Giants co-owner ‘very unhappy’ with Beckham’s celebration
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. » The New York Giants say they will internally handle Odell Beckham Jr.’s embarrassing post-touchdown celebration.
Co-owner John Mara said in an email Tuesday that he was unhappy with Beckham’s behavior Sunday in Philadelphia.
The dynamic wide receiver pretended to urinate like a dog after catching a fourth-quarter touchdown in the Giants’ 27-24 loss to the Eagles. He was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct. The NFL probably will fine him.
“I do not want to get into a discussion about this, but I will say that I am very unhappy with Odell’s behavior on Sunday and we intend to deal with wrote in his email.
Beckham had nine catches for 79 yards and two TDs, including a one-handed one. it internally,” Mara
Timmons’ suspension lifted after 1 week by Dolphins
MIAMI » The Miami Dolphins’ vanishing linebacker is back.
Miami lifted the suspension of Lawrence Timmons after one week Tuesday, and he’s eligible to play Sunday against the New Orleans Saints in London.
Timmons was suspended indefinitely after he went AWOL the day before the Dolphins’ season-opening win at the Los Angeles Chargers. The Dolphins filed a missing person report before making contact with the 11th-year veteran, who apparently was dealing with a personal matter.
Coach Adam Gase was angered by the disappearance of Timmons, who wasn’t with the Dolphins at their opener and didn’t fly back to South Florida on the team plane after Miami’s 19-17 win. The game was the first Timmons has missed since 2010.
He wanted to rejoin the team last week, and several players said they would welcome him back. Linebacker is perhaps thinnest position for the Dolphins, who were again without Timmons when they lost Sunday at the Jets, 20-6. FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. » Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against Miami Dolphins receiver Jarvis Landry of domestic violence.
The Broward State Attorney’s Office said an investigation determined there was “no reasonable likelihood” of a conviction. The case involved an April 1 encounter between Landry and Estrella Cerqueira, the mother of their daughter.
“The victim maintains that the defendant did not intent to touch her (or) strike her, but accidentally did so,” said a memorandum filed Monday by assistant state attorney Stefanie Newman.
There were no witnesses to the encounter at Landry’s residence, and video surveillance appeared to corroborate Cerqueira’s account, the prosecutor said. over allegations