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The Atlanta Falcons and wide receiver Darnell Mooney have agreed on a three-year, $39 million contract with $26 million guaranteed, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract can’t become official until the new league year begins Wednesday. Mooney provides another playmaker for new …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Cade Stover plays tight end with a linebacker’s ferociousness. He’s aggressive, relentless and willing to do whatever it takes to succeed. When other NFL draft prospects opted out of bowl games rather than risk injury, Stover defied his agents and bucked the trend by playing in the Cotton Bowl. And he’d prefer being paid in tractors rather …

A social media influencer is suing Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill over an alleged incident that happened at the NFL star’s South Florida home last summer. In a lawsuit that Sophie Hall’s attorneys filed in Broward County circuit court on Feb. 23, the influencer claims that Hill “forcefully and purposefully” shoved her while the two were participating in a …

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills hired former Tennessee Titans assistant Scott Booker to the role of nickelbacks coach and senior defensive assistant on Wednesday. Booker spent the past six seasons in various defensive roles, including safeties coach, with the Titans. He is taking on a prominent position in Buffalo on Sean McDermott’s revamped defensive staff now headed …

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers cut quarterback Mitch Trubisky on Monday, sending the former No. 2 overall draft pick into free agency after two disappointing seasons. Trubisky signed with the Steelers in March 2022 and was given first crack at replacing the retired Ben Roethlisberger. Trubisky started four games before being benched in favor of then-rookie Kenny Pickett. Trubisky …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jauan Jennings’ historic Super Bowl milestone will turn into only a footnote after his San Francisco 49ers lost the game. It doesn’t make what the backup receiver did any less impressive. Jennings threw a touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey on a trick play in the first half and then caught a TD pass of his own …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Running back Jerick McKinnon and wide receiver Skyy Moore were active for the Kansas City Chiefs for the first time in nearly two months for their Super Bowl showdown with the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. McKinnon and Moore, who both played a crucial role in the Chiefs’ win over the Eagles in the Super Bowl …

The NFL Comeback Player of the Year as awarded by The Associated Press and selected by a nationwide panel of media: 2023 — Joe Flacco, QB, Cleveland 2022 — Geno Smith, QB, Seattle 2021 — Joe Burrow, QB, Cincinnati 2020 — Alex Smith, QB, Washington 2019 — Ryan Tannehill, QB, Tennessee 2018 — Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis 2017 — Keenan …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The majority of new head coach Dave Canales’ staff is now set in Carolina. The Panthers have agreed to terms with Brad Idzik as their new offensive coordinator and Tracy Smith as special teams coordinator, and also announced that Ejiro Evero has been retained as defensive coordinator. Idzik and Smith both worked with Canales in Tampa …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — One night after Taylor Swift earned her fourth career Grammy for album of the year, her boyfriend was feeling pressure to secure his own triumph in the Super Bowl. “She’s unbelievable, she’s rewriting the history books herself,” Travis Kelce said Monday night at Allegiant Stadium, where the Kansas City Chiefs will meet the San Francisco 49ers …