National Football League roundup

[June 02, 2016]  June 1 (The Sports Xchange) - High-profile arbitrator Kenneth R. Feinberg has submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in the litigation backing New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's four-game suspension fight against the NFL over Deflategate.

The AFL-CIO also filed a friend-of-the-court brief on Monday asking the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a decision handed down by a three-judge panel in April that reinstated Brady's four-game suspension.

The circuit court panel ruled in April that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was within the rights of the collective bargaining agreement to suspend Brady four games after the suspension was first overturned by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman last year.

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Dallas Cowboys third-round defensive tackle Maliek Collins suffered a broken foot during OTAs and will be out for 10-12 weeks.

Collins was injured during last week's organized team activities and the rookie underwent surgery, the team said Wednesday.

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Nick Foles is not participating in organized team activities with the Los Angeles Rams.

Before the Rams relocated to Los Angeles, Foles had already been relocated on the depth chart in favor of Case Keenum. Then the Rams traded for the No. 1 pick, drafted Jared Goff and thusly dropped Foles down another peg on the quarterback totem pole.

His contract could keep him on the roster into training camp.

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Defensive end Stephen Bowen announced his retirement after a 10-year NFL career.

Bowen, 32, spent his first five seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, followed by four with the Washington Redskins and one year with the New York Jets.

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The Cleveland Browns signed fourth-round picks Ricardo Louis and Seth DeValve, giving the team 10 of the 14 players selected in the 2016 NFL Draft under contract.

Louis received a four-year contract worth $2.9 million with a $568,000 signing bonus, according to OverTheCap.com. DeValue also landed a four-year deal valued at $2.5 million with a $383,000 signing bonus.

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The Chicago Bears waived offensive tackle Tayo Fabuluje, a 2015 sixth-round draft pick.

Fabuluje appeared in four games with the Bears last season after being the 183rd overall pick out of TCU. He also served a four-game suspension for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.

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The Detroit Lions signed undrafted rookie free agent offensive lineman Dominick Jackson to an undisclosed contract, the team announced.

Jackson spent the past two years at Alabama, playing on the College Football Playoff championship team last season. (Editing by Andrew Both)

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