Browns rookie Myles Garrett ruled out for weeks with right ankle injury
CLEVELAND - Browns rookie defensive end Myles Garrett will be sidelined for weeks because of a sprained right ankle.
The top overall pick in this year’s draft was injured Wednesday during Cleveland’s first full practice leading to Sunday’s opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. It’s not known how Garrett was hurt.
The team said Thursday he has a high ankle sprain and his status will be updated in a “couple” of weeks.
Garrett’s loss is another blow for the Browns, who went 1-15 last season and have had their share of costly injuries in recent years.
The 6-foot-4, 275-pound Garrett was limited by a left ankle sprain last year at Texas A&M. He sprained a foot with the Browns this spring.
Browns release Pryor after prepractice fight with teammate: Days before taking out their anger in the season opener against the hated Steelers, the Browns fought each other. Calvin Pryor took the hardest shot. A former-first round pick by the New York Jets, Pryor was released Thursday by Cleveland shortly after he was involved in a fight with wide receiver Ricardo Louis.
Coach Hue Jackson did not provide any details of the skirmish, which took place before practice.
Bengals sign linebacker Vontaze Burfict to 3-year extension: The Bengals have signed linebacker Vontaze Burfict to a three-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2020 season.
The move Thursday comes despite Burfict being suspended by the NFL for the first three games this season for his egregious hit on Kansas City Chiefs fullback Anthony Sherman in a preseason game.
Falcons’ Julio Jones says he’s completely healthy for opener: All-Pro receiver Julio Jones says he’s 100 percent healthy with the Atlanta Falcons’ opener three days away at Chicago.
Jones had right foot surgery in March and took just eight snaps in one preseason game, but he’s been practicing with no restraints for the last three weeks.
Working in drills full-speed with quarterback Matt Ryan, last year’s NFL MVP, has helped Jones stay comfortable as the Falcons try to return to the Super Bowl for the second straight year. This is Jones’ seventh year playing with Ryan.
Receiver Odell Beckham Jr. misses another Giants practice: New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has missed his third practice this week and his status for the season opener against the Cowboys in Dallas remains in doubt because of a sprained left ankle.
For the second straight day, Beckham stretched with teammates before the practice and then worked with a trainer after the calisthenics ended.
A Pro Bowler in each of his first three seasons, Beckham ran stop-and-go sprints on the far side of the field.
NFL using technology in footballs for even more statistics: The NFL will be able to know the speed, location and even the rotation of the league’s footballs this season under new technology being used with the ball itself.
For fans, that will mean even more statistics.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags will be in footballs used in every NFL game this season after being tested last season during the preseason and in Thursday night games.
— Wire services