Baltimore releases DB Thomas

The Baltimore Ravens terminated the contract of seven-time Pro Bowl safety Earl Thomas, who got involved in a fight with a teammate Friday and did not attend practice Saturday.

According to a statement released Sunday by the team, Thomas was released “for personal conduct that adversely affected the Baltimore Ravens.”

The action stems from Thomas’ fray with defensive back Chuck Clark at practice after Thomas admittedly blew a coverage assignment.

Browns

Thin and inexperienced at linebacker, Cleveland signed former Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith.

Washington

Washington released wide receiver Cody Latimer amid his legal issues before he practiced a single snap with the team.

Cardinals

Arizona signed veteran cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick to boost their secondary after a season-ending injury to Robert Alford.

Elsewhere

Several false positive COVID-19 tests were found by one of the NFL’s testing partners. Among teams reporting false positives, the Minnesota Vikings said they had 12, the New York Jets 10 and the Chicago Bears nine. The league has asked the New Jersey lab BioReference to investigate the results “while the clubs work to confirm or rule out the positive tests.” The NFL did not identify the teams or say how many tests altogether were positive. The Steelers said they had six false positives and those players will be back Monday at practice Monday. The Cleveland Browns initially canceled practice, but after re-testing turned up negative tests, they decided to have their workout.