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 [October 25, 2017]
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10/25/2017 NFL Note - Oakland Raiders Lynch, Marshawn
RB Marshawn Lynch of the Oakland Raiders lost the appeal of his
one-game suspension for making physical contact with an official,
the NFL announced Tuesday. Lynch will miss Sunday's game against the
Buffalo Bills after the original ruling was upheld. With 5:48
remaining in the first half of Oakland's 31-30 win over the Kansas
City Chiefs last Thursday, Lynch bumped line judge Julian Mapp in
the chest and then grabbed the official by his jersey before getting
ejected. The incident occurred after Lynch ran off the sideline and
into a scrum following a hit by Kansas City cornerback Marcus Peters
on Oakland quarterback Derek Carr. Peters was assessed a personal
foul and several Oakland offensive linemen confronted Peters.
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NFL Note - Indianapolis Colts Hooker, Malik
S Malik Hooker was placed on injured reserve Tuesday after suffering
a torn ACL and MCL in his knee during Sunday's loss to the
Jacksonville Jaguars. Hooker, who was the Colts' first-round pick
out of Ohio State, recorded 21 tackles and three interceptions in
seven games (six starts). Hooker's recovery time is expected to last
six to 10 months
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NFL Note - Miami Dolphins Maxwell, Byron
CB Byron Maxwell, who lost his starting job earlier this season, was
released by Miami. Maxwell had 61 tackles, two interceptions and
five forced fumbles in 15 games with the team over the past two
seasons.
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NFL Note - San Francisco 49ers Hall, Leon
CB Leon Hall was re-signed to a one-year contract. Hall originally
signed with the 49ers on Oct. 10. He was inactive for the Week 6
loss at Washington and released on Thursday. A former first-round
draft pick in 2007, Hall spent his first nine seasons with the
Cincinnati Bengals before playing for the New York Giants last
season.
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NFL Note - San Francisco 49ers Jones, Datone
DL Datone Jones signed a one-year deal with San Francisco. Jones was
a first-round pick of the Green Bay Packers in 2013, and in four
seasons he registered 104 tackles and nine sacks in 59
regular-season games. The Minnesota Vikings signed Jones to a
one-year contract in March but released him on Sept. 8. He signed
with the Detroit Lions Oct. 10 and was released eight days later.
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NFL Note - * Free Agents Cooper, Xavier
DL Xavier Cooper was waived by the 49ers. Cooper appeared in five
games this season.
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NFL Note - * Free Agents Paulsen, Logan
TE Logan Paulsen was waived by the 49ers. Paulson appeared in seven
contests this season.
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NFL Note - Philadelphia Eagles Peters, Jason
LT Jason Peters (knee) will miss the remainder of the season after
getting hurt in Monday's 34-24 win over the Washington Redskins.
Peters was carted off the field after being injured early in the
third quarter. Peters tore his MCL and ACL on Monday after getting
his lower leg pinned under Washington defensive tackle Ziggy Hood.
Peters is a nine-time Pro Bowler and has appeared in 176 games (166
starts) for the Buffalo Bills and Eagles.
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NFL Note - Philadelphia Eagles Hicks, Jordan
LB Jordan Hicks (Achilles) will miss the remainder of the season
after getting hurt in Monday's 34-24 win over the Washington
Redskins. Hicks recorded 19 tackles in seven games this season. He
was listed as questionable with a sore ankle before Monday's game.
In three seasons for the Eagles, Hicks totaled 119 tackles and seven
interceptions in 31 games.
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NFL Note - Dallas Cowboys Nugent, Mike
K Mike Nugent was signed to fill in for injured kicker Dan Bailey,
the team announced. Bailey injured a groin muscle during Sunday's
game against the San Francisco 49ers and will miss "at least a
couple weeks," according to Dallas coach Jason Garrett. The
35-year-old Nugent has made 236 career field goals during a
12-year-career that began with the New York Jets in 2005.
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NFL Note - Miami Dolphins Fales, David
QB David Fales was signed as insurance following the injury to Jay
Cutler. Fales was signed to likely be the backup signal caller for
Thursday's game against the Baltimore Ravens. Cutler will is
expected to miss the contest and Matt Moore will serve the starter.
He was a sixth-round pick of the Chicago Bears in 2014. Fales' only
NFL action game came in 2016 when he went 2-for-5 for 22 yards in
one relief role.
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NFL Note - Miami Dolphins Landry, Jarvis
WR Jarvis Landry didn't violate the league's personal conduct
policy, stemming from a domestic violence incident six-plus month
ago, NFL investigators reportedly concluded. Prosecutors in Broward
County (Fla.) State Attorney's Office decided last month not to
pursue charges against Landry. The woman, Estrella Cerqueira, is the
mother of Landry's daughter and said in August that she "was not in
any way physically harmed."
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NFL Note - Miami Dolphins Moore, Matt
QB Matt Moore will likely make his fifth start in Miami's last 12
games Thursday at Baltimore. Moore relieved Ryan Tannehill against
Arizona last year, started the final three regular-season games and
the wild-card game at Pittsburgh, and will likely start Thursday.
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NFL Note - Miami Dolphins Parker, DeVante
WR DeVante Parker (ankle) was limited Tuesday. Parker has
essentially missed the previous three games after sustaining his
injury on the third play against Tennessee.
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NFL Note - Miami Dolphins Branch, Andre
DE Andre Branch (groin) was limited Tuesday. Branch has 3.0 sacks,
which is second on the team.
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NFL Note - Miami Dolphins Tunsil, *Laremy
LT Laremy Tunsil (knee) was limited Tuesday. Tunsil was injured in
the third quarter of last week's game against the Jets and didn't
return.
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NFL Note - Miami Dolphins Steen, Anthony
LG Anthony Steen (foot) didn't practice Tuesday. Steen was seen with
his left foot in a walking boot in the locker room Monday.
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NFL Note - Miami Dolphins James, Ja'Wuan
RT Ja'Wuan James (hand) was limited Tuesday. James left the game
last week against the Jets, but only missed a few plays.
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NFL Note - Miami Dolphins Thomas, Julius
TE Julius Thomas (knee) had a full practice Tuesday. Thomas had
three receptions, which tied a season best, for a season-best 58
yards last week against the Jets. He also had a season-best 25-yard
reception.
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NFL Note - Miami Dolphins Phillips, Jordan
DT Jordan Phillips (ankle) was limited Tuesday. Phillips played for
the first time in four weeks last week.
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NFL Note - Miami Dolphins Maxwell, Byron
CB Byron Maxwell was released by the Dolphins Tuesday. Maxwell,
acquired in a trade last year along with linebacker Kiko Alonso from
Philadelphia, was cut to make room for backup quarterback David
Fales. Maxwell had fallen out of favor partly because of his
reluctance to play press coverage. But Maxwell, who has been
inactive the past four games, had also lost his job for the second
time in two years. Last year, he lost his job to Tony Lippett and
then regained a starting job when Xavien Howard went down with a
knee injury. This year Maxwell lost his starting job to rookie
Cordrea Tankersley, the third-round pick from Clemson.
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NFL Note - Baltimore Ravens Bell, Kenny
WR Kenny Bell was re-signed to the practice squad Tuesday. Bell was
a fifth-round selection by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2015
draft from Nebraska, where he set program records for career
receptions (181) and receiving yards (2,689). He was waived in
September 2016 and later signed with Baltimore's practice squad.
Bell was injury-waived by the Ravens during this year's training
camp because of a hamstring issue. In a corresponding move, TE Gabe
Holmes was released from the practice squad.
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NFL Note - Washington Redskins Pryor, Terrelle
WR Terrelle Pryor participated in a season-low 30 snaps in the loss
Monday at Philadelphia. Pryor has been plagued by drops and
inconsistency all season after signing as a free agent with
Washington.
Pryor played just one snap in the first half and was replaced by
Josh Doctson in the starting lineup. Pryor finished with two catches
for 14 yards and four targets. At 18 receptions for 223 yards and
one touchdown, he is well off last year's pace with the Cleveland
Browns (77 catches, 1,007 yards, four touchdowns). It is clear the
Redskins want to get Doctson, their first-round draft pick in 2016,
more snaps.
"We'll see how it goes moving forward," head coach Gruden said.
"Right now, I think we wanted to get Josh (Doctson) in there a
little bit more and see how he did. Josh did some good things, some
things we need to clean up, same with Terrelle every week. Just
going to continue to coach those guys up, try to play the hot hand,
play the guys who are fresh and go from there."
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NFL Note - Baltimore Ravens Wallace, Mike
WR Mike Wallace (concussion) was on the practice field Tuesday, but
was a limited participant. Wallace was placed in the concussion
protocol in the first quarter Sunday against Minnesota and did not
return. Wallace lost his helmet and smacked his head against the
turf on a hit by safety Andrew Sendejo, who was suspended one game
for the hit. Wallace also missed practice last week because of a
sore back.
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NFL Note - Baltimore Ravens Campanaro, Michael
WR Michael Campanaro (shoulder) did not practice for the second
consecutive day. Campanaro has more reps at receiver and is the
team's primary punt returner. He is second in the league with 193
yards on 14 punt returns.
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NFL Note - Baltimore Ravens Williams, Tim
LB Tim Williams (thigh) was limited at practice Tuesday after
missing the past three games. His status for the game Thursday
against Miami is uncertain. Williams, a rookie third-round pick from
Alabama, was expected to help boost the Ravens' pass rush this
season, but has yet to record a sack.
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NFL Note - Baltimore Ravens Suggs, Terrell
LB Terrell Suggs (knee) did not practice for the second consecutive
day. He was able to play the entire game Sunday against the Vikings.
Suggs leads the team with 4.5 sacks. The veteran might be getting
extra rest because of the short week.
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NFL Note - Washington Redskins Lanier, Anthony
DE Anthony Lanier played just eight snaps in his first game of the
season Monday. Washington used a five-man rotation on the defensive
line with the other four players getting at least 27 snaps.
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NFL Note - Washington Redskins Cousins, Kirk
QB Kirk Cousins added to his record for 300-yard passing games when
he hit for 303 on Monday against Philadelphia. Cousins has done it
22 times, including one postseason start.
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NFL Note - Washington Redskins Thompson, Chris
RB Chris Thompson set a career high in receiving yards (366) in
Monday's loss at Philadelphia when he had 26 yards on five catches.
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NFL Note - Washington Redskins Reed, Jordan
TE Jordan Reed is feeling better after battling a chest contusion
and sore big toe early in the regular season and during training
camp. He caught a season-high eight passes on Monday at Philadelphia
for 64 yards and two touchdowns, which ties his career high in that
category.
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NFL Note - Washington Redskins Davis, Vernon
TE Vernon Davis caught four passes for 67 yards in the game at
Philadelphia on Monday. His 31-yard reception in the first quarter
gave him three straight weeks with a catch of 30 yards or more.
Davis last did that for the San Francisco 49ers in Weeks 11-13 in
2009.
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NFL Note - Philadelphia Eagles Peters, Jason
LT Jason Peters tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee in the third
quarter Monday and is out for the season. The injury could be a
career-ender for the 35-year-old nine-time Pro Bowler.
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NFL Note - Philadelphia Eagles Hicks, Jordan
MLB Jordan Hicks tore his Achilles tendon on the second play of the
game Monday and will miss the rest of the season.
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NFL Note - Philadelphia Eagles Kendricks, Mychal
LB Mychal Kendricks missed Monday's game with a hamstring injury.
However, he is expected to practice this week and play against San
Francisco.
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NFL Note - Philadelphia Eagles Vaitai, Halapoulivaati
T Halapoulivaati Vaitai replaced Jason Peters at left tackle Monday
night after Peters was injured. Vaitai will start Sunday against San
Francisco, though the Eagles haven't decided yet whether they'll
move RT Lane Johnson over to left tackle and put Vaitai at right
tackle, or keep Johnson at right tackle.
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NFL Note - Philadelphia Eagles Darby, Ronald
CB Ronald Darby, who has been out since dislocating his ankle in
Week 1, will continue practicing this week and could play Sunday
against the 49ers.
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