Notable NFL News (cuts, signings, injuries, etc.)

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ESPN - Packers sign WR Jordy Nelson to 4-year extension worth $39 million, source tells ESPN

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ESPN - Niners backup RB Kendall Hunter suffered torn ACL during non-contact drill, team confirms

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ESPN - Panthers rookie RB Tyler Gaffney to have season-ending knee surgery (LCL); 1,709 rush yds for Stanford in 2013

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ESPN - 49ers RB LaMichael James expected to miss 1 month with dislocated elbow; RB Kendall Hunter tore ACL Fri.

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ESPN - Panthers send first-round pick Kelvin Benjamin (sore left knee) to get MRI
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Ruh roh. Hopefully it's nothing serious.

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ESPN - Lions table contract extension discussions with DT Ndamukong Suh until after season ends

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ESPN - Patriots claim injured rookie RB Tyler Gaffney off waivers from Panthers, according to league source

ESPN - Seahawks agree with ex-Giants CB Terrell Thomas - source; 67 tackles, 1 int for NY last season

ESPN - Browns WR Josh Gordon hires attorney Maurice Suh - source; Suh helped Richard Sherman win 2012 appeal

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ESPN - Man who posted video of himself urinating on grave of former Ravens owner Art Modell faces jail time

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ESPN - Browns WR Josh Gordon will argue that positive drug test was result of 2nd-hand smoke, sources tell ESPN

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ESPN - Browns WR Josh Gordon will argue that positive drug test was result of 2nd-hand smoke, sources tell ESPN

He has a lot working in his favor. Not only did he hire the attorney that got Richard Sherman an appeal for his four-game suspension, but also below:

A source informed Profootballtalk that suspended WR Josh Gordon's failed drug test barely generated a positive, and it would have been a negative had luck been on Gordon's side.

Gordon was summoned for a urine sample. Those samples are split into two bottles, one marked "A" and the other "B." It's completely random which one is marked "A" and which is labeled "B." "A" is tested first, and if it generates a positive test, then "B" is tested. The limit is 15 nanograms-per-milliliter. Gordon's "A" bottle showed a concentration of 16 ng/ml, while his "B" registered a 13.6 ng/ml. The result was a failed test. If urine sample handlers would have by chance marked the "A" bottle "B" and the "B" bottle "A," then Gordon would be free to play. Gordon is appealing the ban, and his hearing will be held on Friday.

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ESPN - Falcons RB Steven Jackson suffered hamstring injury in practice, could miss rest of training camp

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Josh Gordon - WR - Browns

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Josh Gordon will argue in his appeal hearing this his positive marijuana test was the result of second-hand smoke.

The news comes to light after it was revealed that Gordon's positive test was barely above the NFL's strict threshold. Gordon would have tested negative for marijuana in Major League Baseball, the Olympics and even the federal government. It shines a light on just how odious the NFL's marijuana policy is. Gordon's appeal will be heard on Friday.
Source: ESPN.com

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ESPN - Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson tweets he agreed to 5-year extension worth $70 million ($48M guaranteed)

ESPN - Patrick Peterson's deal nets him most guaranteed money of any CB, topping Joe Haden's $45.1M guaranteed
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Oooo dang.

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Josh Gordon - WR - Browns

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Josh Gordon will argue in his appeal hearing this his positive marijuana test was the result of second-hand smoke.

The news comes to light after it was revealed that Gordon's positive test was barely above the NFL's strict threshold. Gordon would have tested negative for marijuana in Major League Baseball, the Olympics and even the federal government. It shines a light on just how odious the NFL's marijuana policy is. Gordon's appeal will be heard on Friday.
Source: ESPN.com

ESPN - NFL warns Josh Gordon's defense, says players "are responsible for what is in" their bodies

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ESPN - Steelers to retire Joe Greene's No. 75 on Nov. 2; will be team's 2nd number retired (Ernie Stautner, 70)