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 The announcement came a day after Manziel, the Browns'
first-round pick this year, had a horrible first start. He completed
10 of 18 passes for 80 yards, with two interceptions, in a 30-0 loss
to the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray, the NFL's leading
rusher, was scheduled to have surgery Monday to repair a broken bone
in his hand, team vice president Stephen Jones said.
Murray, who suffered the injury Sunday night in Dallas' 38-27 win
over the Philadelphia Eagles, has not been ruled out for the
Cowboys' game against the Indianapolis Colts this week.
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Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton will play this week if he
is not at risk for further injury, coach Ron Rivera said.
Newton suffered two fractures in his lower back in a car accident
last week in Charlotte and did not play in Carolina's 19-17 win over
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
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Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians named quarterback Ryan Lindley
as the starter against the Seattle Seahawks.
Arians also said that the team will have a package of plays for
rookie quarterback Logan Thomas as well.
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The latest injury to Jake Locker landed the Tennessee Titans
quarterback on injured reserve, most likely ending his time with the
franchise that drafted him in the first round with great
expectations.
Locker injured his left shoulder and would be limited to merely
handing the ball off to running backs based on medical evaluations,
coach Ken Whisenhunt said.
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Seattle Seahawks left tackle Russell Okung is expected to miss "a
week or so" with a bruised lung, coach Pete Carroll said.
The injury occurred when San Francisco's Ray McDonald blocked Okung
on an interception at the end of the first half Sunday in Seattle's
17-7 win.
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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles will be listed as
questionable for Thursday's game with the Tennessee Titans with a
sprained foot.
If Bortles cannot play, Chad Henne would start for the Jaguars, who
have just seven offensive touchdowns over the past 14 games and rank
last in scoring with 15.3 points per game.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy reinjured his
right knee Sunday and will be placed on injured reserve.
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San Diego Chargers inside linebacker Donald Butler is expected to
miss the rest of the season with a dislocated left elbow.
Butler, the team's second-leading tackler, was hurt just before
halftime in a collision with Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton
Manning.
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With Colt McCoy expected to miss the Washington Redskins' game
Saturday, Robert Griffin III will get another shot as the starting
quarterback, coach Jay Gruden said.
On Sunday, Griffin replaced McCoy, who reinjured his sprained neck,
and completed 18 of 27 passes for 236 yards, a touchdown and no
interceptions in a 24-13 loss to the New York Giants.
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Quarterback Nick Foles will be back to save the day for the
Philadelphia Eagles, but not this week.
Foles had a check-up on his broken collarbone and had hoped X-rays
would reveal enough healing to be cleared to practice and possibly
play in the Eagles' Week 16 game against the Washington Redskins.
However, he will have to wait another week for doctors to look at
the cracked bone again and is ruled out for this week.
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Facing the possibility of starting their third quarterback in the
past five games, the Houston Texans signed Case Keenum while
awaiting word on rookie Tom Savage's knee injury.
Keenum started eight games for the Texans last season.
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Atlanta Falcons cornerback Robert Alford, who has missed the past
four games with a wrist injury, was scheduled to have surgery and be
placed on injured reserve, coach Mike Smith announced.
Smith also said wide receiver Julio Jones should be able to play
this week in the Falcons' big NFC South battle at New Orleans.
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The NFL Plyers Association filed a lawsuit against the NFL in U.S.
District Court in Minneapolis on Monday to challenge an arbitrator's
ruling to uphold Adrian Peterson's suspension by the league.
On Friday, NFL-appointed arbitrator Harold Henderson upheld
Peterson's suspension.
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Dean Blandino, the NFL's vice president of officiating, said
referees got it wrong when the San Francisco 49ers were called for a
crucial roughing-the-passer penalty against the Seattle Seahawks on
Sunday.
The penalty allowed the Seahawks to keep a pivotal drive alive and
helped set up their final touchdown in the 17-7 win. The 49ers (7-7)
were officially eliminated from postseason contention for the first
time in Jim Harbaugh's four-year tenure. (Editing by Frank Pingue)
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