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[August 13, 2016] Aug 12 (The Sports Xchange) - The Buffalo Bills and quarterback Tyrod Taylor agreed to a contract extension Friday.

Terms were not announced but the Buffalo News reported the deal for the sixth-year player is worth approximately $90 million over six years.

Sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter that Taylor could earn millions more through incentives, but the Bills have a $10 million buyout option after the first year and another out after the second.

The 27-year-old Taylor was entering the final year of his contract and set make a $2 million base salary this season.

Taylor, in his first year as an NFL starter and first season with the Bills in 2015, passed for 3,035 yards and 20 touchdowns with six interceptions in 14 games.

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Denver Broncos safety Shiloh Keo was suspended for the first two games of the regular season due to a violation of the NFL substance-abuse policy, the league announced.

Keo was disciplined for a drunk-driving incident near Boise, Idaho, on Feb. 13. He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DUI and was sentenced to one-year probation.

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Dallas Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones said that embattled quarterback Johnny Manziel won't be playing for the team.

Manziel has expressed interest in joining the Cowboys but Jones strongly stated that he will not be signed.

"There's no chance," Jones told CBS Sports Radio.

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Following the 22-0 preseason win over the Chicago Bears on Thursday night, Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak would not commit to a starting quarterback for next week.

Mark Sanchez made an opening argument for the job, throwing for 99 yards and a touchdown in the first quarter for the defending Super Bowl champions. He finished 10 of 13 for 99 yards with one interception.

Sanchez's quarterback competitor, Trevor Siemian, completed seven of 12 passes for 88 yards. Rookie Paxton Lynch went 6-of-7 passing with 74 yards in his first NFL appearance.

"I don't know," Kubiak said Thursday night after the game. "I am kind of going day to day."

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Quarterback Eli Manning will be a spectator when the New York Giants host the Miami Dolphins in Friday night's preseason opener.

First-year coach Ben McAdoo announced that Manning won't play in the team's first tune-up. He said backup Ryan Nassib will be the starter and that Logan Thomas will also see action. (Editing by Andrew Both)

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