Browns safety Whitehead released after rant on Twitter

CLEVELAND — Jermaine Whitehead’s disturbing social media rant cost him his job.

The Browns cut the safety Monday, hours after the team reprimanded Whitehead for “totally unacceptable and highly inappropriate” posts following a 24-19 loss to Denver on Sunday.

Whitehead made several threatening and expletiveladen posts on Twitter while still in uniform following Cleveland’s fourth straight loss. One of Whitehead’s tweets was directed at Dustin Fox, a former NFL player who works for the team’s radio network. Fox had sent an earlier tweet criticizing Whitehead’s tackling.

Twitter suspended Whitehead’s account and the team released a statement after it became aware of his postings.

Whitehead’s tweets included several expletives and in one he used a derogatory racial term.

Colts QB Brissett has sprained knee

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett has a sprained left knee but has not been ruled out of

Sunday’s game against Miami.

He was injured during the first half of Sunday’s loss to Pittsburgh when All-Pro left guard Quenton Nelson fell into Brissett’s leg.

Odds and ends

Miami running back Mark Walton was suspended without pay for the next four games for violating NFL conduct and substance abuse policies. The suspension stems from Walton being arrested three times last offseason in his hometown of Miami. … Dolphins rookie receiver Preston Williams will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury suffered in the team’s first win of the year against the Jets. … The Falcons are turning to their fourth punter of the season. The team signed former New England punter Ryan Allen, who averaged 45.3 yards over six seasons with the Patriots. … Le’Veon Bell had an MRI exam on one of his knees, and the Jets are awaiting the results to see if the star running back will need to miss any time.