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 "Whipping a child to the extent of visible wounds, as has been
alleged, should not be tolerated in our state," Dayton said in a
statement.
"Therefore, I believe the team should suspend Mr. Peterson, until
the accusations of child abuse have been resolved by the criminal
justice system."
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Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice will appeal his
indefinite suspension but reportedly is asking for commissioner
Roger Goodell to recuse himself from the review.
Goodell, who said Rice's version of events was "ambiguous" when the
parties met prior to an initial suspension, turned over the New
Orleans Saints bounty-related suspensions to former commissioner
Paul Tagliabue.
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said commissioner Roger Goodell's
contributions to the NFL are overwhelmingly positive and encourages
fans to judge him on balance, not just his most recent decision.
Goodell, who admitted he whiffed when the NFL initially suspended
running back Ray Rice two games for knocking out his then-fiancee in
a casino elevator in February, has been in the public crosshairs
since the league changed course and suspended Rice indefinitely last
week.
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CBS and Rihanna are splitting up. The singer took to Twitter on
Tuesday morning to protest the network pulling her song from its
Thursday night broadcast of a game between the Baltimore Ravens
played the Pittsburgh Steelers. After she tweeted, "CBS you pulled
my song last week, now you wanna slide it back in this Thursday? NO!
F--- you! Y'all are sad for penalizing me for this," the network
responded by yanking the song permanently from Thursday night
telecasts. CBS had planned to reintroduce the song this week for the
rest of the season.
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At a time of intense public scrutiny, the NFL expanded its work
force to include Cynthia Hogan, who was deputy assistant to the
Obama Administration.
Hogan will remain in Washington, D.C., largely in a lobbyist role
reporting to Paul Hicks, the NFL's vice president of public affairs.
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Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon entered a guilty plea
Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C., to a driving while impaired charge during
the July 4 weekend.
As part of the sentence, Gordon received 12 months of unsupervised
probation and was ordered to pay court costs of $290 and a $100
fine, the Wake County Clerk of Court told CBSSports.com.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars waived offensive tackle Cameron Bradford
and added second-year wide receiver Tavarres King to their active
roster on Tuesday after signing him off the Carolina Panthers'
practice squad.
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The Chicago Bears promoted cornerback Isaiah Frey and wide receiver
Rashad Ross to the 53-man roster from the practice squad on Tuesday.
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The Washington Redskins waived safety Bacarri Rambo on Tuesday and
signed free agent defensive lineman Hebron Fangupo to the practice
squad.
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The Redskins also released defensive lineman Derrick Hopkins from
its practice squad.
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New York Giants cornerback Walter Thurmond III and wide receiver
Jerrel Jernigan were placed on season-ending injured reserve
Tuesday.
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Miami center Mike Pouncey returned to practice on Tuesday but is not
expected to play Sunday when the Dolphins face the Kansas City
Chiefs.
Pouncey underwent hip surgery in June and it was feared that he
would not be back on the field until possibly October, but his
recovery appears to be ahead of schedule.
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The Oakland Raiders signed Vincent Brown to bolster their receiving
corps and waived linebacker Bojay Filimoeatu.
A third-round pick by the San Diego Chargers in 2011, Brown has
played in 30 career games, including 16 starts, and has 60
receptions for 801 yards. However, he suffered a calf injury during
training camp and was waived with an injury settlement.
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The Indianapolis Colts signed defensive tackle Kelcy Quarles off the
New England Patriots' practice squad.
The team also signed guard David Arkin to the practice squad while
waiving running back Dion Lewis from the active roster and guard
Josh Walker from the practice squad.
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The Cincinnati Bengals placed 10-year veteran tight end Alex Smith
on season-ending injured reserve after he suffered a biceps injury
in the Bengals' victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
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Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White missed practice for the
second consecutive day with a hamstring injury.
White was limited in practice last week with what the Falcons listed
as a knee injury and hurt his hamstring in Sunday's loss at
Cincinnati. Fellow wide receiver Julio Jones was back on the field
Tuesday after being limited by an ankle injury Monday.
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Brian Urlacher resigned from his role as NFL analyst with FOX Sports
1, but the former Chicago Bears linebacker said there is no comeback
in the works.
"I really enjoyed working with those guys at Fox Sports 1 out there
(in Los Angeles)," Urlacher said in an interview with the Spiegel
and Mannelly Show on 670 The Score. (Editing by Frank Pingue)
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