Kicker left home, at center of probe
The NFL is re-opening its investigation of kicker Josh Brown of the New York Giants and the team has pulled him from its next game after police released journal entries and emails in which he admitted that he verbally and physically abused his former wife.
Just hours before the Giants were to leave for Sunday’s game in London against the Rams, the team said that Brown would remain at home.
The Giants said they want to review the new information released by county law enforcement officials in Washington and reach a decision on the kicker's future with the club, possibly next week.
The Giants said that Brown has acknowledged he has issues in his life and has been working on these issues through therapy and counseling for a long period of time.
The team did not say who would kick against the Rams.
Earlier in the day, the NFL announced that it was re-opening its investigation of Brown. Brown, 37, was suspended for the opening game of the season for violating the league's personal conduct policy relating to his arrest in May 2015 on domestic abuse charges against his former wife, Molly. He was not charged.
Cut over protest?
Terricka Cromartie believes that the Indianapolis Colts cut her husband, Antonio, because of his national anthem protest.
She took her claims public on Instagram and noted earlier comments from team owner Jim Irsay as confirming it. Irsay called the protests not “a positive thing.”
Cromartie's wife wrote, in part: “one things for sure I know my husband was told Not to take a knee and he went with his heart and took one. And that cost him his job.” He was the only Colts player to protest by taking a knee and raising his fist during the anthem.
Team spokesman Avis Roper responded by citing Coach Chuck Pagano’s previous answer about making the best decision for the team.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have filed a formal complaint with the NFL and asked the league to look into Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh’s kicking Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in his right knee late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game at Miami, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported . ... Amid reports that his name has been floated as an attractive candidate for a number of college jobs, San Francisco 49ers Coach Chip Kelly told reporters in the Bay Area, “I’m not going anywhere.” ... Running back LeSean McCoy’s status for the Buffalo Bills’ game Sunday at Miami will be a “gametime decision,” the Associated Press reported, citing a source . ... Hours before Thursday’s game against the Chicago Bears, the Green Bay Packers put running back Eddie Lacy on injured reserve, another blow to their offense . ... The New York Jets will honor the late Dennis Byrd in a pregame ceremony Sunday after he was killed last weekend in a car accident in Oklahoma.