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 Manziel suffered a hamstring injury in Cleveland's 17-13 loss to
the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, and coach Mike Pettine said Monday
that the injury would have sidelined the quarterback for several
weeks if the Browns were still playing beyond this week. The Browns
(7-8) finish their season at Baltimore on Sunday.
Hoyer replaced Manziel against Carolina but suffered a shoulder
injury and will be evaluated throughout the week, Pettine said.
"I just know he's very sore," Pettine said. "Time's going to heal
it, but will it quiet down enough for him to be available Sunday?"
Shaw, a rookie who has spent the season on the practice squad, is
expected to get first-team reps to prepare him for the start, and
Pettine said the team is considering other quarterback options if it
has to sign a player.
 Manziel, Cleveland's first-round pick earlier this year, played in
five games, with two starts, and completed 51.4 percent of his
passes (18 of 35) for 175 yards, no touchdowns and two
interceptions. He had a 42.0 passer rating. He also ran nine times
for 29 yards and a touchdown.
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Chicago Bears quarterback Jimmy Clausen, who made his first start in
four years, was diagnosed with a concussion Sunday evening after
experiencing delayed symptoms and will not play this week.
Coach Marc Trestman started Clausen and benched Jay Cutler for
Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions, who won 20-14. Cutler will
start Chicago's season finale against the Minnesota Vikings.
"Jay is our best option," Trestman said after Clausen was ruled out.
Chicago kicker Robbie Gould, who will sit out the final game of the
season because of a nagging right quadriceps injury, criticized the
decision to bench Cutler.
"To be honest with you, I feel really bad for Jay," Gould said
Monday on 670 The Score in Chicago. "When you're having a tough
season like this, he's not the guy to be the scapegoat or the guy to
blame.
"There's a lot of guys you could put that blame on. Unfortunately, I
don't know if necessarily he's a guy that should take the entire
blame because he doesn't deserve it."
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The NFL suspended Detroit Lions center Dominic Raiola for the
regular season finale for a stomping incident during Sunday's game
against the Chicago Bears.
Raiola stepped on Chicago Bears defensive lineman Ego Ferguson's
ankle.
Chicago wide receiver Brandon Marshall thinks Raoila should have
received a much stiffer penalty.
"He shouldn't be allowed in the NFL. He should be banned from the
NFL," Marshall told the Chicago Tribune. "This guy is a dirty player
and he's a worse human being."
Raiola said the incident was unintentional.
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Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians told reporters that he will
start rookie Logan Thomas over Ryan Lindley at quarterback this week
against the San Francisco 49ers.
Lindley, making just his fifth career start, had a tough time
against the Seattle Seahawks' No. 1 defense Sunday in a 35-6 loss.
He completed just 18 of 44 passes for 216 yards, with no touchdowns
and one interception, and he was sacked four times.
The Cardinals (11-4) are already in the playoffs and hope to get
Drew Stanton back for the postseason. Stanton suffered a sprained
knee Dec. 12 at St. Louis and was inactive vs. the Seahawks,
although he did practice on a limited basis on Thursday.
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