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Sep 3 2010 - Malcolm Jenkins (Saints)
FS Malcolm Jenkins will start at free safety with Darren Sharper on the reserve/physically unable to perform list.
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Sep 3 2010 - Jarrad Page (Chiefs)
S Jarrad Page ended his holdout. Page signed a restricted free agent, one-year tender after boycotting the entire offseason program and preseason.
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Sep 3 2010 - Coye Francies (Free Agent)
CB Coye Francies was released by the Browns. Francies opened training camp on the physically unable to perform list with an undisclosed injury. He was activated last week, but coach Eric Mangini said he still wasn't ready to play.
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Sep 3 2010 - Ndamukong Suh (Lions)
NT Ndamukong Suh was fined $7,500 for grabbing the facemask, pulling and twisting the helmet and slamming down Browns quarterback Jake Delhomme in a preseason game last week.
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Sep 3 2010 - Patrick Crayton (Chargers)
WR Patrick Crayton again requested to be released by the Cowboys through his agent. Crayton has questioned publicly his role in the offense since the Cowboys acquired Dez Bryant in the first round of the 2010 draft.
In June, he requested to be traded or released so that he could get his family settled in a new city, anticipating the Cowboys could instead keep him around until tomorrow's cutdown to 53-man rosters. With Sam Hurd, a cheaper option who had a strong training camp, in the fold, it's still possible the Cowboys will oblige Crayton and let him go this weekend.
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Sep 3 2010 - Neil Rackers (Texans)
K Neil Rackers has won the kicking job over the team's longest-tenured player, Kris Brown, who was released.
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Sep 3 2010 - Kris Brown (Texans)
K Kris Brown was released by the Texans, who opted to keep Neil Rackers in the intense summerlong competition for the spot.
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Sep 1 2010 - Mike Iupati (49ers)
G Mike Iupati not only will start at left guard in the season opener, the pulling guard has become the spear point of the 49ers rushing attack.
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Sep 1 2010 - Anthony Davis (49ers)
OT Anthony Davis has improved his footwork and balance after a rough first outing in Indianapolis, and the rookie first-round pick will start the opener in Seattle.
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Sep 1 2010 - Kyle Wilson (Jets)
CB Kyle Wilson hasn't backed down from challenge of starting immediately with Darrelle Revis holding out. Already has displayed good coverage skills. Will move into more of a backup role, covering slot receivers, if and when Revis returns. Also might return punts if Revis comes back.
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Sep 1 2010 - Jerry Hughes (Colts)
DE Jerry Hughes is being brought along slowly by the Colts. He could be worked into the rotation as the season progresses.
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Sep 1 2010 - Torell Troup (Bills)
NT Torell Troup had a stellar training camp, making all kinds of plays in practice while plugging the middle of Buffalo's new 3-4. He'll earn major playing time in a rotation with veteran Kyle Williams.
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Sep 1 2010 - Patrick Ramsey (Free Agent)
QB Patrick Ramsey, who joined the team just before training camp, will work the first half in the Saints' final preseason game against Tennessee. Chase Daniel will take over after halftime. Both players have looked good in the team's last two exhibition games. After the game, coach Sean Payton will have to decide who has earned the No. 2 spot and whether he will keep two backups on the 53-man regular-season roster when the final cuts are made Saturday.
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Sep 1 2010 - Steve Smith (Panthers)
WR Steve Smith, although he hasn't seen any action in the preseason, said he remains on track to play in the Sept. 12 regular-season opener against the New York Giants. "I have not diverted from the path at hand, which is Week 1 in New York. That's been my focal point," Smith said Monday. "I did want to play Saturday, but I knew that mentally I wasn't prepared and physically I wasn't prepared." Smith said he's still trying to get into football shape. "Last week I was hurting," Smith said. "My lungs were hurting, my chest was burning. I'm just practicing right now, still getting my cardio up."
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Sep 1 2010 - Antoine Winfield (Vikings)
CB Antoine Winfield appears to be completely recovered from the broken foot that slowed him last season. He will begin the year as the starter on the left side. Winfield ended up having to play in the slot late in 2009 because the injury slowed him after he returned.
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Sep 1 2010 - Kevin Smith (Lions)
RB Kevin Smith, coming off major knee surgery, continues to struggle. He's averaged just 2.6 yards a carry and had a fumble returned for a touchdown. "It's not about us trusting him, it's about him trusting the knee," coach Jim Schwartz said.
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Sep 1 2010 - Ndamukong Suh (Lions)
DT Ndamukong Suh got some of the Browns riled up after he performed this trio of moves on quarterback Jake Delhomme -- he face-masked him, horse-collared him and then threw him to the ground. The Browns petitioned the league to get Suh fined or suspended. Suh wasn't in the mood to apologize: "It's not my job to worry about whether I hit a guy too hard or not. I can't change the way I play. If I do, then I am doing a disservice to my teammates."
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Sep 1 2010 - Shawn Andrews (Giants)
OG/OT Shawn Andrews, who made his Giants debut against Baltimore, received about 15 snaps and fared extremely well. "He showed dominance on the pass block and gained the upper hand against his man. There's a lot that has to be learned, but he's made good progress and he's studied hard," head coach Tom Coughlin said of Andrews' progress. "He spends about every waking minute with (assistant offensive line coach) Jack Bicknell or (offensive line coach) Pat Flaherty."
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Aug 31 2010 - Matt Leinart (Cardinals)
QB Matt Leinart and coach Ken Whisenhunt met to discuss Thursday's quarterback rotation -- Derek Anderson will start as he did last week against Chicago. This after Leinart proclaimed he had "outplayed the competition" and said his tension with Whisenhunt likely "goes beyond football."
Whisenhunt said they discussed "where everything was."
"If players have an issue or a problem (I've always wanted them) to come see me," he said. "We had communicated before about where we were and obviously we needed to talk a little bit more, but it was a good talk."
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Aug 31 2010 - Josh Wilson (Ravens)
CB Josh Wilson was traded to the Ravens from Seattle for a fifth-round pick. The Ravens need bodies at the position. Domonique Foxworth is out for the season with a knee injury and Baltimore planned to use Chris Carr and Fabian Washington as its top two cornerbacks.
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Aug 31 2010 - Derek Anderson (Cardinals)
QB Derek Anderson will start the preseason finale Thursday, coach Ken Whisenhunt said.
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Aug 31 2010 - Kyle Wilson (Jets)
CB Kyle Wilson will be expected to play "100 percent of the snaps" on defense, coach Rex Ryan said on Tuesday, an indirect reference to the ongoing holdout of CB Darelle Revis.
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Aug 30 2010 - Knowshon Moreno (Broncos)
RB Knowshon Moreno is expected to practice this week for the first time since tearing his hamstring on Aug. 1, when he was carted off the field during the team's first training camp practice. His availability for the preseason finale and the regular-season opener are to be determined.
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Aug 30 2010 - Devin Thomas (Redskins)
WR Devin Thomas has four catches for 78 yards in the preseason, but he's not sure if he'll make the final roster. He sat out Friday's game, per coach Mike Shanahan's decision to evaluate by "letting some guys play." Thomas said he'll get more time this week against the Cardinals, but he's unsure what he'll get from the Redskins after that.
"It's kind of up in the air. It could go either way. I don't really know the scenario," Thomas told the Post.
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Aug 30 2010 - Ndamukong Suh (Lions)
DT Ndamukong Suh should be suspended for his facemask penalty against the Browns in the opinion of Cleveland No. 2 quarterback Seneca Wallace.
Suh had his most productive game Saturday against the Browns. He had two tackles, one for a loss, and he batted down a pass. He also almost tore quarterback Jake Delhomme's head off, throwing him down by the facemask. "You don't want to do anything to curb his aggressiveness," coach Jim Schwartz said with a wry smile. "But, seriously, there are things are different here than in college. He can't do that here."
Coach Eric Mangini of the Browns said he'll ask the league to review the play.
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