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OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Injuries in the defensive backfield just keep coming for the Baltimore Ravens, who likely will play without safety DeShon Elliott the rest of the season. Coach John Harbaugh said Monday that Elliott suffered a serious knee injury in Sunday’s 23-17 victory over the Bengals. It occurred...

CINCINNATI — Linebacker Preston Brown grew up in Cincinnati watching the team then known as the “Bungles” lurch from one horrible season to another. “I grew up seeing 2-14 teams,” Brown said. “And it’s something I never wanted to be a part of.” He’s getting closer by the week. The...

In Monday’s “First Call,” Le’Veon Bell needles his coach with a little post-win celebration. A high school football highlight for the ages. The Miami Dolphins-Washington Redskins game was every bit as bad as advertised. And the Pope accidentally reveals his favorite NFL team. You should’ve seen it coming. Laughing Le’Veon...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Deshaun Watson threw for 280 yards and a touchdown while running for two more, outdueling Chiefs counterpart Patrick Mahomes in a matchup of former first-round picks and leading the Houston Texans to a 31-24 victory over Kansas City on Sunday. Carlos Hyde added 116 yards rushing...

BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson rambled, shimmied and passed his way through the winless Bengals, who were rendered powerless against the versatile and seemingly indestructible Baltimore quarterback. Jackson ran for a career-high 152 yards and a touchdown, threw for 236 yards and guided the Ravens past hapless Cincinnati 23-17 on Sunday....

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady had two touchdown runs and moved ahead of Peyton Manning for second place on the NFL’s all-time passing yards list as the New England Patriots pulled away for a 35-14 victory over the New York Giants on Thursday night. The reigning Super Bowl champion Patriots...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Brandon Copeland is back from his suspension and he’s taking aim at a company he says sold him “contaminated” supplements. The New York Jets linebacker is suing the company after he took a recovery supplement that contained a banned substance that didn’t appear on the product’s...

BEREA, Ohio — Baker Mayfield’s brash past behavior and celebrity status make him a wanted man. Around the NFL, he’s Public Enemy No. 6. Whether because of jealousy or simply wanting to bring him down, Cleveland’s quarterback is being targeted by defenders. “It’s one of those things that people, I...

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden was asked Tuesday about his brother Jay’s firing as coach of the Washington Redskins. He mentioned his own firing, as well as his fathers and added, “welcome to the club, bro.” Jon Gruden did not speculate on whether Jay might join his staff, according...

CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield apparently offended Richard Sherman and paid for it. Mayfield got hunted, bear-hugged, sacked and mocked by Nick Bosa in front of a national TV audience. On a trip out west, the Cleveland Browns went south. The San Francisco 49ers utterly beat them down. Mayfield was under...

In Tuesday’s “First Call,” San Francisco is really enjoying beating up Baker Mayfield. Charlie Morton continues to shine in the MLB playoffs. And we see — um — a unique football formation. Sweet, sweet revenge Back when Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield was at Oklahoma, he made waves by planting...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Richard Sherman has a strong message for anyone still doubting the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers. “Don’t flip-flop,” Sherman said after the 49ers thumped the Cleveland Browns 31-3 on Monday night. “If you said we weren’t going to make it, you said we were some way early...

CINCINNATI — When it comes to the season-scuttling start, nobody does it better — or more often — than the Bengals. A last-quarter rally followed by a last-minute meltdown led to a 26-23 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday that left the Bengals 0-5 for the seventh time since 1990,...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens’ depth in the secondary is starting to become an issue for a team that already has had its share of problems defending the pass. Safety Tony Jefferson sustained a season-ending knee injury in Sunday’s 26-23 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was...

Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, took in the Dallas Cowboys-Green Bay Packers game Sunday seated alongside Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi. And it drew some attention. During the Fox broadcast from at AT&T Stadium, cameras caught Bush and Degeneres sharing a moment and...

WASHINGTON — Jay Gruden was fired as head coach of the Washington Redskins on Monday after an 0-5 start to the sixth season of a tenure that featured only one playoff appearance. The Redskins have gone 35-49-1 overall under Gruden, whose brother, Jon, coaches the Oakland Raiders. The team said...