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[November 26, 2014]  Nov 25 (The Sports Xchange) - The Buffalo Bills will be able to play host to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday in Ralph Wilson Stadium after last week's massive snowstorm in western New York buried the facility.

Bills president Russ Brandon announced Tuesday that the stadium should be fully operational by Sunday.

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The Denver Broncos, in search of a replacement for struggling kicker Brandon McManus, reached a contract agreement with veteran Connor Barth and released McManus on Tuesday.

The Broncos brought in Barth and Jay Feely for a tryout before signing Barth.

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Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry was placed on the non-football injury list as he awaits confirmation of the initial diagnosis that a mass discovered in his chest is lymphoma.

Berry will not play the rest of the season and was replaced on the roster by defensive lineman Nick Williams.

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Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was the victim, not the instigator, in the early Saturday morning incident in Cleveland that police described as a "riot" scene upon arrival at 2:30 a.m.

That's the position of Manziel and his agent, Kevin Burkhardt, who was responding to allegations that Manziel and "his entourage" struck a fan who approached the rookie quarterback for a hug at a party.

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Tight end Cameron Brate was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' active roster from the practice squad and the team also signed tight end D.J. Williams.

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New Orleans Saints nose tackle Brodrick Bunkley suffered a torn quad Monday against the Baltimore Ravens, the team fears.

It would deal another blow to the Saints' run defense, which is giving up 123.8 rushing yards per game.

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The Cincinnati Bengals placed right tackle Andre Smith on season-ending injured reserve Tuesday with a torn left triceps.

Smith suffered the injury, confirmed Monday with an MRI, in the Bengals' 22-13 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday while trying to block defensive end J.J. Watt in the first quarter.

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The Arizona Cardinals signed running back Michael Bush on Tuesday in an attempt to bolster their ground game and released Kerwynn Williams to make room on the roster.

The Cardinals also released offensive tackle Kelvin Palmer from the practice squad. (Editing by Frank Pingue)

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