Colts expect ankle injury to keep Ebron out rest of season

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich first learned about Eric Ebron’s problematic ankle before last week’s game. On Monday, the injury ended Ebron’s season. The Pro Bowl tight end was placed on the injured reserve list, dealing a Colts already struggling offense yet...

Leonard Williams had an idea Jets were going to trade him

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Sitting in his New Jersey home at the start of the week, Leonard Williams knew the New York Jets were thinking about dealing the Pro Bowl defensive lineman by the trade deadline. The move came Monday and covered less than 25 miles. It was from the Jets' training facility in...

Chicago Bears put star DT Akiem Hicks on injured reserve

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have put Pro Bowl defensive tackle Akiem Hicks on injured reserve, the latest blow on the injury front for a team trying to keep up in the NFC North. Hicks suffered an elbow injury Oct. 6 against the Oakland Raiders. Coach Matt Nagy had suggested Hicks might...