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[March 07, 2016]    March 6 (The Sports Xchange) - Wide receiver Andre Johnson said there is "no question" he will play in 2016.

Speculation about Johnson's future arose with the 35-year-old coming off a disappointing season with the Indianapolis Colts in which he caught just 41 passes for 503 yards and four touchdowns. The team informed Johnson that he won't be back with them next season.

The 13-year veteran spent his first 12 seasons with the Houston Texans and has caught 1,053 career passes for 14,100 yards and 68 touchdowns.

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Linebacker James Laurinaitis is scheduled to meet with the Atlanta Falcons on Monday and Tuesday, according to a report by ESPN.

Laurinaitis was released by the Los Angeles Rams last month, and has also visited with the New Orleans Saints in advance of the opening of free agency on Wednesday.

Paul Worrilow led the Falcons with 95 tackles from his middle linebacker position last season, but is a pending restricted free agent.

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The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a one-year deal with defensive tackle Kenrick Ellis, according to multiple reports. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Ellis was a third-round pick by the New York Jets in 2011 and played in 47 games for the franchise. He signed with the New York Giants last offseason but did not appear in any games and hooked on with the Vikings in October, going on to playing nine games as a reserve.

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Former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle has been arrested for the sixth time in the past 17 months.

Randle, 24, was arrested and booked into the Sedgwick County Jail in Kansas at 1:44 a.m. Sunday for failure to appear in court. He is being held on $150,000 bail.

Randle posted bail last week after being charged with three counts of aggravated battery, one count of drug possession (marijuana) and one count of criminal damage to property after he was arrested in Wichita, Kan., on Feb. 21.

The Cowboys released Randle in early November reportedly due in part to his involvement in sports gambling. Randle has denied the allegation. (Editing by Larry Fine) ))

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