Tottenham stadium isn’t ready; Oct. 14 game moves

LONDON – The new stadium being built for English Premier League club Tottenham isn’t ready to host the NFL this year.

The first NFL game at Tottenham was due to feature the Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders on Oct. 14. That will now be played across north London at Wembley Stadium on the same day.

Tottenham said “issues with the critical safety systems” had been exposed during tests.

“We appreciate the support our partner the NFL has shown since the extent of this issue became evident today,” Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said Monday.

No. 2 draft pick Saquon Barkley tweaks leg catching pass: The New York Giants have had a hold-yourbreath moment with rookie running back Saquon Barkley.

The No. 2 overall draft pick caught a swing pass out of the backfield from fellow rookie Kyle Lauletta during an indoor practice Monday and may have injured himself running down the sideline after the catch.

Barkley seemed to be favoring a leg as he walked back up the field. He eventually put his hands on his knees and then went to the turf and lay on his back while head trainer Ronnie Barnes examined him.

Texans donate old turf to school flooded in Hurricane Harvey: A high school hit hard by Hurricane Harvey is getting a new playing surface thanks to the Houston Texans. The Texans said Monday that they’re donating the turf they played on at NRG Stadium last season to C.E. King High School after its field was destroyed in flooding from Harvey, which hit the area last August.

Paxton Lynch demoted, Chad Kelly promoted in Denver: Quarterback Paxton Lynch inched closer to fullblown bust status Monday when he was demoted to third string after Chad Kelly’s solid debut in the Denver Broncos’ exhibition opener. Lynch, whom the Broncos moved up to draft in the first round in 2016 out of Memphis, was beaten out by seventh-rounder Trevor Siemian each of the last two summers and now has fallen behind another seventh-rounder in Kelly.