SEAU’S FAMILY SETTLES SUIT

» The famiPHI L ADELPHI A ly of the late NFL star Junior Seau has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against the NFL over the popular San Diego linebacker’s 2012 suicide.

The confidential settlement comes after the family opted out of the NFL concussion settlement covering more than 20,000 retired players. That plan pays up to $4 million to families of men like Seau, who were found after their deaths to have the brain deterioration known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE.

Family lawyer Steven Strauss says the youngest of Seau’s four children recently turned 18. Seau was 42 when he died six years ago.

Beckham questions team’s heart.

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York Giants star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. may need to choose his words more carefully.

The NFL’s highestpaid receiver created a stir Friday when ESPN released an interview from this week in which the 25yearold wondered why the team isn’t throwing the ball farther downfield and playing with more energy.

“How come we can’t throw the ball for more than 20 yards? How come we don’t attempt or try to throw the ball for more than 20 yards?” Beckham said. “Those are questions that we have to figure out, but for now I would say it’s our heart, it’s our energy. It’s what we bring when we line up before the game, all of that. It counts.”

Cobb out.

» The Green Bay PackW IS . ers will be without at least one of their starting receivers Sunday at Detroit.

Randall Cobb has been ruled out, a hamstring injury sidelining him for the second consecutive week.

Dolphins’ Wake doubtful.

Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake is doubtful for Sunday’s game at Cincinnati with a knee injury.

He has been nursing the injury for a couple of weeks but hasn’t missed a game since 2016.

Burfict back.

Linebacker Vontaze Burfict is back on the Cincinnati Bengals’ active roster after serving a fourgame suspension for violating the NFL’s performanceenhancer policy.