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[November 18, 2016] Nov 17 (The Sports Xchange) - Rumors are circulating that Tony Romo will have a new employer in 2017 with Dak Prescott entrenched as the starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys.

Dallas owner Jerry Jones says that is not true even though the statement Romo read on Tuesday hinted that his tenure as the team's quarterback was over.

"It's not a goodbye," Jones told reporters on Thursday. "I think Tony has got five years left of really competing for a Super Bowl. I believe Tony will be the quarterback on a Super Bowl team. I believe that strongly. We're talking generic now, and I have no plans for him not to be part of the Dallas Cowboys. Not a consideration."

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New England Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski missed Thursday's practice and appears unlikely to play in Sunday's road game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Gronkowski is listed as having a chest injury on the Patriots' injury report, and there has been speculation he might have a lung injury. He also missed Wednesday's practice session.

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Aldon Smith, the embattled Oakland Raiders linebacker whose one-year suspension for a hit-and-run arrest in August 2015 ended Thursday, discussed his impending return in a video interview posted Wednesday on YouTube.

"I won't take no for an answer. I won't be defeated," Smith told ElefitTV. "You've got to understand it's your life and you control it. You can't let nobody else control it no matter what they try to do to you."

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Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles had his left knee scoped on Monday, team trainer Rick Burkholder said.

Charles was placed on injured reserve Nov. 1 and had his right knee scoped by Dr. James Andrews the following day.

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Domestic violence charges against troubled former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel were dismissed.

Manziel came to an agreement with prosecutors in a Dallas courtroom. The judge indicated Manziel and former girlfriend Colleen Crowley had an "agreement in principle" to drop the charges.

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A Harvard Law School report said medical personnel caring for NFL players should no longer report to team management or coaches.

The 493-page report titled "Protecting and Promoting the Health of NFL Players: Legal and Ethical Analysis and Recommendations" was released following a two-year study by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics. (Editing by Frank Pingue)

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