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FIRST WORD IT DOES POINT OUT THE DIFFICULTY YOU HAVE WITH ADDICTION. THERE’S NO QUESTION THAT HE NEEDS THE KIND OF HELP AND CARE HE’S GETTING RIGHT NOW. SO THAT IS DISAPPOINTING, BUT WE’LL SEE WHAT THE DAYS BRING WITH IT.” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, on defensive lineman Randy Gregory going into a substance treatment facility. Gregory has been suspended for four games for violating league policy and, according to ESPN, faces a longer ban for an additional infraction.
TWEET OF THE DAY @RSherman_25 I will continue to use my platform to encourage our youth to overcome “systematic” circumstances. I will challenge them to be great. Seahawks star cornerback Richard Sherman.
ALMOST LAST WORD “THERE WILL BE A LOT OF HAPPY LINEMEN.” Saints head coach Sean Payton, on canceling the conditioning test on the first day of training camp to take his team to help rebuild areas in West Virginia ravaged by flooding.
LAST WORD “WE’VE SLIPPED BACK A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR, AND PACE OF PLAY IS ONE OF THOSE ISSUES WHERE WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUALLY NEED TO EVALUATE THE RULES WE HAVE.” Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, to the Associated Press, on possible rule changes regarding limiting relief pitching changes. The average game time has been longer this season than in 2015.