Browns rookie running back Montario Hardesty is out for the season after tearing a left knee ligament during his NFL debut. Team spokesman Neal Gulkis said Hardesty is being placed on injured reserve. Gulkis confirmed Friday that Hardesty tore his left anterior cruciate ligament when he cut on a 2-yard run in Thursday night’s exhibition game against Chicago.
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Sam Bradford will have to wait a few days to learn if he’ll start the St. Louis Rams’ opener. The No. 1 pick certainly has appeared ready for the job. Bradford’s opening drive set the tone for a 27-21 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night, giving the Rams a 3-1 preseason finish for the second straight season.
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The Arizona Cardinals have traded starting guard Reggie Wells to the Philadelphia Eagles for an undisclosed draft pick. Wells had started the last 90 games for Arizona, dating to the 2003 season, as well as the team’s six postseason games, but was moved from left guard to right guard this year following the signing of free agent Alan Faneca.
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The Denver Broncos’ tailback turnstile keeps on spinning. LenDale White is out for the season after rupturing his Achilles’ tendon, a person familiar with the injury told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because the Broncos hadn’t publicly discussed the results of medical tests on White’s right leg.
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The last of the original Houston Texans is gone. The team has cut kicker Kris Brown, the only player remaining from the inaugural 2002 season. Brown’s agent, Glenn Schwartzman confirmed the move Friday, which was first reported by KRIV-TV and the Houston Chronicle. Brown lost a competition in training camp to Neil Rackers, who was signed in the offseason.
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A person familiar with the injury tells The Associated Press that Denver Broncos tailback LenDale White has a ruptured Achilles’ tendon and is out for the season. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because the Broncos hadn’t publicly discussed the results of medical tests on White’s right leg.
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Detroit Lions rookie defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has been fined $7,500 by the NFL for his roughing-the-passer penalty on Cleveland quarterback Jake Delhomme. Suh grabbed Delhomme’s face mask and twisted it. He wrapped his arms around the quarterback’s head and slammed him to the ground in an exhibition game last Saturday.
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Ben Roethlisberger’s suspension has been reduced from six games to four by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ star quarterback met with Goodell early Friday and was told he could return on Oct. 17 against Cleveland. Roethlisberger was suspended in April for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, but Goodell said at the time he would review…
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The end of the exhibition season brought encouraging signs for the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks when it comes to their backup quarterbacks. Bruce Gradkowski threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter and the Raiders mostly used backups to end the preseason with a 27-24 victory over the Seahawks on Thursday night.
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Vernon Davis’ frustrations with Michael Crabtree finally came to a boiling point, and the San Francisco 49ers’ Pro Bowl tight end let his teammate have it — and for everyone to see. Davis angrily confronted Crabtree during Wednesday’s practice and coach Mike Singletary had to step between them.
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