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AP Pro Football WriterBroncos rookie running back Lindsay needs surgeryBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Broncos coach Vance Joseph says rookie running back Phillip Lindsay needs an operation on his injured right wrist and the recovery could take up to four months.Lindsay, the first undrafted offensive player ever to...

AP Pro Football WriterJets back to drawing board after embarrassing Cincy showingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) The New York Jets were feeling pretty good about themselves, riding a three-game winning streak into winless Cincinnati and hoping to keep the positive momentum going.Then, just like that, it was...

AP Sports WriterBlowout loss leaves Arizona's Wilks on shakier groundBy BOB BAUMTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Another blowout loss has left Steve Wilks on even shakier ground as first-year coach of the Arizona Cardinals.The 40-14 defeat in Atlanta to a 4-9 Falcons team left the Cardinals at 3-11.They face the...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Jacksonville Jaguars long-snapper Carson Tinker has signed a four-year contract extension worth $3.7 million. Tinker, who is entering the final year of his rookie deal, signed the extension Friday. Tinker has played in all 32 games since joining Jacksonville as an undrafted rookie from Alabama. Tinker is Jacksonville's...

The NEW ENGLAND and the NEW ORLEANS will both be gunning for a victory on 9/17/2017 at 1:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. NEW ENGLAND vs NEW ORLEANS When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 17, 2017 Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana ROT TEAM PS OU ML 267 NEW ENGLAND 6.5 (-110) 56 (-110) -180 160 268 NEW ORLEANS TV: 1 p.m. ET, CBS. LINE: Patriots -6.5. O/U: 56 PREDICTION: Saints 33,...

The Latest: Falcons surprisingly lead Saints 13-6 at halfBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 10 in the NFL (all times Eastern):2:45 p.m.The most surprising halftime score from the early games? Without a doubt, it's the New Orleans Saints' 13-6 deficit at home against the Atlanta Falcons.The Saints were...

AP Sports WriterRedskins hire Ron Rivera as coachBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) The Redskins hired Ron Rivera as their coach on Wednesday in owner Dan Snyder's latest step to try to turn around the wayward franchise.Washington announced the move two days after Snyder fired president Bruce Allen following a...

Associated PressFalcons try to keep Devonta Freeman in a steady rhythmBy GEORGE HENRYFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) The Atlanta Falcons are careful not to interrupt Devonta Freeman when he's in a steady rhythm.Freeman, a two-time Pro Bowl selection and the NFL's highest-paid running back, has earned the right to...

Associated PressPolice had previously responded to Bills star's homeBy KATE BRUMBACKATLANTA (AP) Police responded to several nonviolent disputes at the home where Buffalo Bills star LeSean McCoy was attempting to evict his former girlfriend before an unidentified man bloodied the 34-year-old woman in a home invasion, according to...

NEW YORK (AP) -The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT - Definitely will not play; DNP - Did not practice; LIMITED - Limited participation in practice; FULL - Full participation in practice):BALTIMORE RAVENS at PITTSBURGH STEELERS - RAVENS: DNP: LB Arthur Brown (thigh), DT...

AP Pro Football WriterJets TE Herndon suspended 4 games by NFL for 2018 DWI arrestBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Jets second-year tight end Chris Herndon was suspended without pay by the NFL on Friday for the first four regular-season games for violating the league's substance abuse policy.Herndon...

AP Pro Football WriterJets fire GM Mike Maccagnan; coach Adam Gase acting GMBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) Mike Maccagnan helped lead the Jets' coaching search this offseason, spent big money in free agency and oversaw the team's draft.Now, stunningly, he's out as New York's general manager.Team chairman...