The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)

NFL suspends Seahawks LB

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The NFL has suspended Seattle Seahawks linebacker

Mychal Kendricks indefinite­ly after he pleaded guilty last month to federal insider trading charges. League spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed the suspension under the personal conduct policy on Tuesday. Kendricks’ suspension had been anticipate­d since his guilty plea in early September . ... The Dolphins released defensive tackle Jordan Phillips in the wake of his angry outburst on the sideline after he came out of Sunday’s loss at New England. On Monday, coach

Adam Gase defended defensive line coach Kris Kocurek’s substituti­on pattern . ... The Panthers signed punter

Michael Palardy to a threeyear contract extension keeping him with the team through the 2021 season. Financial terms of the deal were not released. Palardy establishe­d a new franchise record 42.4-yard net punting average last season with 25 punts landing inside the 20 with only four touchbacks . ... The Falcons signed defensive tackle Michael Bennett in a move which could reflect a new injury concern with starter Grady Jarrett. Jarrett suffered an ankle injury in last week’s loss to the Bengals. Bennett was cut by Jacksonvil­le on Sept. 11 . ... Browns starting cornerback

Terrance Mitchell has been placed on injured reserve after breaking his right wrist in Sunday’s loss at Oakland. Mitchell underwent surgery on Monday and coach Hue

Jackson doesn’t think his season is over . ... Another attempt by the National Football League to stop a legal showdown over the move of the Rams from St. Louis to Los Angeles has been turned away. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a Missouri appeals court issued a ruling Tuesday that allows a lawsuit to proceed. ... The Bills signed cornerback

Dontae Johnson to shore up an injury-depleted secondary. Buffalo freed up room on the roster by releasing defensive end Nate Orchard.

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