The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ex-Cowboys WR Bryant agrees to deal with Saints
Jets QB Darnold (foot) could miss game against Bills.
Dez Bryant has found a new team, agreeing to contract teams with the New Orleans Saints.
The former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, who has been looking for an NFL home since becoming a free agent, will join one of the NFL’s top offenses in New Orleans.
The 30-year-old Bryant spent his first eight years in the NFL with Dallas and last season caught 69 passes for 838 yards and six touchdowns, including a 50-yard scoring play, for the Cowboys.
However, his professional reputation has been marred at times by public confrontations with coaches and teammates during games and practices.
Seeking salary-cap relief, the Cowboys released Bryant after last season with two years remaining on the receiver’s five-year, $70 million contract.
Bryant was among several receivers to work out for the Saints on Tuesday. He’d previously met with Cleveland and Baltimore.
New Orleans (7-1), which has won seven straight and leads the NFC South Division, didn’t necessarily need another receiver.
Led by record-setting quarterback Drew Brees, the Saints rank seventh on offense overall, averaging 402.2 yards per game, and seventh in passing, averaging 289.9 yards. At the same time, New Orleans is without deep threat Ted Ginn Jr., who is currently on injured reserve and won’t be eligible to return until the final few weeks of the season, if he’s ready by then.
Jets: Sam Darnold could be headed for the sideline this week — and maybe longer. The New York rookie quarterback has a strained right foot, coach Todd Bowles announced Wednesday, leaving Darnold’s status for the team’s game Sunday against Buffalo in doubt.
Bowles said it was too early to rule out Darnold for the game and clarified that the injury was a strain — not a sprain, contrary to published reports.
Darnold was surprisingly wearing a boot on his foot at the start of practice Wednesday and watched in sweats and a green Jets cap as Josh McCown and Davis Webb, currently on the practice squad, threw passes in individual drills.
Browns: The losses are piling up for the Browns — in the standings, and on the sideline. On Wednesday, two defensive starters were added to the stack.
Cleveland placed linebacker Christian Kirksey and cornerback E.J. Gaines on injured reserve, ending their seasons with seven games remaining and putting further strain on a unit lacking quality depth and experience.
One of the team’s captains, Kirksey injured his left hamstring in the second quarter Sunday as the Browns (2-61) lost their fourth straight game, 37-21 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Gaines sustained his second concussion in three weeks when he took a knee to the helmet while trying to make a tackle in the first quarter.
Dolphins: For Ryan Tannehill, the pain persists.
The Miami quarterback will rest his injured throwing shoulder for the next several days and has been ruled out of Sunday’s game at Green Bay (3-4-1), meaning replacement Brock Osweiler will make his fifth consecutive start for Miami (5-4).