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The New England Patriots were forced to utilize third-string quarterback Jacoby Brissett in the first half of Sunday’s Week 2 meeting with the Miami Dolphins. Backup Jimmy Garoppolo — starting for suspended Tom Brady — threw a trio of first-half touchdowns, but injured his shoulder late in the second quarter. The team announced at the start of the third quarter that Garoppolo would not return.
Attorneys for the Vikings had labeled the signs a giant “photo bomb” of aerial images of the new $1.1 billion stadium. In June, U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank gave Wells Fargo 30 days to remove the elevated signs.
In April, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams said McCoy wouldn’t be criminally charged in the incident, concluding that he couldn’t prove who initiated the fight. Williams said at the time that it’s legal to act in self-defense or the defense of others.
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office subsequently decided to review Williams’ decision not to charge McCoy, at the request of the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police.
PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger isn’t giving himself the top spot in the NFL’s quarterback hierarchy.
That spot belongs to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who starts the season on a four-game suspension over Deflategate.
The Patriots and Steelers reunite in Week 7 in Pittsburgh.
In 2015, Roethlisberger led all NFL quarterbacks with 328 passing yards per game and spearheaded the offense’s six-game streak of 30 or more points. As a result, the Steelers are a trendy Super Bowl pick in 2016.
Roethlisberger is more worried about beating the Washington Redskins’ pass coverage on Monday Night Football.
“I’m a big fan of being the hunter and not the hunted,” Roethlisberger said.
The NFL said in a statement that Ninkovich is eligible to return from his suspension, which is without pay, on Monday, Oct. 3.
Ninkovich told ESPN on Friday that he is devastated and shocked, and said he would never knowingly take an illegal substance.
Kaepernick also said Thursday that he plans to donate $1 million to organizations that will help communities in need.