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 Vick disagrees that Goodell should lose his job, saying patience
should be observed while addressing the domestic violence
allegations involving Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson and others.
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While pushing the conversation as far away from the crash-and-burn
result that was February's Super Bowl for the Broncos, Denver
Broncos head coach John Fox and his team are headed to Seattle for
another showdown with the hard-hitting Seahawks.
"I can't speak for them but I know we have 17 new starters, nine on
defense, five on offense (three) on special teams. Their team is
different, our team is different; it's a new season," Fox said.
"We're not spending time looking in the rearview mirror. We're
looking out the windshield and we have a huge test coming up
Sunday."
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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green returned to practice and
head coach Marvin Lewis said he expects the Pro Bowler to play
Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
Green left Sunday's victory over the Atlanta Falcons after one
series with a foot injury.
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Late Wednesday, the Arizona Cardinals deactivated running back
Jonathan Dwyer after he had been arrested earlier in the day on
charges of aggravated assault stemming from two alleged domestic
violence incidents involving his wife and son.
Thursday, the 25-year-old running back was placed on the nonfootball
injury list.
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Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall addressed at a news
conference the allegations of domestic assault made against him in
2007 by a former girlfriend and reports that the NFL knew about the
situation and chose to ignore it.
Marshall distributed a letter to reporters from his former
girlfriend to commissioner Roger Goodell that addressed the
allegations.
"I will let you know that he never hurt me or hit me," the letter
stated. "I was pressured by my family to make up certain things to
get money, I was told to say that Brandon hit me and hurt me so that
I could get him to pay to keep me quiet."
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The Minnesota Vikings released suspended wide receiver Jerome
Simpson. He was scheduled to be eligible to be reinstated following
Week 3.
An incident report released Thursday, detailed an incident in July
when Simpson was cited by police for having marijuana and an open
bottle of alcohol in his car while driving on a restricted driver's
license.
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John Elway's son has pleaded guilty and sentenced to probation after
being charged with assault involving his girlfriend.
John Elway III had been charged with disturbing the peace and
assault in what police said was a violent fight with his girlfriend
in May, according to the Denver Post. According to a probable cause
statement, Elway pulled his girlfriend out of his vehicle, ripping
pieces of her hair out.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars announced that rookie wide receiver
Marquise Lee will not play Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts
because of a hamstring injury.
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When New York Giants linebacker Jon Beason left MetLife Stadium
following last Sunday's loss to the Arizona Cardinals with his right
foot encased in a walking boot, things looked grim for the defensive
co-captain's immediate future.
Four days later, things might just be looking up for the
29-year-old, whose status was initially announced by the team as
being an aggravation of his previous toe injury suffered on June 12
during an OTA workout.
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Turns out Tony Romo was correct when he said his absence from
practice with tightness in his back was no cause for alarm. Romo
returned to practice Thursday.
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Cornerback Demontre Hurst re-signed with the Chicago Bears and could
be active Monday against the New York Jets.
Hurst is primarily a special teams player but has worked as a nickel
back in Mel Tucker's defense. (Editing by Frank Pingue)
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