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AP Pro Football WriterStaley's patience pays off with 49ers trip to Super BowlBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) When the San Francisco 49ers were mired in a two-win season back in 2016 and headed to a third straight offseason with a coaching change, Joe Staley wondered if it...

AP Pro Football WriterEagles boost run game, get Miami's Jay Ajayi for draft pickBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) The NFL-leading Eagles bolstered their running attack Tuesday, acquiring Jay Ajayi from the Miami Dolphins for a 2018 fourth-round draft pick hours before the trade deadline.Ajayi has 465 yards rushing and...

AP Sports WriterSeahawks' Barkevious Mingo back at defensive endBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) When Barkevious Mingo walks through the Seattle Seahawks' headquarters on his way to team meetings, he no longer even thinks about joining the linebackers.He's now all about being a defensive end, the position where the...

Brady has Evans active vs. Saints despite hurt hamstringBy The Associated PressBuccaneers receiver Mike Evans is active for Sunday's game in New Orleans after missing practice with a hamstring injury during the past week.In other late-afternoon kickoffs, the Bengals are without eight-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Geno Atkins for...

The Latest: Washington blowing chance at NFC East crownBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 16 in the NFL (all times EST):---6:05 p.m.Washington is well on the way to blowing its first chance to clinch the NFC East.Dwayne Haskins turned the ball over three times in the first half,...

Luck out duels Mariota for a must win for the Colts.  Take the colts -3 on the road.

AP Sports WriterSame old script leads to Seahawks blowout of Colts 46-18By TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) It's a script that's become too familiar for the Seattle Seahawks.Look awful for the first half. Look like one of the best teams in football in the second half.''It's the same thing that...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL opts not to react to Trump's anthem kneel 'rule' tweetBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) No matter what challenges his administration faces, President Donald Trump is keeping up his running commentary on the NFL - tweeting Tuesday about the football league's TV ratings and suggesting it...

Packers' Jones fined $10K for taunting Cowboys' JonesGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Packers running back Aaron Jones has been fined more than $10,000 for waving goodbye to Dallas Cowboys cornerback Byron Jones on his way to the end zone.Jones confirmed to ESPN on Friday that the NFL fined him...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers may need temporary home because of new COVID-19 rulesBy JOSH DUBOWThe San Francisco 49ers and other teams may need to find a temporary new home after Santa Clara County on Saturday banned all contact sports from holding games and practices for the next three weeks.County...

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...

Bears place kicker Pineiro on IR because of groin injuryLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro will miss at least the first three games of the season because of a groin injury after the team placed him on injured reserve on Tuesday.Pineiro made 23 of 28...