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Dill, 25, was undrafted out of Rutgers in 2013 and had short stints
with the Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, Kansas City
Chiefs and St. Louis Rams. He had signed with the Cowboys in
January.
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Tennessee Titans wide receiver Justin Hunter, initially charged with
felony malicious wounding for his involvement in a bar fight in
July, has had the charge reduced to misdemeanor assault and battery.
The charge stems from an incident in Virginia Beach's oceanfront
resort area on July 3. Hunter initially was accused of "malicious
intent, stabbing, cutting and wounding" in a brawl that hospitalized
one person.
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Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett has been fined
$17,363 by the NFL for a high hit to Kansas City quarterback Alex
Smith.
The hit occurred in Kansas City's 14-13 win last Friday. Bennett was
flagged for roughing the passer. After the game, coach Pete Carroll
called the penalty "legit" -- although it was clear the contact was
incidental.
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Ryan Mallett practiced with the Houston Texans' third-string offense
on Friday, a day after the quarterback missed practice, but coach
Bill O'Brien said Mallett will remain the backup to Brian Hoyer.
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The Denver Broncos waived wide receiver Solomon Patton and signed
rookie tight end Dan Light.
The 5-foot-9 Patton, picked up off waivers in May, had worked as a
backup return specialist, but he muffed a punt in the preseason
opener in Seattle and did not play last week against the Texans.
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The New England Patriots placed tight end Jake Bequette on injured
reserve.
The Patriots moved Bequette to tight end from defensive end this
spring before he sustained an injury two weeks ago.
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Running back Chris Johnson reportedly returned from a hamstring
injury and practiced with the Arizona Cardinals.
Johnson had been out since shortly after signing Aug. 17 and missed
the Cardinals' second preseason game against the San Diego Chargers.
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Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey, who fractured his left
fibula in Sunday's preseason game, appears likely to miss the first
10 games of the season.
Head coach Mike Tomlin said Pouncey may be able to return this
season.
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St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher, a member of NFL Competition
Committee, doesn't see rules changing to project quarterbacks on
zone-read plays.
Fisher was responding to the most recent debate after Baltimore
Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs' hit to the knees of Philadelphia
Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford in last Saturday night's preseason
game.
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The Miami Dolphins are making contingency plans in case the
hurricane hits South Florida next week.
The team said it could move practice to an undisclosed location on
Monday and Tuesday with Tropical Storm Erika expected to turn into a
hurricane and possibly hit South Florida on Monday. It's too early
to tell whether South Florida will get a direct hit.
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New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has been named the
successor to Troy Polamalu as the new pitchman for the Head &
Shoulders shampoo brand.
Polamalu was the face -- or rather his famous hair was -- behind
Procter & Gamble's marketing efforts for the past six years. He
announced his retirement in April to end a stellar 12-year career
with the Pittsburgh Steelers. (Editing by Frank Pingue)
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