The Denver Post

FORMER JETS LB SUSPENDED 14 WEEKS BY NFL

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Jets linebacker Dylan Donahue was suspended 14 weeks by the NFL on Friday for violating its substance abuse policy.

The 26yearold Donahue pleaded guilty last month to charges in two separate incidents in which he was arrested for driving while intoxicate­d.

Police said he caused a wrongway crash in February that injured four people in New Jersey. He also received a threemonth suspended sentence and was fined $1,000 for a DUI crash in his hometown of Billings, Montana, in May 2017.

Donahue was among the Jets’ final roster cuts two weeks ago and is currently a free agent.

Saints’ Onyemata fined $40K for 2 roughing passer calls.

» New Orleans Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata has been fined $40,108 by the NFL for two roughingth­epasser calls in the team’s season opener. Onyemata was docked $20,054 for each of the penalties last Sunday in the Saints’ 4840 loss to Tampa Bay. Also among those fined $20,054 for roughing the passer in the league’s opening weekend were the Los Angeles Rams’ Aaron Donald, Minnesota’s Sheldon Richardson, Atlanta’s Grady Jarrett and Dallas’ DeMarcus Lawrence.

Rodgers questionab­le for Packers game with Vikings.

Packers quarterbac­k Aaron Rodgers is questionab­le for Sunday’s NFC North showdown with Minnesota. Rodgers missed the end of the first half of the Week 1 victory against Chicago with an injured left knee and did not practice Wednesday and Thursday .

Roethlisbe­rger returns to practice.

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» Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbac­k Ben Roethlisbe­rger returned under center on Friday after missing the previous two practices with a bruised right elbow. He is officially listed on the injury report as questionab­le to play, but Roethlisbe­rger’s teammates expect him to be on the field for the Steelers’ home opener Sunday against Kansas City.

Dolphins lineman Sitton out for season with shoulder injury.

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» Miami Dolphins left guard Josh Sitton is out for remainder of the season with a shoulder injury. Sitton has been diagnosed with a torn left rotator cuff, an injury sustained last week in the Dolphins’ Week 1 win over the Tennessee Titans.

Falcons RB Freeman out for Sunday’s game.

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Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman has been ruled out of Sunday’s game vs Carolina because of a knee injury. Freeman was injured in a seasonopen­ing loss to Philadelph­ia.

Titans’ Vrabel expects to use two QBs against Texans.

Titans coach Mike Vrabel says he expects to play both starting quarterbac­k Marcus Mariota and backup Blaine Gabbert against Houston. Mariota didn’t throw in the open portion of practice Friday after injuring his elbow in a seasonopen­ing loss to Miami. — The Associated Press

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