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 Foster is headed for Philadelphia for a second opinion, the Houston
Chronicle reported.
Foster likely will be placed on short-term injured reserve, which
would allow the Texans to bring him back to practices after Week 6
and into a game after Week 8.
Foster suffered the injury when he pulled up with a limp during a
pass play Monday night during the Texans' first fully padded
training camp practice.
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The Detroit Lions agreed to a four-year contract extension with
standout linebacker DeAndre Levy.
Levy, a third-round pick in 2009, has stepped up his play the past
two years, becoming one of the league's top every-down outside
linebackers.
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The Baltimore Ravens continue to deny tipping off the Indianapolis
Colts about deflated footballs before the AFC Championship Game
against the New England Patriots.
The NFL Players Association released the transcript of Tom Brady's
testimony in his June arbitration hearing regarding his alleged role
in the Deflategate controversy. The players union released the
457-page transcript in a filing in New York federal court on
Tuesday.
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Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider called it "a bummer"
that safety Kam Chancellor is holding out of training camp, but he
said "we have to continue to conduct business the way we always
have."
While Chancellor remains a holdout, the Seahawks got some good news
about their other Pro Bowl safety on Wednesday: Earl Thomas passed
his physical and was removed from the physically-unable-to-perform
list.
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Two teams and 10 months removed from the Seahawks, new Buffalo Bills
wide receiver Percy Harvin on Wednesday blamed his disastrous tenure
in Seattle on jealous fellow wide receivers.
On ESPN's First Take, Harvin said, "I felt when I went to Seattle a
lot of the receivers took me as a threat rather than accepting me as
a teammate."
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The Carolina Panthers signed cornerback T.J. Heath and defensive
tackle Kenny Horsley on Wednesday after cornerback Chris Houston
decided to retire.
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The San Francisco 49ers released veteran cornerback Chris Cook.
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The Washington Redskins signed cornerbacks Bryan McCann and DreQuan
Hoskey and waived cornerback Tevin Mitchel and safety Phillip
Thomas.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers signed rookie wide receiver Kenzel Doe and
waived injured rookie receiver Eli Rogers.
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The Atlanta Falcons signed nose tackle Derrick Hopkins and waived
cornerback Michael Lee.
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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