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San Francisco 49ers take selfies as they arrive for Opening Night for the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at Marlins Park in Miami. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Wrestling, of course, is topic at offbeat NFL media night

By The Associated Press 10 hrs ago

San Francisco 49ers' Richard Sherman, left, and Kansas City Chiefs' Tyrann Mathieu chat during Opening Night for the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at Marlins Park in Miami. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Tribute for Kobe Bryant kicks off Super Bowl media night

By Rob Maaddi 12 hrs ago

Tennessee Titans' Tramaine Brock is called for pass interference on a pass intended for Kansas City Chiefs' Mecole Hardman (17) during the second half of the NFL AFC Championship football game Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Kansas City, MO. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
The Latest: Perseverance pays off for Mostert

By The Associated Press 13 hrs ago

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2019, file photo, Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt walks on the field at halftime of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, in Cleveland. Browns running back Kareem Hunt was cited for a traffic violation on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, in Rocky River, Ohio and during the stop police officers found marijuana in his vehicle. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Browns' Hunt tells police he'd fail drug test during stop

By Tom Withers 16 hrs ago

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski announces the 2019 professional athlete of the year during the 2020 Greater Cleveland Sports Awards in Cleveland, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Stefanski could be reuniting with an old friend in Cleveland. The team is interviewing Vikings assistant general manager George Paton for the second time to be their new GM, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press on Wednesday. (Joshua Gunter/Cleveland.com via AP)
AP Source: Browns agree to bring back Andrew Berry as new GM

By Tom Withers 20 hrs ago

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) scrambles away from Buffalo Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes (55) during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
NFL rules Bills did not violate injury-reporting policy

By John Wawrow 21 hrs ago

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2970 file photo, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson prepares to handoff to running back Mike Garrett (21) as running back Robert Holmes (45) and guard Ed Budde (71) lead the play during the Super Bowl in New Orleans. As the Chiefs prepare to play the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, many members of the 1970 team never lived to see the the Chiefs return to the championship game, and many others are in failing health. (AP Photo, File)
50 years later, Chiefs relishing current Super Bowl run

By Dave Skretta 22 hrs ago

FILE - In this June 4, 2019, file photo, construction cranes surround a football stadium under construction in Las Vegas. The most compelling dramas in the NFL this season unfolded on the field, not off of it. And any thought that the league was in jeopardy of losing its spot as America's favorite sport has been set on the back burner. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Ratings up, future bright: NFL rebounds off troubled seasons

By Eddie Pells Jan. 27, 2020 02:43 AM EST

In this Dec. 29, 2019, photo, Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield scrambles during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati. The most compelling dramas in the NFL this season unfolded on the field, not off of it. And any thought that the league was in jeopardy of losing its spot as America's favorite sport has been set on the back burner. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals 12/29/2019

Jan. 27, 2020 02:33 AM EST

AFC wide receiver Courtland Sutton, of the Denver Broncos, (14) scores a touchdown ahead of NFC linebacker Shaquil Barrett, of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, (58), during the first half of the NFL Pro Bowl football game, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Pro Bowlers remember Kobe Bryant as AFC tops NFC again

By Mark Long Jan. 26, 2020 05:45 PM EST

Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes arrives for the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, at the Miami International Airport in Miami. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Chiefs arrive in Miami for Super Bowl week

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 26, 2020 05:01 PM EST

Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates with Tyreek Hill (10) and Demarcus Robinson after running for a touchdown during the first half of the NFL AFC Championship football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Kansas City, MO. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Chiefs' Mahomes leads way with his legs, not just his arm

By Dave Skretta Jan. 26, 2020 01:58 PM EST

Rating Super Bowls: Classics, Memorables and Duds

By Barry Wilner Jan. 26, 2020 12:12 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — Not all Super Bowls are super. Some are classics, some are memorable but not quite fit for total greatness. Some have elements...

FILE - In this May 2, 2019, file photo, the DraftKings logo is displayed at the sports betting company headquarters in Boston. Sports gambling giant DraftKings won't give a former "Bachelor" contestant the $1 million prize for winning an online fantasy football contest after she and her husband were accused of cheating.Jade Roper-Tolbert beat more than 100,000 entries to take the top prize, but some in the fantasy sports community were quick to allege she coordinated with her husband, Tanner Tolbert, to submit more than the maximum 150 entries. Roper-Tolbert was no longer listed as the winner Saturday. A DraftKings statement says the company decided to update the standings for several contests and did not elaborate. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Ex-'Bachelor' contestant stripped of $1M fantasy sports win

Jan. 25, 2020 03:50 PM EST

NFC tight end Austin Hooper, of the Atlanta Falcons, laughs as he runs a route during a practice for the NFL Pro Bowl football game Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Pro Bowl packed with pending free agents like Brees, Henry

By Mark Long Jan. 25, 2020 02:57 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2019 file photo, Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller reacts before an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders in Denver. Miller's read on the Super Bowl is this: Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will be a handful. The Broncos Pro Bowl pass rusher knows that from first-hand experience. But he's predicting a San Francisco 49ers win.(AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Miller believes in Lock, goes back to basics to sack Mahomes

By Pat Graham Jan. 25, 2020 02:12 PM EST

FILE - This is a 1981 file photo showing San Francisco 49ers NFL football quarterback Joe Montana. What doach Kyle Shanahan, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, defensive end Nick Bosa and the rest of the San Francisco 49ers are doing this year harkens back to 1981 when Bill Walsh, Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott led the franchise to its first Super Bowl title. (AP Photo/File)
49ers' Super Bowl run has similarities to 1981 title team

By Josh Dubow Jan. 25, 2020 12:44 PM EST

San Francisco 49ers offensive assistant Katie Sowers watches as players practice at the team's NFL football training facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. The 49ers will face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 54. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Trailblazing 49ers assistant has roots in Chiefs Kingdom

By Dave Skretta Jan. 25, 2020 11:26 AM EST

FILE - At left, in a Jan. 30, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Atlanta. At center, in an Aug. 24, 2019, file photo, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck speaks during a news conference following the team's NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears, in Indianapolis. At right, in an Aug. 2, 2019, file photo, Carolina Panthers' Luke Kuechly watches teammates warm up at training camp in Charlotte, N.C. Life in the NFL is short. The recent retirements of three of the game's best 30-and-under stars -- Gronkowski, Luck and Kuechly -- could be coincidence or the start of a worrisome trend. (AP Photo/File)
Column: 'We Don't Like to Draft a Guy Who's Too Smart'

By Jim Litke Jan. 25, 2020 02:39 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle. The same guys who banished Kaepernick from the league for kneeling during the anthem to raise awareness about those very same issues have ruthlessly commandeered his cause. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
49ers-Seahawks 9/25/2016

Jan. 24, 2020 07:09 PM EST