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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos said Tuesday they will grant Jay Cutler his request and try to trade the disgruntled Pro Bowl quarterback.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have re-signed backup defensive lineman Otis Grigsby to a one-year deal.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Restricted free agent offensive lineman Nick Cole has agreed to a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — A person familiar with the settlement says Michael Vick has agreed to pay the Atlanta Falcons $6.5 million as part of his bankruptcy case, clearing the way for the team to release him before training camp.

Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats said he had accepted the apology offered by a Dallas police officer who stopped him with a drawn gun in a parking lot outside a hospital while his mother-in-law was dying inside. Moats said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he hoped Officer Robert Powell was sincere in his apology. Powell, who has been placed on paid leave, issued a statement Friday, saying he “showed poor judgment and insensitivity.” ¶The Giants’ Plaxico Burress will return to court Tu…

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have re-signed backup quarterback Joey Harrington.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints said on Monday they will hold training camp this summer at the same place they practice the rest of the year — their Metairie facility.

After the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t welcome back Marvel Smith this winter, the veteran offensive tackle decided he’d continue his career near his most faithful supporters. Smith agreed to a two-year deal Monday to return to his native Bay Area with the San Francisco 49ers, who expect him to be their starting right tackle.

The Houston Texans have signed free agent defensive tackle Shaun Cody. Cody has spent his entire four-year career with the Detroit Lions, who drafted him in the second round in 2005. A career backup, he appeared in each game for the Lions last season with four starts and finished with a career-high 36 tackles.

The NFL has released its preseason schedule, featuring a Super Bowl rematch between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals. The exhibition season begins Aug. 9 in Canton, Ohio, where the Buffalo Bills will play the Tennessee Titans in the Pro Football Hall of Fame game. The Super Bowl champion Steelers will host the Cardinals on Aug.

Mr. Saban coached the Buffalo Bills of the old American Football League to two championships in a career that took him from professional football to college to high schools.

Titans coach Jeff Fisher has made it clear to Vince Young. If the young quarterback wants to play, he’s going to have to earn his job back.

The New York Jets could be hitting the road this summer for Rex Ryan’s first training camp as coach. Despite moving into their $75 million training facility in Florham Park, N.J., less than a year ago, the Jets are scouting other areas — possibly in upstate New York — to hold at least part of their training camp.

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Wade Phillips appreciates ”all the great things” Terrell Owens did for the Dallas Cowboys, and wants you to remember that departed cornerback Adam ”Pacman” Jones led the team in pass breakups last season.

Less than four years after Hurricane Katrina tore up the Louisiana Superdome and cast doubt on the future of major professional sports in New Orleans, the city is formally pronouncing itself ready to bring back the Super Bowl. The New Orleans Saints and the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation on Friday submitted a bid to host the NFL’s championship game in 2013, which would be the city’s 10th…

Veteran free-agent defensive tackle Rod Coleman has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the New Orleans Saints. The 32-year-old former Pro Bowl selection did not play last season after being released by the Atlanta Falcons, where he had some of his best seasons under current Saints defensive line coach Bill Johnson.