NFL:
- "Big Ben 'very limited' in Thursday practice, unlikely to play Sunday" (CBS) - "Ben Roethlisberger has already missed four games this season because of an MCL injury to his left knee..."
- "Dez Bryant: Outburst triggered by reporter using racial slur" (PFT) - "Bryant posted on Twitter that he got made because a reporter used a racial slur while talking to a Cowboys player."
- "Teddy Bridgewater hit costs Rams CB Lamarcus Joyner $23,152" (ESPN) - "St. Louis Rams cornerback Lamarcus Joyner has been fined $23,152 by the NFL for his illegal hit on Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.