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Seahawks' dominant defense faces challenge in Bears QB Caleb Williams and NFL's top rushing offense
ASSOCIATED PRESS — Now it's Chicago's turn to face Seattle's “Dark Side.” The Seahawks defense shut down the pr…
Matty Ice gets nod as Falcons' greatest success on draft day
ATLANTA (AP) — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: QB Matt Ryan. Hard to go with anyone other than Matty Ice, who restored some credibility for the franchise in 2008 as the No. 3 pick from Boston College on the heels of M…
Lions re-sign CBs Mike Ford and Dee Virgin
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions re-signed cornerbacks Mike Ford and Dee Virgin.
Patriots' draft history features many hits, a few misses
BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: DL Richard Seymour. Chosen sixth overall in 2001, Seymour is the highest selection made by Bill Belichick during his Patriots tenure. He was one of the most destructive forces on the de…
Packers' draft history includes Rodgers but also QB busts
BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: QB Aaron Rodgers. When the Cal star took a draft-day plunge in 2005, the Packers scooped him up with the 24th overall selection. The two-time MVP has led the Packers to one Super Bowl t…
Manning, Schlichter represent extremes in Colts' drafts
BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: QB Peyton Manning. After selecting him with the top overall pick in 1998, the franchise made a dramatic turnaround. Manning led the Colts to their most successful decade since the 1960s…
The Latest: Dutch government extends ban on sports events
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John Elway's name is all over Broncos' long draft history
BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: John Elway’s first draft pick was his best: Texas A&M LB Von Miller with the second overall selection in 2011, one spot behind Cam Newton. Five years later, the two squared off in Super…
Chiefs strike gold with Mahomes after QB draft troubles
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: Patrick Mahomes. Good luck finding a more recent “best first-round pick” than the No. 10 overall choice in 2017. After a learning season behind Alex Smith, the Q…
For Bears, sweetest pick of all was Payton
BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: RB Walter Payton. The Bears boast a record 28 Hall of Famers, from founder George Halas to 2018 inductee Brian Urlacher. But when it comes to the draft, the sweetest pick of all has to …
With no 1st-round picks, Pace looks to stock Bears in draft
Chicago general manager Ryan Pace is all wired and ready to go for the draft. He thinks the Bears are, too.
AP source: Minors prepared to accept cut to 120 affiliates
NEW YORK (AP) — The minor leagues are prepared to agree to Major League Baseball’s proposal to cut guaranteed affiliations from 160 to 120 next year, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Pres…
Hall of Famers Roaf, Jackson, highlight Saints draft history
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: LT Willie Roaf. Drafted eighth overall out of Louisiana Tech in 1993, he became just the second Saints player enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame after linebac…
A lost season? Minor league teams, players face bleak future
CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Nutter is surrounded by questions everywhere he goes these days. So the longtime president of the Fort Wayne TinCaps is planning for each scenario he can imagine, one at a time.
Parcells, Seymour, Vrabel named team Hall of Fame finalists
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Former coach Bill Parcells, defensive lineman Richard Seymour and linebacker Mike Vrabel were named Tuesday as the three finalists for induction into the New England Patriots team Hall of F…
Titans' draft-day hits, misses from Houston to Music City
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: Offensive lineman Bruce Matthews in 1983. This franchise, previously the Houston Oilers, has picked some Hall of Famers in the first round, including Matthews' c…