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EAST RUTHERFORD Authentic Isaac Yiadom Jersey , N.J. (AP) A seemingly happy Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie has returned to the New York Giants and is accepting the blame for a blowup with coach Ben McAdoo that led to a one-game suspension.
The cornerback practiced with the team on Wednesday for the first time since being suspended indefinitely a week ago after leaving the team headquarters before practice. The Giants reinstated the 10-year veteran Tuesday after he spoke with McAdoo.
The 31-year-old, who joined the Giants in 2014, insisted he mishandled the events leading to his suspension, both in how he acted during a game against the Chargers on Oct. 8 and two days later when McAdoo told him he would be inactive for this past weekend’s game in Denver, which the Giants won despite injuries and the suspension.
Article continues below ...Rodgers-Cromartie, who had started three of the first five games and led the team in interceptions with six last season, said he never asked to be traded after being suspended.
”To be honest, coach called me up and he said some things and I kind of didn’t agree with it and I handled it the wrong way,” Rodgers-Cromartie said after practice.
”At the end of the day Cheap Rick Leonard Jersey , that’s on me. So the suspension, I take that. All I can do is try to work back to get in good grace with the guys. I’m just glad that they didn’t let this turn them from me and they accepted me and I’m just back working, man.”
Teammates were happy to see the popular Rodgers-Cromartie back, and they even teased him after the workout.
”Tell them about the suspension,” defensive tackle Damon `Snacks’ Harrison shouted from the other side of the locker as `DRC’ was surrounded by reporters.
Rodgers-Cromartie could not help but laugh.
”Snacks can say what he wants to say,” Rodgers-Cromartie said. ”When I first walked in, he was the first one to jump up and down and hug me. So them boys definitely welcomed me back with open arms and that definitely, definitely made me feel good.”
Rodgers-Cromartie said his problems started in the game against the Chargers. He tweaked something in a foot covering a deep pass and went to the sideline.
During the second half, the coaches kept him out of the game because of concern over his foot. He felt he could play.
”I get mad. I’m a competitor Authentic Harold Landry Jersey ,” Rodgers-Cromartie said. ”I like to be out there with my guys out there. I did get tweaked and there was a misunderstanding.”
He got even angrier a couple of days later when McAdoo told him he would be inactive for this past Sunday’s game against Denver. He was so angry he cleaned out his locker.
”I’m dramatic, man. I’m crazy,” said Rodgers-Cromartie, who watched the Giants-Broncos game in Tennessee.
”I can’t help that. I do stuff over the top, man. I apologized. I handled it wrong, but I’m good, baby. I’m back, baby, that’s all that matters.”
Rodgers-Cromartie said he respected the way McAdoo handled things.
”I told him at the end of the day Lions Da'Shawn Hand Jersey , you’re going to know if I’m mad,” the player said. ”I’m going to come back in here and let you know. I wear my emotions on my sleeves, man. But I told him, I messed up and I understand that, and as a coach, you got to do what you got to do. Whatever the consequence is, I have to accept that and go on from there.”
NOTES: Eli Apple, who started at cornerback in 
Rodgers-Cromartie’s absence,
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Vernon (ankle) were limited. … PK Aldrick Rosas said his get-off time was a
little slow and there was some penetration on his FG attempt that was blocked
Sunday.
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.DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Lions came up with a scheme to shut down Chicago’s running game and force Bears rookie quarterback Mitchell Trubisky to throw a lot.
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Article continues below ...The Bears ran for a season-high 232 yards in their last game, a 33-7 win at Cincinnati, and had 222 yards rushing in a three-point loss to Detroit last month.
”We came out and punched them in the face,” Detroit cornerback Darius Slay said. ”That was the difference.”
When Detroit narrowly escaped the Windy City with a win, Jordan Howard had 125 yards rushing and a score.
In the rematch, he was limited to 37 yards on 10 carries and that played a part in the Bears being forced to try to move the ball through the air a lot.
Trubisky had season highs in completions (31), attempts (46), yards passing (314) and interceptions (three) including two to Slay and one to safety Quandre Diggs in the end zone early in the fourth quarter.
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Here are some other takeaways from Detroit’s win:
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The Lions (8-6) need to win their last two games, at Cincinnati and against Green Bay, and will need some favorable results by other teams to earn a second straight and third playoff appearance in four years. Carolina (9-4), New Orleans (9-4) and Atlanta (8-5) are all ahead of the Lions in the NFC playoff race, and they all beat Detroit to own a potential tiebreaker.
”What we did this week won’t matter if we don’t win next week,” Detroit receiver Golden Tate said.
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”It’s not a no-lose situation because if we don’t make it, they’ve got the ball at our 45,” he said. ”Like I said, you could go for it, but you have to know that it can come back and bite you.”
After Trubisky threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Benny Cunningham to make it 20-10 with 2:32 left, cutting Chicago’s deficit to 10, Fox chose not to try an onside kick.
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Matthew Stafford, who threw two touchdown passes, completed 25 of 33 passes for 237 yards without a turnover. He connected on 76 percent of his passes after having an 82-percent completion percentage over the previous two games.
”He’s been on a tear lately,” coach Jim Caldwell said. ”He’s been playing well for a while. He hangs in there, delivers the ball. He’s got some receivers making plays for him, too.”
GETTING FLAGGED
Four of Chicago’s 13 penalties gave Detroit first downs.
”Some of it was some new guys in because of some guys lost,” Fox said. ”That’s not an excuse. It’s just reality.”
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”I’ve been supposed to make these kind of plays,” he said. ”At times in my career, I was knocking them down. So, I’m just going for the pick.”
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t the Indianapolis Colts.
While chasing down Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett, the back of Brissett’s
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Head coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday in an interview with Sirius XM NFL Radio that Avril will go on injured reserve.
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Avril is in his 10th season in the NFL and he made his first Pro Bowl last season after compiling a career-high 11.5 sacks and five forced fumbles.
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The Patriots moved up two spots to No. 1 in the AP Pro32 poll on Tuesday, receiving nine of 12 first-place votes for 379 points in balloting by media members who regularly cover the NFL.
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”Another No. 1 AFC seed is in their hungry grasp after the Patriots rode Rob Gronkowski to victory at Heinz Field,” said Ira Kaufman of SB Nation Radio.
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The Steelers slipped to No. 2 in the poll after the loss.
Pittsburgh blew a 24-16 point lead, then botched a chance to pull it out on the final drive when tight end Jesse James’ apparent touchdown was overturned on review. Ben Roethlisberger then threw an interception in the end zone rather than spike the ball to set up a potential tying field goal.
”I’m not happy with the outcome,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday. ”We played to win. We didn’t win the game. We’re not quantifying level of success. We didn’t do enough to win the game.”
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Despite beating the New York Giants in their first game without Carson Wentz, the Philadelphia Eagles dropped two spots to No. 4. The Eagles, who have the NFL’s best record at 12-2, received the remaining three first-place votes.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars remained at No. 8 as they ended a decade-long playoff drought with a 45-7 rout of AFC South rival Houston on Sunday.
The Atlanta Falcons stayed at No. 9 after holding off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-21 on Monday to stay in the playoff race.
The Kansas City Chiefs jumped four spots to round out the top 10.
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.ALAMEDA http://www.atlantafalconsteamonline.com/isaiah-oliver-jersey , Calif. (AP) NaVorro Bowman’s impact in his first game with the Raiders extended well beyond the 11 tackles and one quarterback hurry he was credited with.
While that was a season high for Bowman and matched the most by any Oakland linebacker this season, Bowman left his biggest mark in the huddle and on the sideline where he helped settle a defense that had been mostly erratic through six games.
Raiders defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. wasn’t too surprised.
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That Bowman played as well as he did shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise. He was a four-time All-Pro and a centerpiece to four top-five defenses during six-plus seasons in San Francisco.
Bowman was also one of the few remaining links to the team’s run of three consecutive appearances in the NFC championship game before the 49ers released him on Oct. 13.
Three days later, Bowman was in a Raiders uniform and cramming like a college student for midterms.
”I love challenges and I felt like last week was a challenge for me personally and a risk for the Raiders to take with putting me out there so fast,” Bowman said.
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Bowman wasn’t content with learning just the basics of the Raiders defensive schemes, even though he had less than 72 hours to cram before Oakland’s game against Kansas City last week. He and linebackers coach Sal Sunseri worked overtime to get Bowman ready.
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”He was obsessed with playing and playing every down,” Norton said. ”We came into it trying to give him just little pieces of the meal and he wanted the whole feast, he wanted the whole plate. He was prepared, he was ready, he wanted it. His performance was just a result of the way he prepared during the week.”
Questions over Bowman’s health – he tore the ACL in his left knee during the 2014 NFC championship game and missed 12 games a year earlier because of a torn Achilles – were partly why he was let go by the 49ers. San Francisco is also in a rebuild and wants to go younger – first-round pick Reuben Foster was moved to middle linebacker after Bowman was let go.
The Raiders 49ers Jeremiah Attaochu Jersey , who have had a glaring hole in the middle of their defense for more than a decade, welcomed Bowman into the fold then watched the 29-year-old play a decisive role in a game that very well may have salvaged Oakland’s season.
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The Los Angeles Rams running back arrived with the team in London on Friday after an overnight flight from Florida, where they spent the week following their win over Jacksonville last Sunday.
Gurley said that’s simply too much travel to take on the Arizona Cardinals, a division rival from a neighboring state.
[img]http://www.sndpic.com//nike_nfl_jerseys/nike_detroit_lions/nike_lions_415.jpg[/img] Article continues below ...”It just doesn’t make sense,” Gurley told reporters after the team’s practice session at their luxury resort outside London. ”We play Arizona; it’s a 45-minute flight. But instead we’ve got Arizona and us (here). If we were to travel all the way from L.A. it’s 13 hours to travel, when you can just travel 45 minutes. But hey, whatever floats their boat.”
That would be the boat of NFL bosses who are using these games to grow the game’s brand in the UK and beyond.
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Gurley, though, was even more outspoken Thursday before getting on the plane, saying the overseas games ”need to stop.”
In contrast, quarterback Jared Goff was among those insisting he was happy to be in London.
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”It’s our home game. So, we have to play out here,” he said. ”For the Cardinals to have to come out here is maybe a little bit rough for them. Definitely because I believe that would probably be their shortest road trip. But it’s part of expanding the league and I’m all for it. But I can understand why it can be a little bit rough for them.”
Head coach Sean McVay, who came here last year with the Washington Redskins, also did his best to talk down Gurley’s comments.
”I think what Todd was talking about was some of the challenges just from a semantic standpoint of getting out of your rhythm and your routine just traveling,” McVay said. ”But the fans have been great; he’ll be the first to tell you that. It does offer a great opportunity to compete in a different place.”
Unlike the Rams Cheap Jeremy Kerley Jersey , the Cardinals have spent most of the week in London in order to get adjusted to the time difference and climate ahead of Sunday’s game at Twickenham, the home of England’s national rugby team.
McVay said linebacker Mark Barron is doubtful for the game because of a thumb injury, while safety Cody Davis also is with a thigh problem.
A win would give the resurgent Rams a grip on the division and send them into their bye week on a high.
But they know their task was made a lot tougher with the Cardinals’ recent acquisition of running back Adrian Peterson, who put up 134 yards and two touchdowns on his debut with the team last weekend.
For nose tackle Michael Brockers, however, going up against Peterson is something to relish.
”You put us against a good back Cheap Duron Harmon Jersey , and you talk about how good he is, how many yards he’s had in the game before us, we’re like: `OK, we want to see if he does that versus us,”’ Brockers said. ”We love this challenge and we look forward to stopping him.”
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