he didn't want to be answering questions all week about his status for Sunday's season opener at Miami. So he walked through the locker room late Monday morning, welcomed reporters to join him and broke the news: "I'm good to go....

The St. Louis Rams announced their 10-man practice squad Monday afternoon and defensive end Michael Sam is not part of it. After releasing Sam on Saturday, Rams coach Jeff Fisher suggested that a lack of bodies at positions with little depth could leave Sam on the outside looking in when...

The Oakland Raiders have named rookie Derek Carr their starting quarterback, the team's 18th different starting signal caller since 2003. Carr will get the nod over veteran Matt Schaub, who is playing his first season in Oakland after spending the past seven seasons starting for the Houston Texans. "Not an indictment...

St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford is out for the 2014 season after an MRI disclosed he tore the ACL in his left knee in Saturday night's preseason game against the Browns, coach Jeff Fisher confirmed. It is the same injury that sidelined Bradford in the middle of last season. "Anyone...