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[September 09, 2017]

Sept 8 (The Sports Xchange) - Kansas City Chiefs star strong safety Eric Berry will miss the remainder of the season after rupturing his left Achilles' tendon in Thursday's season-opening victory over the New England Patriots.

Berry suffered the injury while covering New England tight end Rob Gronkowski in the fourth quarter. He began hobbling as the play concluded, was treated on the field and eventually carted off to the locker room.

An MRI exam conducted Friday confirmed the injury.

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U.S. District Court judge Amos Mazzant III granted a request by the NFL Players Association for a temporary restraining order to prevent the implementation of the six-game suspension for Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott.

Elliott's suspension for violating the league's personal conduct policy was set to begin on Monday, one day after he was eligible to compete in the Cowboys' season-opening game against the NFC East rival New York Giants.

With the injunction, Elliott likely will be able to continue playing as the legal process plays out.

"(Elliott didn't) receive a fundamentally fair hearing, necessitating the court grant the request for preliminary injunction," Mazzant said.

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New Orleans Saints long snapper Jon Dorenbos will require open-heart surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm that was discovered in a physical after his trade from the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Saints discovered the condition Thursday during a follow-up physical.

The trade from the Eagles and subsequent physical was a life-saver by the Saints' physician, Dr. John Amoss.

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Evacuation orders and hurricane warnings echoed with the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars, who will seek shelter away from Florida before Hurricane Irma makes landfall this weekend.

The Dolphins-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. ET was postponed until November.

The Dolphins decided to fly players and their families to Los Angeles and remain in California all week ahead of their Sept. 17 game against the Chargers.

The Buccaneers have not announced their plans.

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New England Patriots linebacker Dont'a Hightower is believed to have suffered a minor MCL sprain in Thursday night's season-opening loss to Kansas City.

Hightower could play in week two against the New Orleans Saints on Sept. 17, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Friday.

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The New York Giants officially listed wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. as questionable with an ankle injury that could keep him on the sidelines for Sunday night's season opener against the Dallas Cowboys.

Beckham, who did not participate in any of the team's practices this week, injured his ankle in the second preseason game on Aug. 21 against the Cleveland Browns.

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Quarterback Cam Newton is listed as questionable for the regular-season opener Sunday but coach Ron Rivera said he expects Newton to start for the Carolina Panthers against the San Francisco 49ers.

Newton, who had surgery on March 30 to repair a partially torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder, was limited in training camp. He played only one series during Carolina's four preseason games.

"I think he's ready,'' Rivera said. "You wish he'd had a few more snaps and played a little bit earlier in the preseason so we'd have more to go on. But what we saw, we liked."

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Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Bud Dupree, who has a shoulder injury, did not practice Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's season opener in Cleveland against the Browns.

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Kevin Hogan was named the Cleveland Browns' backup quarterback for Sunday's season opener against the Steelers.

The Browns named rookie DeShone Kizer as the starting quarterback last week and released high-priced Brock Osweiler, leaving Hogan and Cody Kessler battling as the backups.

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The NFL suspended former New York Giants kicker Josh Brown another six games for violating the personal conduct policy due to domestic violence accusations.

Brown served a one-game suspension at the start of the 2016 season after domestic violence allegations were made by his ex-wife. He accepted the additional ban following further investigation by the NFL. (Editing by Gene Cherry)

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