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 Romo will start if his back cooperates, owner Jerry Jones said,
including participating in practice and coming through a lengthy
eight-hour flight to England without any setbacks.
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Philadelphia quarterback Nick Foles has a crack in his clavicle,
coach Chip Kelly confirmed.
The third-year quarterback is expected to miss at least a month and
maybe two. He is expected to avoid having surgery.
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The Green Bay Packers have signed coach Mike McCarthy to a contract
extension.
In his ninth season with the Packers, McCarthy has led them to four
division titles and a Super Bowl championship, and his 93 wins rank
third in franchise history behind Curly Lambeau (212) and Vince
Lombardi (98).
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The Washington Redskins will activate wide receiver Leonard
Hankerson from the PUP list this week, coach Jay Gruden said.
Hankerson suffered a torn ACL and LCL last November. He returned to
practice Oct. 15, and Washington has until this week to activate
him.
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Houston Texans coach Bill O'Brien denied reports that team officials
and staff were growing frustrated with rookie linebacker Jadeveon
Clowney.
Clowney, the No. 1 overall pick in this year's NFL Draft, was
inactive with an illness for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia
Eagles, missing his seventh game this season.
"I don't know anything about those reports, I just know what I see,"
O'Brien said after the 31-21 loss to the Eagles. "I see a rookie
player that is injured and is trying to come back from injury and he
had a little setback this week with the flu and hopefully he'll be
back ready for Cleveland."
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The Miami Dolphins reportedly have lost safety Michael Thomas for
the season with a chest injury.
Thomas, a top reserve on defense and mainstay on special teams, was
injured Sunday in the Dolphins' 37-0 victory over the San Diego
Chargers.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars placed cornerback Will Blackmon on injured
reserve Monday and signed linebacker Khairi Fortt off the Cincinnati
Bengals' practice squad.
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Blackmon suffered a broken finger in a loss to the Miami Dolphins in
Week 8 and did not play Sunday in the Jaguars' loss to the Bengals.
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The Chicago Bears placed defensive end Lamarr Houston on injured
reserve and signed defensive end David Bass off the practice squad.
Tackle Jason Weaver was added to the practice squad.
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The Minnesota Vikings signed quarterback Pat Devlin and tight end
RaShaun Allen to the practice squad.
To make room, quarterback Chandler Harnish was added to the practice
squad's injured list and tight end Ryan Otten was waived from the
practice squad.
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San Francisco 49ers running back Marcus Lattimore, who never played
an NFL game after suffering a devastating knee injury in college, is
considering retirement, according to ESPN.
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The San Francisco 49ers signed running back Kendall Hunter to a
one-year contract extension that puts him under contract through the
2015 season.
Hunter is currently recovering from surgery to repair the torn ACL
in his right knee suffered during a noncontact drill early in
training camp.
(Editing by Frank Pingue)
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