NFL Notes: Bills release 2nd-year RB Karlos Williams

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Running back Karlos Williams has run out of chances with the Buffalo Bills.

The Bills released Williams on Saturday, hours before their preseason home game against the New York Giants. They did not provide any details about the move.

Williams had already run into trouble twice this offseason. Last month, the NFL suspended Williams for four games because he violated the league's substance abuse policy.

In June, Williams was overweight upon reporting to mandatory minicamp. He then missed the first two weeks of training camp to get into shape.

Williams' release comes after he enjoyed an impressive rookie season. The fifth-round pick out of Florida State had 517 yards rushing and scored nine touchdowns, including two receiving.

Bills: Suspended Dareus to enter rehab facility
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus has been excused from the team to enter a rehabilitation facility.

Dareus announced the decision in a statement released by the Bills on Saturday, hours before their preseason game against the New York Giants.

It comes a week after the NFL suspended the Bills' top-paid player for the first four games of the season for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Last year, he was suspended for the season opener for another violation of the policy.

Dareus said his latest suspension was the result of a missed drug test.

The Bills released a statement saying they support Dareus' decision and that he should "take the time he needs to seek treatment."

Steelers: Bell offcially handed 3-game suspension
PITTSBURGH -- The NFL has suspended Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell for the first three games of the season for missing multiple drug tests, a violation of the league's substance abuse policy.

Bell initially faced a four-game suspension, but it was reduced to three games following an appeal to the league. Bell offered an apology in an Instagram post shortly after the suspension was announced, a post he later deleted.

"I'm not the perfect person," Bell said in the post. "I'm not going to say I act like a perfect person. I make mistakes. I want to apologize for everything I put you guys through the last couple years. It's been a frustrating run for you. It's been a frustrating run for me."

Jaguars: Ground broken on new practice facility complex
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  -- The Jacksonville Jaguars and city officials have broken ground on the second phase of a $90 million upgrade to EverBank Field, which will be called Daily's Place.

The new complex adjacent to the stadium will feature an amphitheater and a multi-use, indoor practice facility.

Jaguars owner Shad Khan says "these new facilities are part of our ambitious vision for the future of downtown Jacksonville as a world-class sports and entertainment destination."

The Jaguars broke ground just days after completing the first phase of the project, which included improvements to EverBank Field's club seats and the creation of a new entrance to the south end zone. The second phase is expected to be completed in May 2017.

Daily's multi-year partnership includes the naming rights sponsorship for both the 5,000-seat amphitheater and the 94,000-square-foot indoor facility.

Court rules prosecutors can search Aaron Hernandez's phone
BOSTON -- Massachusetts' highest court has ruled that prosecutors can examine a cellphone owned by former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez for possible evidence in his upcoming double murder trial.

Hernandez gave the phone to his former attorney when he was being investigated in the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd. Hernandez was convicted and is serving life in prison.

He is awaiting trial in the 2012 killings of two men he encountered at a Boston nightclub. He is also accused of shooting a friend to keep him from talking about the killings.

Prosecutors say the friend will testify against Hernandez.

The court found that the continued holding of the phone by Hernandez's lawyers "can only be understood as having the effect of concealing or removing it from the observation" of prosecutors.

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