National Football League roundup

[September 30, 2016]  Sept 29 (The Sports Xchange) - Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon will put his football career on hold after the team announced Thursday that Gordon will enter an in-patient rehabilitation facility.

Gordon, who was suspended for the first four games in 2016, was scheduled to play his first game since 2014 on Oct. 9, but instead he is out indefinitely.

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Russell Wilson put to rest any question about his availability for Sunday's game when the Seahawks' quarterback said there is "no doubt" he will start for Seattle against the New York Jets.

Wilson sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee Sunday as Seattle improved to 2-1 this season with a win over the San Francisco 49ers.

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Baltimore Ravens linebacker Elvis Dumervil confirmed to reporters what teammate Terrell Suggs initially divulged by saying that he expects to make his season debut against the visiting Oakland Raiders on Sunday.

Dumervil, who underwent foot surgery in the offseason, returned to practice last week, but sat out on Friday and remained inactive two days later in Baltimore's 19-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler sat out Thursday's practice, strengthening the possibility that backup Brian Hoyer will make his second straight start on Sunday when the winless Bears host the Detroit Lions.

Cutler, who had limited participation on Wednesday, is nursing a sprained right thumb that is expected to require two to three weeks of recovery.

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Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory has officially been suspended 10 games without pay for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, the league announced Thursday.

This latest suspension means Gregory will miss the first 14 games of the season. He is currently serving a four-game suspension for a previous violation of the substance abuse policy.

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The New York Jets re-signed wide receiver/kick returner Jeremy Ross as the team prepares to be without rookie Jalin Marshall for a few weeks with a torn labrum.

Defensive lineman Lawrence Thomas (torn labrum) was placed on injured reserve to make room on the roster for Ross, who spent training camp and the preseason with the Jets before being released among the team's final cuts. (Editing by Frank Pingue)

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