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Cowboys trade WR Crayton to Chargers (AP)
Broncos RB LenDale White to miss season (AP)
Last of original Texans, K Brown cut (AP)
Leftwich may miss first month of season (AP)
Browns rookie RB Hardesty out for season (AP)
Patriots release DL Lewis, OL Ghiaciuc (AP)
Browns RB Hardesty tears ACL, placed on I.R.
Browns rookie RB Montario Hardesty tore the ACL in his left knee during the team's preseason finale and is out for the 2010 season after the team placed him on the injured-reserve list Friday.
Hardesty, who had missed Cleveland's first three preseason games with a bone bruise in his right knee, carried seven times for 25 yards and a TD Thursday night versus the Bears before suffering the injury.
The Browns' second-round draft pick was expected to compete with Jerome Harrison for carries in the Cleveland backfield.
Hardesty suffered a torn ACL in his right knee as a freshman at Tennessee in 2005 and endured other injuries during his Volunteers career, including a stress fracture in his left foot suffered in '08. Hardesty rushed for a career-high 1,345 yards as a senior in '09.
The Browns also announced Friday that they have released WR Jake Allen, OL Casey Bender, CB Coye Francies, TE Joel Gamble, OL Joel Reinders and WR Syndric Steptoe.
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Patriots cut DL Lewis, OL Ghiaciuc
Updated 4:57 p.m. ET, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010
The Patriots began making their cuts Friday by releasing veteran DL Damione Lewis and OL Eric Ghiaciuc.
Lewis, an 11-year veteran, was in on only four tackles this preseason.
With the loss of DE Ty Warren (hip) for the season, the Patriots' D-line has some question marks, but clearly the Patriots believed Lewis did not significantly improve the depth on the line.
Lewis started all 16 games last season for the Panthers in 2009 but was a major disappointment this preseason, especially when the Pats could use any help they can get on an injury-riddled defense that also lost starting CB Leigh Bodden for the season with a shoulder injury.
DL Ron Brace, a second-year player out of Boston College, has performed well and likely will be the main backup on the defensive line. Rookie DE Brandon Deaderick and second-year DT Myron Pryor are likely to be the other backups on the line.
Ghiaciuc, 6-4, 303-pounder, was signed by the Patriots on Aug. 4. He is a veteran of five NFL seasons with the Bengals and Chargers.
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Rams decision on starting QB coming soon (AP)
Eagles acquire G Wells from Cardinals (AP)
Eagles trade for OG Wells, place Abiamiri on PUP list
The Eagles acquired some offensive line depth on Friday, trading for OG Reggie Wells from the Cardinals in exchange for an undisclosed draft choice.
Philadelphia has been desperate for interior-line help with injuries to centers Jamaal Jackson and Nick Cole, forcing backup Mike McGlynn to shift over from his natural spot at left guard. Wells, 29, has played his entire career with Arizona, starting 90 games over the past seven seasons.
"We're adding a player that has started several seasons in the National Football League and has played at a very high level during the course of his career," Eagles head coach Andy Reid said. "He has experience at several different positions along the offensive line and he will be a welcome addition to that group. You can never have enough depth at that position as you go through an NFL season."
The Cardinals no longer needed Wells' services following the signing of free-agent OLG Allen Faneca in the offseason. Veteran Deuce Lutui is the starting right guard for Arizona.
The Eagles also announced they have placed DE Victor Abiamiri on the Reserve/PUP list and released 10 players: RB?J.J. Arrington, WR?Dobson Collins, DE?Pannel Egboh, TE?Nate Lawrie, RB?Martell Mallett, OT?Jeraill McCuller, CB?David Pender, CB?Geoff Pope, DT?Boo Robinson and S?Anthony Scirrotto.
By being placed on the Reserve/PUP list, Abiamiri is not eligible to play in the team's first six regular-season games. After the sixth game, the team has three weeks to decide whether to activate him to the 53-man roster. If he is not activated during that time period, he is placed on the season-ending injured reserve list.
By releasing Arrington, the Eagles will now receive a 2012 sixth-round draft pick from the Broncos as compensation for the trade of LB Joe Mays to Denver on July 30.
The Eagles currently have 65 players on their active roster.
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Roethlisberger suspension cut to 4 games (AP)
Bears cut FS Afalava; four others
The Bears cut FS Al Afalava on Friday, which means that S Josh Bullocks likely will make the final 53-man roster as a backup in the secondary.
ESPNChicago.com's Jeff Dickerson reported that Afalava, a second-year player, was cut along with CB Cornelius Brown and LB Kelvin Smith. Special-teams ace Tim Shaw and LB Kevin Malast also were let go, according to PFW's Bears correspondent Bob LeGere.
Afalava started 13 games for the Bears in 2009 and recorded 70 tackles and one forced fumble. Bullocks, a six-year veteran drafted by the Saints in ’05, started four games in '09 but has been hampered by injuries this preseason.
Bullocks will join rookie Major Wright as backups to FS Chris Harris.
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Reports: Steelers QB Leftwich suffers MCL injury, out 2-4 weeks
Steelers QB Byron Leftwich suffered a left knee injury in the second quarter of Pittsburgh's preseason game against Carolina on Thursday night. Reports on Friday indicate that he suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen said it was a second-degree sprain, which is not a complete tear. Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh News-Gazette reported that Leftwich will miss 2-4 weeks.
Leftwich, vying with Dennis Dixon to be the Steelers' starting quarterback while Ben Roethlisberger serves a four-game suspension to begin the regular season, suffered the injury as he completed an 18-yard pass to rookie Emmanuel Sanders. Leftwich was replaced by Dixon, who threw a 23-yard TD to Sanders on the Steelers' next series.
Leftwich was the favorite to replace Roethlisberger entering training camp, but Dixon has played well in the preseason and received work with the first-team offense against Denver in the Steelers' third preseason game.
Dixon's lone NFL start came last season at Baltimore with Roethlisberger missing the game with a concussion. He completed 12-of-26 passes for 145 yards with one TD and rushed for a TD as well. However, he threw an interception in overtime, and the Ravens capitalized with the game-winning field goal.
If Leftwich indeed misses the opener, Dixon and Charlie Batch will be the Steelers' top two quarterbacks. Batch appeared in one game last season, relieving the injured Roethlisberger at Kansas City, but he sustained a broken wrist. Batch missed the '08 season with a broken collarbone. Batch, who enters his ninth season with Pittsburgh after four seasons as Detroit's starter, has played well in the preseason and provides an experienced alternative to Dixon.
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Reports: Patriots cut DL Damione Lewis
The Patriots began making their cuts Friday by releasing veteran DL Damione Lewis, according to reports from multiple media outlets. Lewis, an 11-year veteran, was in on only four tackles this preseason.
With the loss of DE Ty Warren (hip) for the season, the Patriots' D-line has some question marks, but clearly the Patriots believed Lewis did not significantly improve the depth on the line.
Lewis started all 16 games last season for the Panthers in 2009 but was a major disappointment this preseason, especially when the Pats could use any help they can get on an injury-riddled defense that also lost starting CB Leigh Bodden for the season with a shoulder injury.
DL Ron Brace, a second-year player out of Boston College, has performed well and likely will be the main backup on the defensive line. Rookie DE Brandon Deaderick and second-year DT Myron Pryor are likely to be the other backups on the line.
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Lions DT Suh fined for roughing passer (AP)
Report: Broncos RB White out for year with torn Achilles tendon
The Broncos lost RB insurance behind starter Knowshon Moreno on Friday as LenDale White will miss the entire 2010 season with a torn Achilles tendon.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that White, who left Thursday's preseason finale after a nine-yard run with an injured ankle, tore his Achilles tendon. The Broncos signed White this summer after he was released by the Seahawks. Moreno just returned to practice at what he called "80 percent."
White had to sit out the first four games of 2010 as it was for violating the league's substance-abuse policy. Now, the five-year veteran out of USC will miss the entire season. White's best year came in 2007 when he started all 16 games with the Titans and rushed for 1,110 yards with seven touchdowns.
White, a native of Denver, only ran for 222 yards and zero touchdowns last season with the Titans. Injuries to Moreno and RB Correll Buckhalter have hurt the Broncos' depth at that position; Buckhalter made his preseason debut Thursday night.
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NFL fines Lions DT Suh $7,500
Lions rookie DT Ndamukong Suh has learned one of the big differences between college and professional football — in the NFL, you can lose money for your rough play.
The NFL has fined Suh $7,500 for slamming Browns QB Jake Delhomme to the ground by his facemask during the teams' third preseason game.
Suh grabbed Delhomme's facemask, twisted it, and then wrapped his arms around the QB's head before throwing him to the ground. Suh, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2010 draft, was assessed a 15-yard penalty on the play.
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Report: Browns RB Hardesty tears ACL, out for year
ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting via Twitter that Browns rookie RB Montario Hardesty has a torn ACL in his left knee and is out for the 2010 season.
Hardesty, who had missed Cleveland's first three preseason games with a bone bruise in his right knee, carried seven times for 25 yards and a TD before suffering the injury.
The Browns' second-round draft pick was expected to compete with Jerome Harrison for carries in the Cleveland backfield.
Hardesty suffered a torn ACL in his right knee as a freshman at Tennessee in 2005 and endured other injuries during his Volunteers career, including a stress fracture in his left foot suffered in '08. Hardesty rushed for a career-high 1,345 yards as a senior in '09.
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Report: Texans choose PK Rackers over Brown
Neil Rackers has won the Texans' placekicking job after a solid performance this preseason, displacing incumbent Kris Brown, according to PFW's Texans correspondent John McClain of the Houston Chronicle.
Brown, who has been with the Texans since the franchise's first season in 2002 and was the team's last original player, connected on only 66 percent of his field-goal attempts in 2009. The team signed Rackers, a former Pro Bowler in Arizona, this past offseason to compete for the PK duties. Each was productive in preseason action, with Rackers making all five of his FG attempts and Brown connecting on 4-of-5 attempts.
In PFW's season preview issue (on newsstands now), the Texans' kicker was listed as the No. 11 fantasy option at the position. A year ago with Arizona, Rackers made 16-of-17 FG attempts and 37-of-38 PATs.
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