Giants receiver Shepard on the mend after rolling his left ankle

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The left ankle that New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard rolled in a training camp practice earlier this week is on the mend.

Shepard walked into a post-practice media session Friday and said his ankle is feeling pretty good.

He says an MRI was negative and the final diagnosis was a rolled ankle and a bone bruise.

The second-year wide receiver who was the team’s second-leading receiver as a rookie said he walked well on an underwater treadmill Friday. He had no timetable for getting back to practice.

Shepard was hurt Wednesday when he planted his foot running a short pass route and the grass gave a bit, rolling his ankle roughly 90 degrees. The 23-yearold said he was initially worried because he felt the ankle pop and there was a good amount of pain.

Steelers extend coach Mike Tomlin’s contract through 2020:

Mike Tomlin’s strong first decade with the Pittsburgh Steelers has earned the coach the chance to work well into a second decade with the organization.

Tomlin and the team have agreed to an extension that will keep the 45-year-old in Pittsburgh through the 2020 season.

Tomlin is 103-57 in 10 years with the Steelers, who have captured one Super Bowl, been to another and earned five AFC North titles during his tenure. He is one of eight coaches to win 100 games in their first 10 seasons.

Steelers President Art Rooney said Tomlin “continues to prove he is one of the top head coaches in the National Football League.” Pittsburgh went 11-5 in 2016 before falling to New England in the AFC championship game. Tomlin called his 10 seasons an “amazing experience,” adding his focus is on helping the franchise win a seventh Super Bowl.

Brady says he wants to keep any past medical issues private:

Tom Brady says he prefers to keep any medical issues in his past private, including whether he had a concussion last season. In his first comments since the Patriots opened training camp, the quarterback said Friday he “isn’t blind” to issues such as CTE, but remains confident in how he tries to avoid injury.

Brady’s wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, told “CBS This Morning” in May that Brady played through a concussion on his way to a fifth Super Bowl title.

The NFL said it reviewed all reports from independent neurotrauma consultants and trainers who worked at Brady’s games during the 2016 season and found no records that indicated he had a head injury or showed concussion symptoms.

Panthers QB Newton held out of passing drills at Fan Fest:

Panthers quarterback Cam Newton continued to be held out of passing drills Friday night at Fan Fest while battling soreness in his surgically repaired right shoulder.

Newton participated in the first five training camp practices at Wofford College, but has not practiced since Sunday when he left early.

The league’s MVP had surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff in March. He suffered the injury last December, but finished the season.

While his teammates were practicing, Newton made the most of his popularity status by waving his arms to get fans to stand up, yell and do the wave.

Dolphins coach: Knee surgery an option for Ryan Tannehill:

Miami coach Adam Gase says knee surgery is an option for quarterback Ryan Tannehill, a decision that would likely sideline him for the entire season.

Gase says it’s also possible Tannehill can again avoid surgery, as he did when he first hurt his left knee last December. That injury forced him to miss the final four games of the season. He hurt the knee again while scrambling at practice Thursday.

An MRI was inconclusive, and Gase says the Dolphins will seek second and third opinions. He says there’s no timetable for a decision.

Gase says he hasn’t decided whether to bring in another quarterback. Matt Moore went 2-2 as a starter replacing Tannehill last year and becomes the No. 1 quarterback for now.

— Wire services