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AP Sports WriterJets fly into free agency with flurry of activityBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) The New York Jets kicked off free agency with a furious frenzy.After losing out on the Kirk Cousins sweepstakes, they brought back Josh McCown on a one-year deal worth $10 million on...

AP Sports WriterJim Kelly progressing 'remarkably well' after cancer surgeryBy JOHN WAWROWJim Kelly is progressing so ''remarkably well'' two weeks after surgery to have cancer removed from his jaw, his doctor expects the Hall of Fame quarterback to be released from the hospital soon.''I'm very optimistic,'' said Mount Sinai...

Jaguars rule out starting center Linder, promote ReedJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars have ruled out starting center Brandon Linder for Sunday's game at Pittsburgh.The team says Linder (illness) and receiver Jaelen Strong (hamstring) did not make the trip.Linder missed practice earlier this week and had been listed...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Browns part ways with execs Wolf, HighsmithBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Andrew Berry has quickly gotten to work on restructuring the Browns. In a drastic way.A day after Berry was officially hired as Cleveland's new general manager, the team parted ways with assistant general manager...

AP Pro Football WriterUnion committee rejects NFL labor deal; player reps to voteBy BARRY WILNERNEW YORK (AP) The NFL players' union executive committee voted 6-5 Friday to recommend rejecting the terms of a labor deal approved by NFL owners the previous day.The owners' proposal features a 17-game season,...

Associated PressChargers want more than just to play spoilers for VikingsBy DAN GREENSPANCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Chargers will have an effect on the playoff picture.Just not the one they hoped for coming into this season, or the position the underlying statistics suggest they should be...

The Latest: Falcons end Saints' 6-game win streak in stunnerBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 10 in the NFL (all times Eastern):4:25 p.m.So much for the New Orleans Saints' six-game winning streak.And so much for the Atlanta Falcons' six-game losing streak.In a stunner Sunday, Grady Jarrett delivered 2+...

AP Pro Football WriterBarkley, Griffin shined but Brown didn't at NFL combineBy ARNIE STAPLETONINDIANAPOLIS (AP) All that's left of the 2018 NFL scouting combine is for the deepest class of defensive backs ever to attend the annual assembly of college prospects to wrap up their testing and timing...

Ravens release WR Michael Floyd, OLB Shane Ray and 9 othersOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Wide receiver Michael Floyd and outside linebacker Shane Ray are among 11 players released by the Baltimore Ravens.Floyd signed with the Ravens in May after playing for four teams since being drafted in the...

Baker, last of Giants' 3 first-rounders, sprains left kneeEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Cornerback DeAndre Baker, the last of the New York Giants' three first-round draft picks, sprained his left knee in practice Sunday.Baker injured the knee doing individual drills early in the non-contact portion of the workout.The Giants...

AP Sports WriterHigh hopes for Falcons defense have been thoroughly dashedBy PAUL NEWBERRYFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) The Atlanta Falcons had high hopes for their defense, with several key players were coming back from injuries and head coach Dan Quinn taking over as coordinator.Those hopes were quickly dashed.Six games...

AP Sports WriterColts add free agent Justin Houston to defensive lineBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard kept insisting he would be judicious in free agency.For two-plus years, he was. On Wednesday, a week after the first big wave of signings, Ballard opened his checkbook...