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[September 13, 2016] Sept 12 (The Sports Xchange) - The Cleveland Browns placed quarterback Robert Griffin III on injured reserve Monday after medical tests revealed a fractured bone in his left shoulder.

The team said surgery was not required at this time and that Griffin's shoulder will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks.

Josh McCown will start Sunday's home opener against the Baltimore Ravens.

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The San Diego Chargers placed wide receiver Keenan Allen on injured reserve and activated rookie defensive end Joey Bosa, their top overall pick in this year's draft to the 53-man roster.

Chargers coach Mike McCoy confirmed to reporters on Monday that Allen suffered a torn ACL in his right knee in Sunday's season-opening loss at Kansas City.

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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson took to social media to let everyone know he plans to play in Week 2.

"Hard Work Pays Off!#NoTime2Sleep. P.s...See you in LA," Wilson tweeted.

Head coach Pete Carroll said on his weekly radio show Monday that despite some swelling, Wilson's X-ray was "clean."

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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins has a sore left foot but is not being shut down, head coach Rex Ryan said.

"He's sore," Ryan said. "Hopefully he's progress through the week and be ready. Not shutting him down right now."

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The Buffalo Bills re-signed fullback Jerome Felton and released fullback Glenn Gronkowski on Monday.

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Shaun Hill won at Tennessee but the Minnesota Vikings are not ready to name him the starting quarterback for the home opener against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night.

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"I try to keep my cards close to the vest," Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said.

Hill had the support of two defensive touchdowns and four field goals in guiding the Vikings to a 25-16 win Sunday, the first game for the Vikings since starter Teddy Bridgewater went down with an ACL tear and dislocated knee on a non-contact play in practice on Aug. 30.

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Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim said he was "embarrassed" by his team's losing performance to the New England Patriots on Sunday night.

The Cardinals lost 23-21 to Patriots backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo in the season opener for both teams at University of Phoenix Stadium. Arizona kicker Chandler Catanzaro missed a 47-yard field goal with 41 seconds to play.

"You wake up Monday morning with a loss. You're angry, disappointed, embarrassed, and that's the way we should all feel," Keim said on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. "Just didn't get it done, and a lot of reasons why we didn't get it done. And that needs to improve. That's certainly unacceptable."

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Jacksonville Jaguars running back Chris Ivory remained hospitalized Monday with what the team described the day before as a "general medical issue."

Ivory was admitted to the hospital Sunday morning and missed the season opener against the Green Bay Packers. (Editing by Frank Pingue)

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