ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills are responding to criticism over various issues at their new stadium — including partially obstructed sightline concerns -- by addressing them on a caseby- ...

Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri and Roger Craig are the latest to be enshrined in Canton. CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Drew Brees stood on stage next to his bronze bust, in front of ...

You’ve read in this space many, many times in recent years how Mike Tomlin is one of the finest orators I’ve ever heard in the sports fraternity. He is definitely a wordsmith and when he talks, he has...

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has stepped away from football. “His biggest worry was letting us down, that’s the type of guy he is,” Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell s...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills firstyear coach Joe Brady used the team’s first practice in its new $2.1 billion stadium to enjoy a brief father-son moment on Saturday night. With fans beginni...

The former seventh-round pick has ascended to first-team right guard. Though Spencer Anderson had the respect of teammates and coaches over his first three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, it was...

The new Steelers cornerback says the unit could be tops in the league. The Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t fielded a top-ranked defense in more than a decade, but newcomer Jamel Dean says this should be t...

He’s facing a Labor Day deadline to get a new deal in place before the season starts. CINCINNATI (AP) — A possible contract extension for running back Chase Brown has been one of the underlying questi...

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Expectations are high for Dallas Cowboys rookie defensive back Caleb Downs, the No. 11 overall draft pick who is being counted on to help overhaul their defense. Downs’s personal...

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — As the Raiders prepare for their season, the vast majority of media and fan focus remains on quarterback Fernando Mendoza. While Mendoza has put together stretches in training c...

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders loves everything about taking his Colorado Buffaloes 113 miles south of Folsom Field to Fountain Fort Carson High School for a week of workouts, tune...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd finally feels healthy enough to make an impact after injuries limited him to just one game over his first two seasons. So it’s easy...

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — For the first decade of his NFL career, Stefon Diggs always felt like he had something to prove when going up against Washington. “That’s my hometown team, them and the Baltimore R...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Frank Reich had to think for a second while raving — again — about Geno Smith, pondering the New York Jets quarterback’s age. “I don’t know how old he is. Isn’t he past 35?,”...

The heat at Saint Vincent on Thursday contributed to the intense atmosphere. It took nine overall days, seven practices and three sessions into wearing the pads for the physicality to turn up a notch ...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets running back Isaiah Davis will be sidelined “a couple of weeks” with a knee injury, head coach Aaron Glenn announced Thursday. While he didn’t specify the natur...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Cam Lewis takes pride in being a team player. Whatever the Chicago Bears need from him, he is ready to go. Right now, that’s free safety. Lewis has been filling in for Coby Br...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There were mornings when St. Xavier High School football coach Steve Specht would walk into his office and find his young linebacker, Luke Kuechly, sitting in front of the telev...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Geno Smith is seeing things a bit differently with the New York Jets this time around. No, it’s not quite rose-colored glasses. But the veteran quarterback is wearing red con...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — J.K. Dobbins is counting on his flexibility and faith to outrun his injury history. The Denver Broncos starting running back had a blown-out knee in Baltimore in 2021, a torn A...