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Bryant, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, agreed
to a one-year, $600,000 contract on Wednesday and was
participating in his second practice when he was injured.
A serious injury to Bryant, 30, could lead to the Saints taking
a second look at veteran Brandon Marshall, who also worked out
for the team this week.
--Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette was
cleared to return Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts,
according to a Florida Times-Union report.
Fournette was cleared for his first game action in six weeks
after making it through a full week of practice with no setbacks
to his chronic hamstring injury. He was not listed on the team's
injury report for Sunday's game. Quarterback Blake Bortles (left
shoulder) also participated in practice and is cleared to play.
Fournette has not played since Week 4 because of the injury and
has appeared in only two games this season. The 3-5 Jaguars are
on a four-game losing streak.
--Days after being spotted playing basketball in Pittsburgh,
holdout running back Le'Veon Bell's return to the Steelers could
be imminent, according to team president Art Rooney II.
During an interview on Sirius XM radio, Rooney said, "I don't
know what his plans are, but I would say that at this point we
expect him to come back next week."
Bell must report by Tuesday or will become ineligible to play
this season. Bell's holding out after the Steelers failed to
meet his contract demands, sacrificing more than $8 million in
salary during the ongoing stalemate.
--Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is undergoing tests on
his hip to determine whether he will be healthy enough to start
in Week 11, multiple outlets reported.
Flacco was injured on the first series of Baltimore's 23-16 loss
to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 9. Flacco remained in the
game despite showing visible discomfort on the sideline.
NFL Network reported Flacco has been on crutches and is dealing
with significant pain. The Ravens are currently on their bye
week, but Flacco's availability could be in doubt for Week 11
against Cincinnati. That could lead to rookie Lamar Jackson
making his first career start.
--The New York Jets know who will start at quarterback on Sunday
when they host the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium. The Bills
aren't so sure.
The Buffalo News reported that Matt Barkley, signed as a free
agent 10 days ago, could start over turnover-prone Nathan
Peterman and rookie Josh Allen, who is coming off an elbow
injury. Allen is listed as questionable and Derek Anderson still
is feeling the effects of a concussion suffered Oct. 29 against
New England.
For the Jets, 39-year-old Josh McCown will start. Rookie
quarterback Sam Darnold (foot) was listed as doubtful Friday for
the game. He did not practice during the week and head coach
Todd Bowles said Thursday that Davis Webb will be signed from
the practice squad to back up McCown if Darnold cannot.
--Former Jets quarterback Christian Hackenberg has signed to
play in the upstart Alliance of American Football.
The league, which starts its first season in February, included
Hackenberg on a list of new players. A product of Penn State,
Hackenberg was taken by the Jets in the second round of the 2016
NFL Draft, but he never played a down in two seasons in New
York.
--The NFL fined Tennessee Titans safety Kevin Byard $10,026 for
his dancing and stomping on the Dallas Cowboys' midfield star,
ESPN reported.
Byard's celebration occurred after he intercepted a pass during
Monday night's 28-14 victory over the Cowboys. Byard raced from
the end zone to midfield after the first-quarter play. Several
of his teammates joined him.
"I made the play, and I ran straight to the 50-yard line," Byard
told reporters after the game. "It was kind of off the wall a
little bit." Titans coach Mike Vrabel wasn't too thrilled with
Byard's antics.
--The Los Angeles Rams called off practice in Thousand Oaks,
Calif., due to devastating wildfires in the region that have
caused mass evacuations, property damage and led to road
closures that would affect several people within the
organization.
Los Angeles County Fire officials announced early Friday that
the 101 Freeway was closed and that one of the fires had torched
some 8,000 acres and with zero containment. That fire began
Thursday afternoon and had jumped the freeway just 12 minutes
later.
The Rams (8-1) are still scheduled to play host to the Seattle
Seahawks (4-4) on Sunday at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
(Field Level Media)
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