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 The autopsy report released Friday by the Davidson County Medican
Examiner's Office showed that Bironas, 36, died of blunt-force
trauma when he crashed his SUV after losing control on a curve and
striking a line of trees before stopping upside down in a culvert.
Valium also was found in Bironas' system, but the medical examiner
said it was not enough to have an impact on Bironas' body.
The Titans earlier announced that they planned to honor Bironas
during Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns.
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New Orleans Saints safety Jairus Byrd landed on injured reserve four
games into his tenure with the team, who made the former Buffalo
Bills Pro Bowler the highest-paid safety in the NFL with a six-year,
$54 million contract in March.
Byrd suffered a torn lateral meniscus in Thursday's practice and
will require knee surgery.
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The Denver Broncos released veteran kicker Matt Prater on Friday
after he came off a four-game suspension.
Prater was suspended four games to open the season for violating the
league's substance-abuse policy related to alcohol.
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Wide receiver Aaron Dobson was publicly exonerated of accusations
that he was benched by the New England Patriots because of a verbal
disagreement with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.
However, coach Bill Belichick did not let Dobson off the hook
entirely, stating that his performance is the only reason he is not
seeing much time in the Patriots' poorly performing offense.
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Detroit Lions coach Jim Caldwell hinted Friday that wide receiver
Calvin Johnson could miss Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills
with a nagging ankle injury.
"We'll see. We'll see how it goes," Caldwell said.
Johnson missed two games last season as he dealt with knee and
finger injuries that required offseason surgeries. He missed
practice Wednesday and Thursday but returned Friday.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has "no doubt at
all" he will be healthy enough to start Oct. 12 against the Detroit
Lions.
The rookie first-round pick also said if the Vikings had played the
Green Bay Packers on Sunday instead of Thursday night, he would have
been ready to come back from a sprained left ankle.
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Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry (ankle) will not play against
the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
The team also listed wide receiver Donnie Avery, who had surgery
Friday morning, as out for the game.
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Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said a thigh ailment will not
prevent running back Bernard Pierce from playing Sunday at
Indianapolis.
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Jake Locker will be under center as the starting quarterback for the
Tennessee Titans when they play host to the Cleveland Browns on
Sunday.
Locker sat out the Titans' loss to the Indianapolis Colts last
Sunday because of an injured right wrist.
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Shouting an obscenity at a fan last week will cost New York Jets
quarterback Geno Smith. The NFL fined him $12,000 on Friday for the
outburst after last week's 24-17 loss to the Detroit Lions at
MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
Jets coach Rex Ryan said Friday that Smith also could face internal
discipline.
Jets wide receiver Eric Decker was limited in Friday's practice and
officially listed as questionable for Sunday's game at the San Diego
Chargers because of his lingering hamstring injury.
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Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt was fined $16,537 by the NFL
on Friday for one of his hits on Buffalo Bills quarterback EJ Manuel
during last Sunday's game.
The fine was a result of Watt hitting Manuel in the knee area. Watt
hit Manuel nine times in the game and was flagged twice for roughing
the passer.
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Washington Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss has been a healthy
scratch in all four games this season because of what coach Jay
Gruden calls "the odd man out."
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Chicago Bears starting left tackle Jermon Bushrod and defensive
tackle Jeremiah Ratliff will miss Sunday's game at Carolina because
of injuries.
Bushrod has a knee injury suffered in practice this week. Ratliff is
still recovering from a concussion sustained in the Bears' Week Two
win at San Francisco. (Editing by Gene Cherry)
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