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 Barkley said he was informed he'll get the start Thursday against
the Jets and Tebow is expected to play the second half.
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Head coach Mike Pettine said the Cleveland Browns are not sure when
quarterback Johnny Manziel will be ready to throw again.
Manziel is bothered by right elbow soreness, a condition Pettine
said was also a challenge for Manziel at Texas A&M.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers restructured wide receiver Antonio Brown's
contract to give him a pay bump this season, according to reports.
The Steelers turned money from Brown's 2016 salary into a 2015
signing bonus that gives him a $2 million raise to $8 million. He
will make $6.25 million in 2016 and $8.71 million in 2017.
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New York Jets placed tight end Jace Amaro on injured reserve and
announced he needed shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum
suffered in the preseason opener.
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Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb is expected to be able
to play in the season opener against the Chicago Bears despite
suffering a shoulder injury during the team's third preseason game.
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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III appeared to like
a social media post calling for the "impeachment" of his boss,
Daniel Snyder.
From Griffin's account, the post was liked with a heart and later
unliked, when Griffin claimed in his own post that, in fact, a
social media intern had made the earlier click of support.
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Case Keenum made enough of a case during the preseason to win the
St. Louis Rams' backup quarterback job behind starter Nick Foles.
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Running back Fred Jackson visited with Seattle Seahawks officials a
day after being released by the Buffalo Bills.
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The Oakland Raiders officially waived running back Trent Richardson
among their moves to reduce their roster to the league-mandated 75
players.
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Third-string quarterback Connor Shaw was placed on injured reserve
by the Cleveland Browns. Shaw has surgery on his right thumb in
August.
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The Kansas City Chiefs placed quarterback Tyler Bray (torn ACL) on
the non-football injury list.
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The New England Patriots acquired return specialist Jalen Saunders
from the New Orleans Saints. Saunders was unlikely to make the
Saints' roster because of the emergence of Marcus Murphy.
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The Atlanta Falcons announced that they have reached an injury
settlement with guard Peter Konz. He suffered a torn ACL last
October and is not completely recovered.
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Quarterback Mike Kafka was waived/injured by the Minnesota Vikings,
who reached the mandated 75-man roster limit with the transaction.
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The Green Bay Packers officially placed wide receiver Jordy Nelson
on injured reserve on Tuesday and made a number of other moves to
get down to the 75-player roster limit. Nelson suffered a torn ACL
in a preseason game and is out for the season.
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The Miami Dolphins released running back Demitrius Bronson and
punter Brandon Fields, who was a Pro Bowl selection in 2013.
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The Buffalo Bills were awarded center Dalton Freeman and linebacker
Kevin Reddick off waivers.
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The Carolina Panthers placed second-year wide receiver Kelvin
Benjamin on injured reserve.
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The San Diego Chargers waived wide receiver Torrence Allen,
cornerback Chris Davis, safety Gordon Hill and guard Melvin Meggs.
Each was waived with an injury designation.
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The Arizona waived offensive tackle Rob Crisp. The 6-foot-7,
300-pound Crisp signed with the Cardinals as a rookie free agent on
May 5.
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With backup quarterback Jimmy Clausen sidelined with a concussion,
the Chicago Bears picked up another quarterback. The Bears claimed
quarterback Zac Dysert, who was waived by the Denver Broncos on
Monday.
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Super Bowl Media Day has a new name and will be shifted from
Tuesday, the typical day off for NFL players, to Monday night for
Super Bowl 50 in February.
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Tennessee Titans scout C.O. Brocato died after a long battle with
cancer.
The 85-year old Brocato had spent 40 years with the organization as
a scout, originally joining the franchise in 1975. (Editing by Frank
Pingue)
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