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 Titans head coach Ken Whisenhunt confirmed Friday that Mariota will
sit out, even though the rookie said his left knee has been feeling
better.
Mariota returned to the practice field Wednesday for the first time
since spraining the MCL in his left knee. He was limited in practice
this week while wearing a knee brace.
"Marcus Mariota made a lot of progress this week, but we aren't
going to play him Sunday," Whisenhunt said.
Mariota suffered the injury on a low and late hit by Miami Dolphins
defensive end Olivier Vernon in the Week 6 loss. Vernon was fined
$37,363 for two separate hits on Mariota during the game.
Mettenberger completed 22 of 35 passes for 187 yards and one
touchdown with two interceptions last Sunday in the Atlanta Falcons'
10-7 win over the Titans at Nissan Stadium.
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Miami Dolphins Pro Bowl defensive end Cameron Wake has been
diagnosed with a torn Achilles and is out for the remainder of the
season, the team confirmed Friday.
Wake, who recorded his seventh sack of the season in Thursday
night's 36-7 loss to the New England, was injured on a third-down
play late in the third quarter.
He was face down on the turf and received attention from the
training staff before being helped off the field and carted to the
locker room. Wake was on crutches with a heavy wrap around his left
foot after the game.
Wake, 33, has played for the Dolphins since 2009. He has 257
combined tackles and 70 sacks over the course of his career. He made
the Pro Bowl in 2010 and again from 2012 to 2014.
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San Francisco 49ers running back Carlos Hyde will miss Sunday's game
against the St. Louis Rams due to a stress fracture in his right
foot.
Hyde missed the entire week of practices and San Francisco decided
to declare him as out on Friday afternoon.
The 49ers also listed receiver Anquan Bolding (hamstring) as
questionable.
St. Louis will be without defensive end Chris Long due to a knee
injury. Defensive end Robert Quinn (knee) is listed as questionable.
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Former Chicago Bears defensive lineman Jeremiah Ratliff expressed
that he "felt like killing everybody" inside the Halas Hall team
facility the day before he was cut by the team, according to a
police report released Friday.
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Ratliff referred to himself as "the devil" and also communicated
that he wanted the children of team staff members to die, the Lake
Forest (Ill.) police report said.
Ratliff was seen having an animated conversation with general
manager Ryan Pace on Oct. 21 while the rest of the players were on
the practice field.
The exchange reportedly happened after the Bears had asked Ratliff
to leave the facility because his frame of mind was not conducive to
working and practicing.
Ratliff left and later returned. According to the police report, he
returned to pick up his belongings and said he "felt like killing
everybody in the building."
He returned again later to pick up his cell phone, which is when he
stated he was the devil and wanted staff members' children to die.
The Bears cut the 34-year-old Ratliff the following day.
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Washington Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon is leading a lawsuit
against daily fantasy site FanDuel for using the names and likeness
of NFL players without permission.
"FanDuel has taken the liberty to engage in these actions without my
consent and without proper licensing rights," Garcon said in a
statement.
"As a result of these activities, FanDuel daily fantasy contests
have shown increasing revenues leading to large profits."
The class-action lawsuit was filed in Maryland. Garcon has claimed
misuse of players' names and likenesses, exploiting them without
proper licenses or permissions.
Top competitor DraftKings is not mentioned in the suit.
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