NFL notebook: Jets’ Curry out for season after rare blood disorder requires spleen removal

Curry, 33, wrote in a post on Twitter that Jets team doctors discovered the disorder last month, but he didn’t specify the condition ailing him.

He was expected to help boost their pass rush, but he had been on the active/non-football injury list throughout training camp.

BRONCOS: Coach Vic Fangio informed the team that Teddy Bridgewater has edged incumbent Drew Lock to win the starting quarterback job.

Both of them elevated their play in the preseason, however.

Bridgewater will become the 11th quarterback to start for Denver since Peyton Manning retired after winning Super Bowl 50.

Coach Urban Meyer gave Lawrence the nod over third-year pro Gardner Minshew after two preseason games and a month of training camp.

Lawrence, the top pick in the 2021 NFL draft, and Minshew, a two-year starter in Jacksonville, split repetitions with the first-team offense during camp.

Willson was a fan favorite and has been a part of the Seahawks for most of his NFL career, which started in 2013.

The other players out because of health and safety protocols are defensive tackle Carlos Watkins, receiver CeeDee Lamb and safety Malik Hooker.

That’s when the Titans stepped up precautions, including wearing masks inside the team’s headquarters, and also conducted rapid tests on everyone regardless of vaccination status.

Barkley, who had a major knee injury early last season, has not practiced at full speed since training camp late last month.

He had offseason foot surgery and had been unable to practice since training camp started just under a month ago.

He spent the first 10 seasons of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, playing in 140 regular-season games and catching 48 touchdown passes, but had only one last season.

In a memo sent to the 32 teams and obtained by The Associated Press, the policy becomes effective immediately.

BILLS: Buffalo signed wide receiver Steven Sims to address an injury- and coronavirus-depleted position.

Veterans Stefon Diggs and Emmanuel Sanders aren’t expected to see much – if any – playing time against the Packers, with both recently returning to practice after missing several weeks because of injuries.

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