Jones: Owners say on Goodell

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said his objection to a contract extension for commissioner Roger Goodell is not because of star running back Ezekiel Elliott’s sixgame suspension over alleged domestic violence.

Jones said on his radio show Friday he wants all 32 owners to have a chance to approve the deal being negotiated between Goodell and the compensation committee, which includes just six owners. Jones is not on the committee.

The NFL has said owners already voted unanimously to extend Goodell’s contract and authorize the committee to work out the deal. Jones said circumstances have changed since that May vote, including the escalation of the protests involving the national anthem. PATRIOTS: Martellus

Bennett is disputing the reason the Packers cited in releasing the tight end this week.

The Patriots claimed Bennett on Thursday, a day after he was waived by the Packers. The team cited a “failure to disclose a physical condition” as the reason for the move.

Bennett said in a lengthy post Friday on Instagram that the Packers examined his shoulder when he signed as a free agent in March and cleared him. Bennett said his shoulder got worse during the season.

CARDINALS: Thursday’s game against the Seahawks was more costly than just a defeat. Arizona‘s best offensive lineman, left tackle D.J.

Humphries, and its leading tackler, safety Tyvon Branch, were lost to seasonending injuries, according to coach Bruce Arians.

Humphries has an MCL injury and a dislocated kneecap. Branch was to undergo cartilage repair surgery Friday and ACL surgery later, Arians said.