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AP Sports WriterAP Source: Browns meet with Haley about coordinator jobBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Todd Haley has experience calling plays, beating AFC North teams and working with star quarterbacks.Just the kind of coach who could help the Browns win.Haley, who was fired last week by Pittsburgh, has discussed...

Andy Reid became the next coach of the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday, the team announced on Twitter. The length of the deal is five years, sources told the Associated Press. A news conference to introduce Reid is scheduled for Monday. The deal reportedly will give the longtime Eagles coach broad...

Associated PressGaroppolo must deal with Seattle crowd noise for 1st timeBy GRANT COHNSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Sunday’s game against the Seahawks in Seattle will be the biggest test of Jimmy Garoppolo’s career.Granted, he hasn’t had many tests yet - he has started only 25 games. And he has...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - The second phase of jury selection is due to start in the murder trial of ex-New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, who's charged with killing semiprofessional football player Odin Lloyd.Sixty jurors are expected to report to the courthouse Friday, where Bristol County Superior Court...

Linebacker Sam Acho re-signs with Chicago BearsLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears have re-signed linebacker Sam Acho to a one-year deal.Acho played in 16 games last season with Chicago, making six starts. He had a sack and a forced fumble. He also played special teams.The 28-year-old Acho...

AP Sports WriterChargers coach Lynn to get college degree 26 years laterBy GREG BEACHAMCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Anthony Lynn left Texas Tech in 1992 for a life in the NFL, he was only six class hours shy of earning his degree.Although he won two Super Bowl rings as...

Linebacker Adams cut day after Bills claimed him on waiversORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills have designated linebacker Tyrell Adams as being waived/injured a day after he was claimed off of waivers.Adams had been claimed by Buffalo after the second-year player was released by the Oakland Raiders....

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Veteran running back and respected team leader Fred Jackson has been released by the Buffalo Bills.With nine seasons in Buffalo, the 34-year-old Jackson had been the second-longest serving active player and one of the team's most popular players among fans. The move came as...

AP Pro Football WriterQB Josh McCown retires after 16 NFL seasonsBy DENNIS WASZAK JR.NEW YORK (AP) Josh McCown was sometimes the starting quarterback, often the backup - and always among the most-respected and well-liked players in whatever locker room he was in.And there were many.McCown, who turns 40...

Panthers sign Jonathan Stewart to 1-year contract extensionCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Panthers have signed veteran running back Jonathan Stewart to a one-year contract extension, keeping him with the team through the 2018 season.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed Friday.Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman says the 30-year-old...

Associated PressLawyers: NFL concussion awards discriminate against BlacksBy MARYCLAIRE DALEPHILADELPHIA (AP) Dementia tests in the NFL concussion litigation allow doctors to use different baseline standards for Black and white retired players, making it more difficult for Blacks to show injury and qualify for awards, lawyers for two ex-players...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers are 1st NFL team to lose 5 games in row by 3 or fewerBy HOWARD FENDRICHLANDOVER, Md. (AP) Benching QB Brian Hoyer for rookie C.J. Beathard gave the San Francisco 49ers a lift - just enough to make their latest loss another close one,...