Davis Agrees to Big Deal

Running back Stephen Davis has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with the Washington Redskins, the team said.

Terms of the extension weren’t disclosed, but the Washington Post reported that the deal was worth about $90 million over nine seasons, including a $6.5-million signing bonus.

Davis was designated the Redskins’ franchise player and held out of training camp for two days in July. He then signed a one-year contract worth $3.5 million and both sides agreed to work out a long-term deal.

Davis, 26, led the NFC with 1,405 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns in 290 carries last season, despite sitting out the final two games of the regular season because of a sprained ankle.

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Longtime Tampa Bay Buccaneer offensive tackle Paul Gruber, who had been trying to rehabilitate a leg broken late last season, is retiring.

Tampa Bay selected Gruber from Wisconsin in the first round of the 1988 draft. Gruber played 183 consecutive games, and between 1988 and 1992 he never missed an offensive snap. In 1989, he played the entire season without drawing a holding penalty.

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The Denver Broncos have re-signed wide receiver Andre Cooper to replace Andre Reed, who left the team Friday. Cooper, 25, played in 10 games for the Broncos last season, catching nine passes for 98 yards. . . . Former San Francisco 49er quarterback Steve Young joined ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” as a studio analyst.