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 First-year head coach Mike Pettine picked Hoyer, who started both
of the Browns' preseason games, over rookie first-round pick Johnny
Manziel.
"Like I said all along, it's been my mentality this whole offseason,
training camp to come out here and act like the starter and be the
starter," Hoyer said Wednesday. "So now that it's official we can
just move on."
While Hoyer has only four career starts - and went 3-0 with the
Browns before tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in 2013 - his
biggest advantages were experience and leadership.
"He was the clear leader from the beginning," Pettine said.
The Browns want Manziel to get more time in an NFL offense before
asking him to beat NFL defenses.
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Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly received good news when his
doctors announced that a follow-up screening detected no evidence of
cancer.
Kelly underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatment for sinus
cancer during the spring.
"The treatments so far have completed eliminated Mr. Kelly's pain,
and his level of function has essentially returned to normal," Dr.
Peter Costantino said in a statement from Lenox Hill Hospital in
Manhattan.
The former Buffalo Bills standout was diagnosed in 2013 with oral
cancer and underwent surgery in 2013. The cancer recurred in March.
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Houston Texans outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney finished practice
in the medical tent at the Denver Broncos' team facility.
Clowney left practice with 35 minutes remaining, and there were
conflicting reports about the nature of his injury. The Houston
Chronicle reported Clowney left with a groin injury.
Clowney more than held his own against Denver left tackle Ryan Clady
to disrupt quarterback Peyton Manning, but appeared to be favoring
his left shoulder or left side of his neck, according to USA Today.
He did not receive medical treatment before the team ushered him to
a bus following practice.
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The Indianapolis Colts traded kicker Cody Parkey to the Philadelphia
Eagles in exchange for running back David Fluellen.
Parkey signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent out of
Auburn on May 11, and joins an interesting kicking situation in
Philadelphia, where Corey Spear was signed to compete with incumbent
Alex Henery but hasn't performed well enough in practice to earn a
field-goal opportunity during the preseason.
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The Dallas Cowboys lead the Forbes NFL Team Values list for the
eighth consecutive season, rising in value by 39 percent to $3.2
billion.
The Cowboys were valued at $2.3 billion last year, so owner Jerry
Jones is now $900 million richer - on paper, at least - in the
financial magazine's annual rankings released Wednesday.
The Cowboys are second in value only to Real Madrid ($3.4 billion)
among all global sports franchises, according to Forbes.
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The New England Patriots ($2.6 billion), the Washington Redskins ($2.4
billion), the New York Giants ($2.1 billion) and the Houston Texans
($1.85 billion) round out the top five.
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Defensive end Brett Keisel signed a two-year deal with the Pittsburgh
Steelers, who nabbed the veteran as other teams began showing interest.
Keisel, 35, started 12 games in 2013 and became an unrestricted free
agent in March but the Steelers opted not to re-sign him until
Wednesday.
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Retired NFL referee Mike Carey refused assignments in Washington because
he believes the team nickname is a racial slur.
Carey became the first African-American referee in Super Bowl (XLII)
history and told the Washington Post he last officiated a game in
Washington in 2006. He then went to the league and requested no
assignments in Washington.
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Former Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Tim Shaw said he was diagnosed
with ALS.
Shaw, 30, retired from the NFL earlier this season after he was released
in 2013.
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The Washington Redskins claimed punter Tress Way off waivers. The team
also waived punter Blake Clingan.
Way (6-foot-1, 215 pounds) originally entered the NFL as a free agent
with the Chicago Bears last year.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers claimed offensive tackle Edawn Coughman from
the Buffalo Bills.
The 6-foot-4, 313-pound Coughman spent the 2013 season on the Dallas
Cowboys' practice squad before the Bills signed him.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars signed fullback Eric Kettani. He was originally
signed as a rookie free agent by the New England Patriots in 2009 and
had to leave training camp in July of 2009 for military commitments.
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The Denver Broncos waived defensive end Greg Latta, who has been out
with a hip injury, the team announced Wednesday. (Editing by Gene
Cherry)
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