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12/12/2013 Russell Wilson, QB Wilson has been selected by the Texas Rangers from the Colorado Rockies in the Triple-A portion of baseball's winter meeting draft.

Analysis: The Rangers made the Rule 5 pick Thursday. Wilson, who played minor league baseball for parts of two seasons before becoming an NFL star, will be placed on Texas' restricted list. In two seasons at the Class A level he hit .229 with five homers and 26 RBIs.
12/11/2013 Victor Butler, LB Saints coach Sean Payton says outside linebacker Victor Butler won't be returning for the Saints' playoff push.

Analysis: The chances of Butler returning appeared remote since he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and had surgery in June. Yet New Orleans kept the possibility of Butler's return alive by placing him on the club's physically-unable-to-perform list rather than on injured reserve. The window for Butler's return to the active roster closed this week.
12/11/2013 Tavon Austin, WR Austin and cornerback Janoris Jenkins sat out practice Wednesday.

Analysis: Austin injured his left ankle when he was tackled on a 56-yard run in the second half of the Rams' loss at Arizona on Sunday.
12/11/2013 Wes Welker, WR Welker won't play Thursday night against San Diego as he recovers from his second concussion in less than a month.

Analysis: Broncos coach John Fox officially ruled him out Wednesday. The NFL's protocol for concussed players would have allowed Welker only to participate in light practice Thursday and only if he had passed baseline cognitive tests earlier in the week. For competitive purposes, Fox had been coy about Welker's status during the week, other than to say the receiver's health was the team's top priority.
12/11/2013 Orlando Scandrick, CB Dallas defenders George Selvie and Orlando Scandrick have been fined by the NFL for hits in the Cowboys' loss to Chicago.

Analysis: Scandrick said Wednesday he was docked $21,000 for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Bears receiver Brandon Marshall. The cornerback drew an unnecessary roughness penalty on the first play of the fourth quarter Monday night. Selvie was fined for a hit below the knees against Chicago quarterback Josh McCown in the second quarter. The defensive end was penalized for roughing the passer. Selvie didn't specify the amount but said he planned to appeal the fine.
12/11/2013 George Selvie, DE Dallas defenders George Selvie and Orlando Scandrick have been fined by the NFL for hits in the Cowboys' loss to Chicago.

Analysis: Scandrick said Wednesday he was docked $21,000 for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Bears receiver Brandon Marshall. The cornerback drew an unnecessary roughness penalty on the first play of the fourth quarter Monday night. Selvie was fined for a hit below the knees against Chicago quarterback Josh McCown in the second quarter. The defensive end was penalized for roughing the passer. Selvie didn't specify the amount but said he planned to appeal the fine.
12/11/2013 Edgar Jones, DE The Dallas Cowboys have activated defensive end Edgar Jones off short-term injured reserve and he could return Sunday against Green Bay.

Analysis: Dallas acquired Jones from Kansas City for a draft pick at the end of the preseason and he played the first four games before injuring his groin. He was placed on short-term IR Oct. 18. The Cowboys have been shuffling defensive linemen all season because of injuries.
12/11/2013 Josh Gordon, WR With 774 yards receiving, Gordon set a league record for a four-game span.

Analysis: Gordon leads the league with 1,400 yards and he's averaging 127.3 yards per game. He's posted those stats in just 11 games since he was suspended from Cleveland's first two.
12/11/2013 Evan Royster, RB Royster was put on IR with an ankle injury.

Analysis: Royster left Sunday's loss to the Kansas City Chiefs with a high left ankle sprain. Rookie running back Jawan Jamison was promoted from the practice squad.
12/11/2013 RJ Stanford, CB Stanford went on the reserve-injured list Tuesday with a right leg injury.

Analysis: He had five special teams tackles this season.
12/11/2013 Brandon Jacobs, RB The New York Giants have placed Jacobs on season-ending injured reserve, two days after a knee injury kept him out for a second straight game.

Analysis: Jacobs finished the season with 238 yards rushing and four touchdowns - most among Giants running backs - and two receptions for 13 yards in seven games.
12/11/2013 Tank Carradine, DT The 49ers placed Carradine on injured reserve with a knee injury.

Analysis: The second-round pick did not play a game during his rookie season.
12/11/2013 Myles White, WR White was placed on IR with an undisclosed injury.

Analysis: He has nine receptions for 66 yards this season.
12/11/2013 Robert Griffin III, QB Kirk Cousins will start for the Washington Redskins on Sunday - and Griffin will be the No. 3 quarterback behind Rex Grossman.

Analysis: Coach Mike Shanahan on Wednesday went ahead with his plan to sit Griffin, further stoking the turmoil surrounding the future of the coach. Shanahan said on Monday that he was considering benching Griffin for the rest of the season to keep the quarterback healthy for the offseason. Shanahan pointed out at Griffin has been sacked 24 times in the last five games and that two of the Redskins' final three games are on artificial turf, including Sunday at Atlanta.
12/11/2013 Kirk Cousins, QB Cousins will start for the Washington Redskins on Sunday - and Robert Griffin III will be the No. 3 quarterback behind Rex Grossman.

Analysis: Shanahan said on Monday that he was considering benching Griffin for the rest of the season to keep the quarterback healthy for the offseason. Cousins has played in two games this season after he threw for 329 yards and TDs in a start versus Cleveland last year.
12/11/2013 Adewale Ojomo, DE The Tennessee Titans have filled the spot on their practice squad by signing Ojomo.

Analysis: The 6-foot-4 Ojomo spent last season with the New York Giants and played in one game. The Giants waived Ojomo after training camp, and he has been on the practice squad with the Giants, Seattle and Buffalo this season. Ojomo played three seasons in college at Miami.
12/10/2013 Jonathan Meeks, S The Buffalo Bills have activated rookie defensive back Jonathan Meeks off the injured reserve/designated for return list.

Analysis: The move on Tuesday came on the first day Meeks was eligible to be activated after missing eight weeks with a sprained right ankle. Meeks was a fifth-round pick out of Clemson, and had appeared in Buffalo's first six games.
12/10/2013 Brandon Stokley, WR The Baltimore Ravens have placed wide receiver Brandon Stokley on injured reserve, ending his season.

Analysis: Stokley sustained a concussion in Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings. He has had multiple concussions over his 15-year career, and the Ravens determined after testing that the 37-year-old would not be able to return anytime soon.
12/10/2013 Dimitri Patterson, CB Patterson has been placed on the reserve-injured list because of a groin injury that has bothered him since September.

Analysis: Patterson played in six games this season and had four interceptions. He aggravated his groin injury during Sunday's win at Pittsburgh.
12/10/2013 Tyrann Mathieu, S The Arizona Cardinals have placed rookie defensive back Tyrann Mathieu on injured reserve and promoted safety Curtis Taylor from the practice squad to take the vacant roster spot.

Analysis: Mathieu, the second-leading tackler on the team, tore ligaments in his left knee in Sunday's 30-10 victory over St. Louis and will undergo surgery next week. No timetable was announced, but coach Bruce Arians says the recovery period will be "a long one."
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