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[August 21, 2015]  Aug 20 (The Sports Xchange) - Former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer was treated for a gunshot wound following an apparent failed suicide attempt, authorities said.

Kramer, 50, was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound Tuesday night by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. They had responded to a welfare check for Kramer, who was in a Calabasas, Calif., motel room.

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Defensive tackle Corey Peters is out for the 2015 season with a torn ACL.

Peters was carted off the field during Wednesday's practice.

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New York Jets guard Oday Aboushi has been suspended without pay for the first game of the season for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.

According to Aboushi's agent, the suspension stems from a traffic stop in January in which police discovered marijuana in Aboushi's vehicle.

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Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said Thursday that the team will not revisit wide receiver Antonio Brown's contract.

Colbert recently met with Brown's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, but the GM said the team has a policy of not renegotiating contracts that have more than a year left, except for quarterbacks.

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Tony Dungy confirmed the long-held rumor that quarterback Peyton Manning thought the New England Patriots spied on the visitors' locker room at Gillette Stadium.

Dungy told "The Dan Patrick Show" that "whether it's true or not, (Manning) treated it as true. We didn't have a lot of strategy discussions inside the locker room there."

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Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell is sticking with his Super Bowl play call, a second-and-goal pass that was picked off by New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler.

Bevell told Sports Illustrated that he wouldn't change the call he gave quarterback Russell Wilson with less than 30 seconds to go in the Super Bowl.

"That play we called will always be there to drive me. I wouldn't change it. I think it was the right thing," Bevell said.

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New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz might sit out Saturday's preseason game because of a calf strain he dubbed a minor hiccup unrelated to his 2014 season-ending knee injury.

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Cruz, Odell Beckham Jr. and Reuben Randle all sat out Wednesday's practice.

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The Dallas Cowboys waived running back Lache Seastrunk and picked up cornerback Rod Sweeting.

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The Baltimore Ravens' director of security has been found not guilty of fondling a female stadium worker.

Darren Sanders was exonerated Thursday of second-degree assault and a fourth-degree sex offense -- charges rooted in allegations that he molested a female custodian after a game at Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium in December.

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The Denver Broncos claimed tight end Jake Murphy off waivers from the Cincinnati Bengals and placed defensive tackle Marvin Austin on injured reserve.

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Clay Burton reached an injury settlement with the Buffalo Bills, who released the tight end from injured reserve.

Burton was placed on IR on Aug. 12.


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New U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis will have a third founding partner in farmer-owned Land O'Lakes, the food and agribusiness brand that joines Hy-Vee Inc. grocery and Miller Coors.

At least seven founding partners are expected by next season. (Editing by Frank Pingue)

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