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FILE - American Team head coach Jeff Fisher walks the sideline during the first half of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl college football game against the National Team Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Pasadena, Calif. Former NFL coach Jeff Fisher is head coach of the Michigan Panthers in the USFL. The USFL season kicks off Saturday, April 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
New USFL hoping to succeed where other spring leagues failed

By Joe Reedy Apr. 14, 2022 02:48 PM EDT

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) runs with the ball during an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Cleveland. The Raiders have given Carr a three-year contract extension, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press. The extension is worth $121.5 million, the person said, speaking Wednesday, April 13, 2022, on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced. (AP Photo/Kirk Irwin, File0
Quarterback Derek Carr gets 3-year extension from Raiders

By W.g. Ramirez Apr. 13, 2022 11:58 AM EDT

Ciara, left, and Russell Wilson arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Hackett, Wilson energize long-downtrodden Denver Broncos

By Arnie Stapleton Apr. 13, 2022 02:45 AM EDT

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders interim head coach Rich Bisaccia attends a news conference after an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Las Vegas. Bisaccia took over as Las Vegas’ interim head coach midway through last season and helped the Raiders earn their first playoff berth in five years. Now he’s an assistant on a new staff facing a new challenge as he tries to end the Green Bay Packers’ struggles on special teams. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmid, File)
Bisaccia's new challenge: ending Packers' special-teams woes

By Steve Megargee Apr. 12, 2022 05:31 PM EDT

FILE - Miami Dolphins wide receiver DeVante Parker, front, breaks a tackle by Buffalo Bills cornerback Levi Wallace during the first half of an NFL football game, on Oct. 31, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. The Patriots looked within their division to find some help at receiver, completing a trade with the Dolphins on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, to acquire veteran DeVante Parker. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)
Patriots complete trade with Dolphins for DeVante Parker

Apr. 05, 2022 06:11 PM EDT

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur speaks to reporters during a coaches press availability at the NFL owner's meeting, Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at The Breakers resort in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Head coaches laud NFL's diversity moves at league meetings

By Barry Wilner Mar. 29, 2022 02:03 PM EDT

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels speaks to journalists at a coaches media availability during the NFL owners meeting March 28, 2022, at The Breakers resort in Palm Beach, Fla. McDaniels said the Raiders are trying to build around quarterback Derek Carr and are looking for the “sweet spot” in finding an acceptable contract extension that won't hampering the franchise in the future. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
McDaniels: Raiders looking for 'sweet spot' in Carr deal

By Josh Dubow Mar. 28, 2022 05:22 PM EDT

New England Patriots football team head coach Bill Belichick answers questions from journalists at a coaches press availability during the NFL owner's meeting, Monday, March 28, 2022, at The Breakers resort in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
NFL makes adjustments to Rooney Rule to aid minority hiring

By Barry Wilner Mar. 28, 2022 12:14 PM EDT

Panthers navigating unsettled QB situation after Watson snub

By Steve Reed Mar. 25, 2022 05:21 PM EDT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers desperately wanted to land Deshaun Watson to solve the quarterback issues that have plagued them for the better part of...

Super Bowl hero CB Malcolm Butler will return to Patriots

Mar. 23, 2022 05:05 PM EDT
FOXBOROUGH, Mass (AP) — Cornerback Malcolm Butler is returning to the New England Patriots, where he went from Super Bowl star to the bench. The hero...

NFC wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, right, of the Dallas Cowboys, and AFC cornerback J.C. Jackson, left, of the New England Patriots, reach for an incomplete pass during the second half of the Pro Bowl NFL football game, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Jackson ready to team up with James in Chargers' secondary

By Joe Reedy Mar. 22, 2022 06:31 PM EDT

FILE - New England Patriots running back James White steps on the field at the start of an NFL football practice, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. It's been slow going since hip surgery that cut his 2021 season short, but the Patriots running back is slowly regaining his pep after signing a new two-year deal to remain in New England. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
New deal has given Patriots' White boost after hip surgery

By Kyle Hightower Mar. 21, 2022 05:54 PM EDT

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver (14) of the runs off the field after warming up before an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 28, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis)
WR Godwin signs deal, happy about Bucs other offseason moves

By Fred Goodall Mar. 21, 2022 05:46 PM EDT

Raiders sign free agent LBs Kyler Fackrell, Micah Kiser

By Josh Dubow Mar. 21, 2022 04:35 PM EDT
The Las Vegas Raiders signed free agent linebackers Kyler Fackrell and Micah Kiser on Monday to add depth to a thin group. The Raiders were in need of...

FILE - Cleveland Browns tight end Austin Hooper (81) tries to break a tackle by Detroit Lions safety Will Harris (25) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, in Cleveland. Cleveland plans to release tight end Austin Hooper, said a person who spoke on condition of anonymity because teams can’t make free agency signings or other moves until the new NFL league year begins at 4 p.m.(AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
Hooper calls chance with Titans a no-brainer for tight end

By Teresa M. Walker Mar. 21, 2022 02:16 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2021, file photo, Dallas Cowboys' La'el Collins walks off the field during a preseason NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz. The Dallas Cowboys are releasing right tackle La'el Collins in the second cost-cutting move involving one of their starters on offense, a person with knowledge of the decision said Thursday, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
La’el Collins is latest prize in Bengals' O-line rebuild

By Mitch Stacy Mar. 21, 2022 01:46 PM EDT

Tackle Trent Brown returning to Patriots on 2-year deal

By Kyle Hightower Mar. 21, 2022 12:33 PM EDT
FOXBOROUGH (AP) — Offensive tackle Trent Brown has agreed to a two-year deal to return to the New England Patriots. Brown's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, on...

Bucs sign WR Russell Gage, acquire G Shaq Mason in trade

By Fred Goodall Mar. 18, 2022 05:49 PM EDT
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are trying to give Tom Brady everything he needs to compete for another championship. Free agent receiver...

FILE - Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams runs during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Detroit Lions on Jan. 9, 2022, in Detroit. The Las Vegas Raiders have traded two draft picks to Green Bay for All-Pro receiver Adams. A person familiar with the move said Thursday, March 17, the Raiders are sending the No. 22 overall pick in April's draft and another draft pick to the Packers to reunited Adams with his college quarterback Derek Carr. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn't been announced. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
Raiders finalize trade for All-Pro WR Davante Adams

By Josh Dubow Mar. 18, 2022 05:41 PM EDT

FILE - Cleveland Browns tight end Austin Hooper (81) tries to break a tackle by Detroit Lions safety Will Harris (25) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, in Cleveland. Cleveland plans to release tight end Austin Hooper, said a person who spoke on condition of anonymity because teams can’t make free agency signings or other moves until the new NFL league year begins at 4 p.m.(AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
AP Source: Titans agree to deal with tight end Austin Hooper

By Teresa M. Walker Mar. 18, 2022 05:39 PM EDT