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[September 27, 2017] The Sports Xchange

09/27/2017 NFL Note - Kansas City Chiefs Santos, Cairo

K Cairo Santos was placed on injured reserve Tuesday by the Kansas City Chiefs. Santos, who was plagued by a groin injury during preseason, was a perfect 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts this season and made all 12 of his extra-point tries for the Chiefs (3-0).

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NFL Note - Kansas City Chiefs Butker, Harrison

K Harrison Butker was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs off the Carolina Panthers' practice squad. Butker, who was a seventh-round selection out of Georgia Tech, was bidding with Graham Gano for the Panthers' kicking job. Butker made both of his field-goal attempts in the preseason, each from beyond 40 yards. He was also 4-for-4 on extra points.

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NFL Note - Miami Dolphins Timmons, Lawrence

OLB Lawrence Timmons was reinstated by the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday from an indefinite suspension, the team announced. Timmons disappeared the night before the team's season-opening game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sept. 17. He missed that contest and was subsequently suspended when his reasoning for going AWOL wasn't deemed sufficient by the club.

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NFL Note - Miami Dolphins March-Lillard, Justin

LB Justin March-Lillard was waived by the Dolphins. The 24-year-old recorded one special teams tackle in two games with the Dolphins.

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NFL Note - Dallas Cowboys Lee, Sean

LB Sean Lee left Monday's game in the fourth quarter with a hamstring strain. He is listed as day to day. He thinks he will be able to go Sunday on a short week against the Rams.

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NFL Note - Dallas Cowboys Lewis, Jourdan

CB Jourdan Lewis left Monday's game with hamstring tightness. He felt better on Tuesday and is listed as day to day heading into Sunday's game against the Rams.

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NFL Note - Dallas Cowboys Awuzie, Chidobe

CB Chidobe Awuzie (hamstring) remains a longshot to play against the Rams after missing the Cardinals game. He will try to practice on Thursday.

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NFL Note - Dallas Cowboys Carroll, Nolan

CB Nolan Carroll remains in concussion protocol. He sat out the Cardinals game and will likely miss the Rams game.

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NFL Note - Dallas Cowboys Lawrence, DeMarcus

DE DeMarcus Lawrence had three sacks against the Cardinals, giving him an NFL high 6.5 sacks for the season. It was his third straight multi-sack game to start the season. It was the first three-sack game of his career.

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NFL Note - Dallas Cowboys Bryant, Dez

WR Dez Bryant caught a touchdown pass against the Cardinals, giving him 69 for his career. That's the sixth-most in NFL history through the first 100 games of a player's career.

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NFL Note - Arizona Cardinals Boone, Alex

LG Alex Boone suffered a pectoral injury during the Cardinals' second-to-last possession of the game Monday night and was scheduled to have an MRI exam on Tuesday. General manager Steve Keim was anticipating that the injury won't be too serious.

"The one thing I know about Alex in the short time he's been here is he's extremely tough," Keim said. "He's the kind of guy who will play through pain and I think it would have to be pretty severe for him to miss time."

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NFL Note - Arizona Cardinals Bucannon, Deone

ILB Deone Bucannon, still recovering from offseason ankle surgery, has yet to play in any of the team's first three games. Head coach Bruce Arians said Bucannon almost played Monday night against Dallas.

"(He was) very close, very close," Arians said. "Hopefully, we can have a role for him this week, and another day in pads will determine how he plays, if he plays."

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NFL Note - Arizona Cardinals Holden, Will

T Will Holden, a rookie, will start at left tackle if D.J. Humphries (knee) and John Wetzel (pectoral) can't play this Sunday against San Francisco.

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NFL Note - Arizona Cardinals Johnson, Chris

RB Chris Johnson looked "a little rusty" against the Cowboys on Monday night, head coach Bruce Arians said Tuesday, hinting that Andre Ellington might see more time in the backfield this Sunday against the visiting 49ers.

"Andre looked very much more comfortable. I thought Andre looked very fast in the game," Arians said.

Asked if Ellington can be effective running between the tackles or if the player still projects more as a third-down back in passing situations, which is what he was when the season started, Arians said, "Andre's always been effective. When he was our guy, 80-yard runs were up the middle. We're not a perimeter running team anyways."

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NFL Note - Arizona Cardinals Ellington, Andre

RB Chris Johnson looked "a little rusty" against the Cowboys on Monday night, head coach Bruce Arians said Tuesday, hinting that Andre Ellington might see more time in the backfield this Sunday against the visiting 49ers.

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"Andre looked very much more comfortable. I thought Andre looked very fast in the game," Arians said.

Asked if Ellington can be effective running between the tackles or if the player still projects more as a third-down back in passing situations, which is what he was when the season started, Arians said, "Andre's always been effective. When he was our guy, 80-yard runs were up the middle. We're not a perimeter running team anyways."

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NFL Note - Green Bay Packers Jones, Joshua

LB/S Josh Jones, a rookie second-round draft choice, made his first start of the season last week. It's a good bet Jones will be hard to get out of the lineup moving forward.

Jones played all 61 snaps against Cincinnati, and had two sacks, 12 tackles, three tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries.

"You obviously saw him impact the game with the blitzes and he made a lot of plays tackling," Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers said of Jones. ""I thought it was a very good start for him up in that position."

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NFL Note - Green Bay Packers Burnett, Morgan

SS Morgan Burnett showed his remarkable versatility by playing nickel cornerback last week. Burnett, a safety throughout his career, has also played inside linebacker this season.

"Anytime you take one of your safeties and put him inside to play the sub linebacker position, I think that shows his versatility," head coach Mike McCarthy said. "And then the ability now to bounce out to the nickel, I think it's an extraordinary opportunity for Morgan. Plus, he calls the defense. He carries a ton of responsibility for our defense.

"He's just a heck of a football player. He's one of my all-time favorites, just the way he goes about his business. He carries a ton of credibility in the locker room, more about not what he says but the way he goes about it personally and professionally. He's a four-position player now in our defense."

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NFL Note - Green Bay Packers Cobb, Randall

WR Randall Cobb (chest) missed Green Bay's Week 3 game with Cincinnati, but was back at practice Tuesday.

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NFL Note - Green Bay Packers House, Davon

CB Davon House (quadriceps) didn't practice, making it unlikely he'll play Thursday.

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NFL Note - Green Bay Packers Perry, Nick

OLB Nick Perry returned to practice. Perry underwent hand surgery last week and had his injured right hand in a cast Tuesday.

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NFL Note - Green Bay Packers Daniels, Mike

DE Mike Daniels (hamstring) missed Week 3, but was back at practice Tuesday.

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NFL Note - Chicago Bears Howard, *Jordan

RB Jordan Howard (shoulder) practiced Tuesday in full after leaving Sunday's game twice due to shoulder pain.

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NFL Note - Chicago Bears Demps, Quintin

S Quintin Demps (forearm) has not yet gone on injured reserve after suffering a broken arm Sunday, and the team is waiting to further assess his injury.

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NFL Note - Chicago Bears Kwiatkoski, Nick

LB Nick Kwiatkoski (pectoral muscle) remains sidelined at practice due to an injury suffered in Week 2. He will not play this week.

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NFL Note - Chicago Bears Grasu, Hroniss

C Hroniss Grasu (hand) was able to practice Tuesday on a limited basis. He left Sunday's game with an injury. The Bears have not said whether he suffered a broken hand.

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NFL Note - Chicago Bears Sitton, Josh

G Josh Sitton (ribs) practiced on a limited basis Tuesday after missing last week's game.

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NFL Note - Chicago Bears Grant, Doran

DB Doran Grant was signed to the practice squad. He is a fourth-round draft pick who played in three games in 2015 with Pittsburgh.

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NFL Note - Chicago Bears McBride, Tre

WR Tre McBride was signed to the practice squad. McBride was originally signed after being waived by Tennessee, but was waived last Friday.

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NFL Note - Atlanta Falcons Tialavea, D.J.

OL D.J. Tialavea was released from the Bears' practice squad.

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NFL Note - Tennessee Titans Henry, *Derrick

RB Derrick Henry suffered a thigh bruise in Sunday's game, but should be OK to play this week.

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