Dolphins lift ban on AWOL Timmons
The Miami Dolphins 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 missingperson report before making contact with the 11th-year veteran, who apparently was dealing with a personal matter.
Head 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 20-6 to the Jets on Sunday.
Timmons signed a $12 million, two-year deal in March after 10 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
To make room for Timmons, the Dolphins waived linebacker Justin March-Lillard. No charges for Miami receiver: Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against Miami receiver Jarvis Landry over allegations of domestic violence.
The Broward County 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 intend to touch her (or) strike her, but accidentally did so,” said a memorandum filed Monday by assistant state attorney Stefanie Newman.
Rams’ lineman arrested: Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Ethan Westbrooks was arrested after an officer saw a stolen gun in his car when he was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 5 near Bakersfield, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday.
Westbrooks was arrested Friday on suspicion of possessing a loaded firearm, possessing a stolen firearm and possessing a high-capacity magazine, said Sgt. Chris Carr. Briefly: Kansas City placed kicker Cairo Santos on injured reserve and claimed rookie kicker Harrison Butker off the Panthers’ practice squad . ... DirecTV is offering unprecedented refunds for fans who want to cancel their NFL Sunday Ticket package, which costs about $280 for the season, if they inform the company that they are doing so because of the recent protests during the national anthem. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report the story.