ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The estate of late Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson has reached “a definitive agreement” to sell the franchise to Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula.

The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon in a four paragraph news release issued by the team. The deal was reached a day after the Pegulas were one of three groups to submit their formal bids.

The sale is subject to being approved by a threequarters majority of the NFL’s 31 owners, which is expected to come at league meetings on Oct. 8. Though the sale price was not revealed, the Bills said the Pegulas will be the sole owners.

Wilson’s widow, Mary Wilson, credited the Pegulas for their commitment to keeping the franchise in western New York and carrying on her husband’s legacy.

Chiefs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ Jamaal Charles had seven carries for 19 yards and four catches for 15 yards in a seasonopening loss to Tennessee, stunningly low numbers for the All-Pro running back.

His final eight touches? They netted a whopping 11 yards from scrimmage.

Charles said after, “I want to see the ball more and coach knows that,” and coach Andy Reid said Monday that not getting his biggest star the ball was “negligence on my part.”

Especially after the Chiefs gave him a two-year, $18.1 million extension before the season. Reid said the Titans took away much of what the Chiefs were trying to do with Charles, but he also made it clear that No. 25 needs to get the ball more for the team to be successful.

Broncos

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Austin “Goose” Gonsoulin, the former Pro Bowl safety for the Denver Broncos and a member of the team’s Ring of Fame, has died. He was 76.

Kathy Levingston of Levingston Funeral Home in Groves, Texas, says Gonsoulin died Monday while in hospice care in nearby Beaumont. She did not have a cause of death but says Gonsoulin was battling prostate cancer.

He was a member of the first Broncos team, fielded in 1960. The team said on its website that he still holds the Broncos record for single season interceptions with 11. He was a five-time Pro-Bowler. He also was named to the second-team AFL All-Time Team.

Gonsoulin was a standout at Baylor before being drafted in 1960.

Services for the native of Port Arthur, Texas, are scheduled for Saturday.

49ers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York says he will let “due process take its course” before deciding whether to discipline Ray McDonald after the defensive tackle was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence.

In his first public comments since McDonald’s arrest Aug. 31, York told San Francisco’s KNBR radio Tuesday he will not punish McDonald until he sees “evidence something should be done or until an entire police investigation shows us something.”

York’s comments reiterated many of the remarks by 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and general manager Trent Baalke.

York says he understands not everybody agrees with the decision to let McDonald play. The matter comes amid mounting public pressure following new video showing Ray Rice knocking out his then-fiancee in an elevator. The running back has been released by the Ravens and suspended indefinitely by the NFL.

Drug policy

NEW YORK (AP) — The 32 player representatives to the union could vote Tuesday on changes to the NFL’s drug policy that potentially could implement HGH testing.

A person familiar with the talks over the past few weeks told The Associated Press that a conference call vote could come Tuesday evening “depending on the type of proposal” the league presents to the players association.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because drug policy negotiations between the union and league are confidential.

Both sides have discussed changes to the policy on substance abuse. The union also is pushing for neutral arbitration in the appeals process and is seeking higher thresholds for positive marijuana tests. But the key element could be a test for human growth hormone.