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[December 27, 2016]
Dec 26 (The Sports Xchange) - Tennessee
Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota will have surgery on his broken
leg Wednesday and will need four to five months to recover.
Mariota sustained a fractured right fibula during Saturday's 38-17
loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Coach Mike Mularkey told reporters Monday that Mariota will have a
plate inserted where the fracture is located. The second-year
quarterback is expected to return in time for offseason organized
team activities in May or June.
The Titans (8-7) will not be in the playoffs.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers rallied behind head coach after Hall of Fame
quarterback Terry Bradshaw criticized Mike Tomlin, describing him as
a "great cheerleader guy" but not a great coach.
Bradshaw, who quarterbacked the Steelers from 1970 to 1983 and
guided the team to four Super Bowl titles in six seasons, appeared
as a guest last Friday on Fox Sports 1.
"I don't think he's a great coach at all," Bradshaw said of Tomlin.
"He's a nice coach. To me, I've said this, he's really a great
cheerleader guy. I don't know what he does. I don't think he is a
great coach at all. His name never even pops in my mind when we
think about great coaches in the NFL."
Ben Roethlisberger disagreed with Bradshaw.
"No offense to Terry," Roethlisberger said Sunday. "I think he is
one of the greatest of all time. I consider him Steeler family. But
this is the real family, the tight-knit family that we have in here
in this locker room. And when people talk, it's dust in the wind, if
you will. I laughed at it because, well, it was what it was. But we
can't dwell on it."
Guard David DeCastro told ESPN: "We weren't happy about it.
Hopefully it will fire us up the rest of the way."
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The Cincinnati Bengals placed tight end Tyler Eifert and guard Clint
Boling on injured reserve.
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Eifert (back) and Boling (shoulder) both missed Saturday night's
12-10 loss to the Houston Texans. The moves leave two open spots on
the 53-man roster for Sunday's season finale against the Baltimore
Ravens.
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Robert Griffin III remains in the NFL
concussion protocol and his status for playing in Sunday's season
finale is uncertain.
Griffin was sacked seven times and suffered a concussion in the
fourth quarter of Saturday's 20-17 win over the San Diego Chargers,
the Browns' first victory of the season.
Head coach Hue Jackson was not ready to name a starter on Monday.
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The Dallas Cowboys, who already have clinched home-field advantage
throughout the NFC playoffs, plan to play their starters in the
final two regular-season games, including Monday night against the
Detroit Lions.
Coach Jason Garrett said he will give quarterback Dak Prescott,
running back Ezekiel Elliott and the other starters a normal
workload against the Lions.
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San Francisco 49ers running back Carlos Hyde suffered a serious MCL
injury in Saturday's game and will miss the last contest of the
season, according to multiple reports.
A source told ESPN's Adam Schefter that Hyde tore his MCL. He will
miss Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks. (Editing by Andrew
Both)
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