Dolphins, Buccaneers opener gets delayed until November

The NFL said the Miami Dolphins’ season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be postponed until Nov. 19 because of Hurricane Irma.

The game can be moved to Week 11 because that had been a bye week for both teams. NFL officials earlier announced the game would not be played in Miami this week, and then decided against moving it to a neutral site.

Both teams had said switching the game to Nov. 19 was less than ideal because it means playing the entire season without a break.

The Dolphins will now open Sept. 17 at the Los Angeles Chargers, and their first home game won’t be until Oct. 8 against the Tennessee Titans.

Giants: New York star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is back on the field and stretching with his teammates for the first time since injuring an ankle more than two weeks ago.

Beckham didn’t appear to favor his left ankle, and he jogged easily as the team stretched its legs in starting to get ready for the season opener in Dallas on Sunday night. Beckham’s status for the game has been in doubt since the injury.

Bills: Buffalo quarterback Tyrod Taylor was cleared from the concussion protocol and coach Sean Mcdermott said he will start in the season opener against the New York Jets on Sunday.

Taylor has been out since being hurt during the second series of Buffalo’s 13-9 preseason loss at Baltimore on Aug. 26.

Browns: Rookie defensive end Myles Garrett sustained an ankle injury in practice, leaving his status for the season opener in doubt.

Garrett, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, did not make it through the complete practice on Wednesday.