Saints kicker Wil Lutz delivered the biggest kick of his young career to beat the Panthers last Sunday, and on Wednesday Lutz was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
Browns safety Jordan Poyer has been released from a Nashville hospital and was on his way home Tuesday after suffering a lacerated kidney from a big hit by Titans running back Antonio Andrews.
Injured Jets wide receiver Eric Decker had hip surgery Tuesday, the team announced, and that was just part of the surprising news regarding Decker’s status.
Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict was already facing potential discipline for a cheap shot at the knee of Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett during Sunday’s game.
Jets linebacker David Harris is inactive for Monday night’s game at Arizona due to a hamstring injury, ending his streak of his consecutive starts at 121.
Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll told reporters Monday that tests on defensive end Michael Bennett’s knee showed no real damage and that he expects Bennett to be OK.
