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AP Sports WriterPass-rusher Ngakoue no longer wants to re-sign with JaguarsBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Standout defensive end Yannick Ngakoue no longer wants to sign a long-term deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars.Ngakoue announced his desire to play elsewhere via social media on Monday, a move that could force...

AP Pro Football WriterHigher-risk NFL coaches not punting on season of COVIDBy DAVE CAMPBELLDanny Smith will turn 67 in the middle of this pandemic-altered NFL season, an age that has put Pittsburgh's special teams coordinator at higher risk for harm from the coronavirus.Taking a precautionary sabbatical this year, however,...

MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP) - A judge in New Jersey has dismissed domestic violence charges against Ray Rice, who was captured by a surveillance camera knocking his then-fiancee unconscious in a hotel elevator.Judge Michael Donio dismissed the charges Thursday after the Atlantic County prosecutor told him the former Baltimore...

AP Pro Football WriterVikings start cap space clearance by cutting Rhodes, JosephBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Vikings, strapped for salary-cap space, have terminated the contracts of two long-time starters: nose tackle Linval Joseph and cornerback Xavier Rhodes.Friday's moves clear more than $18.5 million off the team's salary...

Associated PressBay Area investors still working to keep Raiders in OaklandBy PAUL ELIASSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Oakland civic leaders and deep-pocketed investors fighting to keep the Raiders from moving insist they are still in the game despite team owner Mark Davis formally applying to the NFL to relocate to...

AP Sports WriterAP sources: Tepper to buy Panthers for record $2.2 billionBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Panthers are being sold for an NFL-record $2.2 billion.Hedge fund manager David Tepper has agreed to buy the Panthers from team founder Jerry Richardson, two people familiar with the situation...

Kaepernick's company publishing essays on policing, prisonsColin Kaepernick's publishing company is putting out a collection of 30 essays over the next four weeks about abolition, policing and prisions.The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback envisioned and curated this collection following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.The project is...

Cardinals push for playoffs with QB Murray, improved defenseBy The Associated PressARIZONA CARDINALS (5-10-1)CAMP SITE: Glendale, Arizona.LAST YEAR: In first season with coach Kliff Kingsbury and quarterback Kyler Murray, Cardinals were exciting on offense and showed promise for future. Team's defense was among NFL's worst and big reason they...

Associated PressAuditor: Favre received welfare money for no-show speechesBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSJACKSON, Miss. (AP) A nonprofit group caught up in an embezzlement scheme in Mississippi used federal welfare money to pay former NFL quarterback Brett Favre $1.1 million for multiple speaking engagements but Favre did not show up...

Lions bolster LB position in trade for Eli Harold with 49ersALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions bolstered their depth at linebacker by acquiring Eli Harold in a trade with San Francisco.Detroit gave the 49ers a draft pick, which was not disclosed, in exchange for Harold on Thursday....

Titans waive Mettenberger, clearing space for 4 new signeesNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans have waived quarterback Zach Mettenberger, making space to sign four players who earned jobs after trying out during rookie minicamp.Mettenberger, a sixth-round draft pick out of LSU in 2014, is 0-10 in his career...

AP Sports WriterLook who leads the AFC North: those 2-0 BengalsBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) A few hours after a Thursday night loss to the Texans left them 0-2 last season, the Bengals made a decision that amounted to reversing field. They fired coordinator Ken Zampese and elevated Bill...