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 Davis, 31, reportedly had a verbal confrontation with San Francisco
quarterback Colin Kaepernick in a team meeting earlier this season,
and he has just 18 catches for 194 yards and no touchdowns.
The 10-year-veteran has 441 career receptions for 5,640 yards and 55
touchdowns -- all franchise records for a tight end. He twice had 13
touchdowns in a season, most recently in 2013. He has twice been
named to the Pro Bowl.
Davis had spent his entire career with the 49ers, who selected him
with the sixth overall pick in the 2006 draft.
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Broncos rookie left tackle Ty Sambrailo is out for the season with a
shoulder injury that will require surgery.
Sambrailo was thrust into the starting lineup when left tackle Ryan
Clady was lost for the season to injury in the preseason.
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The 49ers signed running back Shaun Draughn to a one-year deal, the
team announced.
This season, Draughn played in five games with the Browns before
being waived on October 20, 2015.
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The Seahawks announced wide receiver Ricardo Lockette was scheduled
to undergo surgery Monday to stabilize his neck after suffering
ligament damage in a violent collision on special teams during
Sunday's 13-12 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
The Seahawks later announced that Lockette had suffered a concussion
on the play that occurred shortly before halftime.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers placed running back Le'Veon Bell on
season-ending injured reserve due a right knee injury suffered
against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Bell injured his knee in the second quarter in Sunday's 16-10 loss
to the Bengals.
In six games this season, Bell totaled 556 rushing yards on 113
carries with three touchdowns, along with 24 receptions for 136
yards.
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Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte likely dodged a season-ending
injury when he absorbed a direct hit on his right knee in the second
quarter of Sunday's loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
FOX Sports reported Forte has a sprained MCL, and the Bears don't
believe there is any ACL damage. Depending on the severity of the
sprain, Forte could miss a month.
- - - San Diego Chargers receiver Keenan Allen will miss an
unspecified amount of time after suffering a kidney injury in
Sunday's loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
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Allen suffered the injury while making an acrobatic 13-yard
touchdown catch late in the first half. Allen's condition reportedly
worsened on the flight home and he was checked into a San Diego
hospital.
Allen has caught 67 passes for 725 yards and four touchdowns.
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An MRI exam confirmed that New York Jets quarterback Ryan
Fitzpatrick has a torn ligament in his non-throwing thumb and will
eventually require surgery, coach Todd Bowles announced.
The Jets didn't immediately rule Fitzpatrick out of Sunday's game
against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Backup quarterback Geno Smith injured his left shoulder during
Sunday's contest and also could miss the Jacksonville game.
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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Percy Harvin, who missed the recent trip
to London, met with team doctors to re-evaluate his hip injury,
according to reports.
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Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota is expected to
return to practice on Wednesday, Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt said.
That means Mariota is likely to return to the starting lineup for
Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints and that Zach
Mettenberger's stint as the Titans' starting quarterback is over.
Mariota injured his knee in Week 6, causing him to miss the past two
games. The Titans not only lost both of those games, but did very
little offensively. Tennessee lost to the Atlanta Falcons and
Houston Texans and managed just 13 points in those two games
combined.
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The NFL's flexible scheduling protocol has led to the Nov. 22
contest between the Cincinnati Bengals and host Arizona Cardinals to
be moved to Sunday night and televised at 8:30 p.m. ET by NBC.
The Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers were originally
scheduled for the nationally televised game. (Editing by Andrew
Both)
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