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With New York Giants linebacker J.T. Thomas lost for the season with torn ligaments in his left knee, kicker Josh Brown is taking his roster spot after being reinstated following a one-week suspension stemming from a domestic violence arrest last year.The charges against Brown eventually were dropped, and the Giants said they were aware of the incident when they re-signed Brown to a two-year, $4 million deal in April.Thomas was placed on injured reserve after hurting his knee on a kickoff return to end the first half of the Giants 20-19 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.He had missed most of the summer with a hamstring injury, and he took a pay cut last week as the Giants finalized their roster prior to the start of the season.The Giants now have two kickers on their roster, and Randy Bullock missed an extra point on Sunday and didnt attempt a field goal.Josh will be the kicker this week, head coach Ben McAdoo said.The Giants will play the New Orleans Saints on Sunday in their home opener. Bullocks spot on the roster appears tenuous, at best, with two kickers on the roster.That could change shortly, McAdoo said.The Giants are looking at other options, possibly at linebacker. McAdoo gave his traditional never say never line when asked about a potential return for linebacker Jasper Brinkley, who was surprisingly cut early last week after the team guaranteed him $1.7 million this offseason. Brinkley remains unsigned.Starting middle linebacker Kelvin Sheppard was mostly invisible on Sunday. He had two tackles despite playing 59 snaps, and he was shaky in pass coverage. The Giants have six linebackers on the active roster. Rookie Ishaq Williams is available to be elevated from the practice squad if they so choose.But the Giants have options. Thomas was playing exclusively on special teams, and rookie B.J. Goodson was inactive for the opener. Their current roster construction leaves open the possibility of adding an offensive lineman, fullback or blocking tight end. . Only three players drafted by NHL clubs were included on the Czech selection camp roster on Wednesday. Those players were Dallas Stars 2012 first-rounder Radek Faksa, Winnipeg Jets 2013 fourth-rounder Jan Kostalek and Phoenix Coyotes 2012 seventh-rounder Marek Langhamer. . Deulofeu injured a muscle in his right leg in Evertons 4-1 win over Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday. Barcelona says that its team doctors will "co-ordinate" with Evertons medical staff as Deulofeu recovers. . - The Washington Redskins have cut defensive lineman Adam Carriker and punter Sav Rocca. . -- Jakob Silfverberg is making himself right at home with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals in his first four games. . -- Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated, a day after he was suspended for an NFL substance-abuse policy violation. Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh had seen Cleveland Browns quarterback Josh McCown make some spectacular plays against his team.He will get another look at his old foe in Week 2 with McCown starting in place of Robert Griffin III, who suffered a potentially season-ending shoulder injury in the season opener against Philadelphia.Hes been on fire against us, Harbaugh said about McCown. He has thrown balls up in the air. A guy catches it with his feet for a touchdown last year. I remember this guy just having no conscience and just throwing the ball in there and completing passes against us. We have a lot of respect for him. We know what kind of a player he is. We know how good he is, and hes super good against us. We know we have our hands full. It will be all hands on deck to get ready for the offense led by Josh McCown.The Browns are starting multiple quarterbacks for an NFL record 15th straight season, according to Elias Sports Bureau. The 37-year-old McCown has managed to win two of his three starts against Baltimore, sometimes in the most uncanny way.On one particular sequence last season, McCown threw an 18-yard pass that tight end Gary Barnidge caught between his legs while falling to the turf. McCown would eventually throw for a franchise record 457 yards in Clevelands 33-30 overtime victory in Baltimore.The Ravens, however, ended McCowns season almost two months later when the veteran quarterback suffered a broken collarbone. Baltimore got a measure of revenge with a 33-27 win.McCown acknowledged he will be facing a much different Baltimore team, especially with All-Pro linebacker Terrell Suggs back in the lineup after missing most of last season with a torn Achilles tendon.They obviously had a good game this weekend against Buffalo, McCown said prior to Wednesdays practice. They are flying around and they are doing a good job with their defense. They have good players and good leadership over there. It will be on us to take this gameplan and master it in these next three or four days and then go out and execute it against them.Despite McCowns success, the Ravens have won seven of its past eight games in Cleveland. Baltimore is looking to build on a hard-fought 13-7 victory over the Bills in the opener. The Ravens defense allowed just 160 total yards and completely Buffalos running attack, which was the best in the NFL last season.Quarrterback Joe Flacco does not appear to be hampered by the season-ending knee injury he suffered in 2015, which does not bode well for Cleveland.dddddddddddd Flacco is 13-2 all-time against the Browns and has thrown 19 touchdowns with seven interceptions.Baltimore might have suffered a setback with wide receiver Breshad Perriman, who missed practice Wednesday with a calf issue, according to the injury report released by the team. Earlier in the day, Baltimore coach John Harbaugh declined to elaborate on the injury.Perriman missed all of last season with a right
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