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Bills’ Hamlin breathing on his own, joins team via video
By John Wawrow ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — It was uplifting enough for the Buffalo Bills staff and players to see Damar Hamlin appear on...
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Bengals’ Higgins says ‘I’m in a good place right now’
By Mitch Stacy CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins said he’s “in a good place right now” after hearing from Damar Hamlin’s mother...
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Damar Hamlin asked who won Bills-Bengals when he woke up
By John Wawrow and Carolyn Thompson ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has begun to communicate in writing with his family...
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Hamlin’s collapse spurs new wave of vaccine misinformation
By Ali Swenson, David Klepper and Sophia Tulp WASHINGTON (AP) — Unfounded claims about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines proliferated in the hours and days...
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NFL players, communities rally for Bills safety Damar Hamlin
By John Wawrow With tears beginning to well, Tennessee Titans linebacker Rashad Weaver shook his head and lowered it to his knees, his body swaying...
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Evero passes on Broncos’ interim job, has head coach desire
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero had a shot at a two-game tryout. A chance to get a feel for the job...
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Analysis: Some NFL teams won’t reap reward for poor seasons
By Arnie Stapelton Les Snead famously wore a T-shirt at the Los Angeles Rams’ championship parade 10 months ago mocking his team’s lack of draft...
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Analysis: NFL playoff picture tightens up after Week 16
Minshew Mania is on hold. The Philadelphia Eagles couldn’t wrap up the NFC East and the No. 1 seed with their backup quarterback, tightening the...
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Ex-Navy SEAL makes big impression on University of Buffalo football team
AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo defensive end Damian Jackson has no expectation of growing emotional as he prepares for the final game of his college...
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Franco Harris’ legacy forged in humility and empathy
By Will Graves PITTSBURGH (AP) — It was never just about football to Franco Harris. It couldn’t be. That would have been too limiting. Too...
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Franco Harris, Steeler who caught Immaculate Reception, dies
By Will Graves PITTSBURGH (AP) — The ball fluttered in the air and all but one of the 22 players on the Three Rivers Stadium...
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Historic Vikings rally rises above, in age of NFL comeback
By Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kirk Cousins interrupted the beginning of the television interview that was being shouted above the euphoric uproar in Minnesota, incredulously...
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Jones snags lateral on final play, Raiders stun Patriots
By Mark Anderson LAS VEGAS (AP) — The New England Patriots decided playing for overtime wasn’t enough. They avoided OT, but not in the way...
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AP source: Jeudy fined $36K for blowup with game official
By Arnie Stapelton ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy has been fined more than $36,000 by the NFL for his blowout...
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Fired Cardinals coach hires law firm, requests arbitration
By David Brandt TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Recently fired Arizona Cardinals assistant coach Sean Kugler has retained a law firm to investigate the allegations that...
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Bears QB Justin Fields takes aim at 1,000-yard rushing mark
By Gene Chamberlain LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields recalled his younger years as an Atlanta Falcons and Michael Vick fan,...
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Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61
By Ralph D. Russo Gruff, pioneering and unfiltered, Mississippi State’s Mike Leach was one of the most influential football coaches of this or any generation....
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Cameron Jordan assails NFL for accusation he faked foot injury
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan continued to assail the NFL on Monday for fining him after concluding that he faked an...
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Wilson’s concussion latest setback in Broncos’ awful year
DENVER (AP) — Just when he started to look like his vintage self — scrambling for first downs and diving for the goal line —...
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Baker Mayfield delivers magical win for Rams: ‘I don’t know if you could write it any better than that’
By Grant Gordon, Digital Content Editor From a Charlotte third-stringer to a Los Angeles leading man, Baker Mayfield arrived just in time for the Rams. The quarterback...
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House report: Snyder had role in ‘toxic’ Commanders culture
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Commanders created a “toxic work culture” for more than two decades, “ignoring and downplaying sexual misconduct” and what former female...
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Geno Smith keeps adding chapters to comeback season in Seattle
By Tim Booth RENTON, Wash. (AP) — One of the missing pieces from Geno Smith’s terrific comeback season for the Seattle Seahawks was directing something...
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If NFL had its way, Deshaun Watson’s return would be on hold
By Rob Maaddi If the NFL had its way, Deshaun Watson wouldn’t be playing this week or anytime this year. The league wanted to suspend...
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Tyreek Hill, Dolphins success shows value of elite WRs
By Alanis Thames MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins running back Jeff Wilson Jr. mostly practices wide receiver drills during his offseasons, partly because...
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Browns QB Watson returns from suspension to face former team
HOUSTON (AP) — When Deshaun Watson returns to the field Sunday, it will be in the same stadium where he played his last game 700...
