Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pro Bowl RB Foster limps into retirement

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Four-time Pro Bowl running back Arian Foster announced his retirement midway through an injuryplag­ued season with the Miami Dolphins.

Foster, 30, tried to come back from a torn Achilles tendon, but was slowed this season by groin and hamstring injuries. He disclosed his decision Monday on the website Uninterrup­ted, and the Dolphins confirmed it.

The retirement is effective immediatel­y.

Foster signed a $1.5 million, one-year contract with the Dolphins in July after seven years with the Houston Texans.

Bills

Coach Rex Ryan challenged the NFL to consider ejecting players for blindside hits to the head such as the one Sunday by Dolphins receiver Jarvis Landry that leveled Buffalo safety Aaron Williams. Ryan called Landry’s hit “dirty” and “deliberate,” while saying on-field officials made the right call in flagging the player for unnecessar­y roughness. Ryan then went further in questionin­g why the league doesn’t adopt college football’s policy and have such hits immediatel­y reviewed by replay officials to determine whether they merit an ejection.

Giants

New York started discussion­s about kicker Josh Brown and his future with the team a day after returning from a game in London. Coach Ben McAdoo said the team’s front office met to talk about Brown, and that he was likely to join those talks later Monday night or today. The NFL placed Brown on paid leave Friday after he disclosed in journals and emails released by authoritie­s in the state of Washington that he abused his then-wife. The Giants did not allow Brown to travel to London for a game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Jets

Geno Smith’s second chance at starting appears to be over. His playing days with New York could be, too. An MRI Monday revealed that the maligned quarterbac­k has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, and Smith is seeking a second opinion on the injury that would end his season. That means Ryan Fitzpatric­k is back from the bench and will start Sunday for the Jets at Cleveland.

Cardinals

Wide receiver Jaron Brown tore an ACL Sunday night in a 6-6 tie with Seattle Seahawks and is out for the remainder of the season.

Bears

Quarterbac­k Jay Cutler will return from a thumb injury to play Monday night against the Minnesota Vikings. Cutler has been out since his thumb was sprained in a Sept. 19 loss to the Philadelph­ia Eagles.

Elsewhere

Former Steelers and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Jerome Bettis and former NFL stars Ray Lewis, Tony Gonzalez and Charles Woodson will serve as 2017 Pro Bowl legends captains. The game is at Camping World Stadium Jan. 29, 2017 in Orlando, Fla., and returns to the traditiona­l AFC vs. NFC format.

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