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[November 09, 2018]
New York Jets quarterback Josh
McCown will start on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, coach Todd
Bowles said Thursday.
It will be the first start of the season for the 16-year veteran.
McCown, 39, started 13 games for the Jets last season.
Starter Sam Darnold sustained a right foot injury last week in a
loss to the Miami Dolphins that has limited him in practice. Bowles
said, however, that Darnold could dress and back up McCown.
Darnold will regain the starting role once he is healthy, Bowles
said.
--Dez Bryant participated in his first practice as a member of the
New Orleans Saints on Thursday, and he was adamant about one thing.
He says he has nothing to prove after the way his stint with the
Dallas Cowboys ended.
"Not at all, not at all. That chapter's closed, that's something I
had to accept. I accepted that and moved on," Bryant told reporters.
"I'm here with the New Orleans Saints. I'm a (member of the) Saints
now, I'm excited about that and I'm looking forward to moving on
with these guys."
--The Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts has started a review
of a state legal principle that wiped out the murder conviction of
former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez after his
suicide. Hernandez was convicted on April 15, 2015, of the 2013
death of semipro football player Odin Lloyd in North Attleborough,
Mass.
The justices heard arguments from prosecutors as to why convictions
shouldn't be erased if those found guilty die before an appellate
court has reviewed facts of the trial. The Supreme Judicial Court is
expected to take several months to issue a decision.
--The Los Angeles Rams expressed condolences over the mass shooting
that killed 12 people at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand
Oaks, Calif., on Wednesday night.
Rams coach Sean McVay said Thursday that a moment of silence would
be held prior to Sunday's home game against the Seattle Seahawks.
--Wally Triplett, a Detroit Lions running back who was the first
African-American to be drafted and play in the NFL in a
regular-season game, has died at 92.
"Wally is one of the true trailblazers in American sports history,"
the Lions said in a news release announcing his death. "He resides
among the great men who helped reshape the game as they faced the
challenges of segregation and discrimination."
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Jets quarterback Josh McCown (15) passes the ball against the
Philadelphia Eagles during the first quarter at Lincoln Financial
Field. Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
As a rookie, Triplett set a team record at the time for the longest
run from scrimmage with an 80-yard touchdown at Green Bay on Oct.
30, 1949. A year later, he set a league single-game record with 294
yards on four kickoff returns, including a 97-yard touchdown. The
record for his total yardage that day lasted for 44 years and is
still No. 3 in NFL history. His kickoff return average of 73.5 yards
that day remains an NFL single-game record.
--Eagles running back Darren Sproles, set to return from a hamstring
injury for the first time since Week 1, was sidelined during
practice by another hamstring injury.
Philadelphia expected Sproles back in the lineup, primarily as a
kick returner, for Sunday's game against the Cowboys. Sproles has
been idle since injuring his hamstring in the season opener against
the Atlanta Falcons.
--Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown was reportedly
cited for driving in excess of 100 mph at 10 a.m.
CBS-TV (KDKA) in Pittsburgh reported police responding to a nearby
bank robbery caught Brown going over 100 mph in a 45 mph zone. Brown
is not a suspect in the bank robbery.
--Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam plans to yield to a general
manager in the team's search for a new head coach for the first
time.
General manager John Dorsey, hired in December 2017, will lead the
search for Hue Jackson's replacement with Haslam and his wife, Dee,
signing off on the finalists. Jackson was fired Oct. 29.
(Field Level Media)
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