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NFL notes: Patriots’ Julian Edelman out for season because of knee injury

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New England Patriots star wide receiver Julian Edelman will miss the 2017 season after tearing the ACL in his right knee during an exhibition game.

The Patriots announced Saturday that Edelman, Tom Brady’s favorite target and one of the NFL’s most clutch receivers, would be sidelined all season after the non-contact injury in the first quarter of Friday night’s preseason game at Detroit.

The 31-year-old Edelman headed downfield after a catch and when he planted his right foot into the turf, he tore the ligament.

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Edelman, whose spectacular fourth-quarter reception helped the Patriots’ record comeback win in the Super Bowl in February, signed a two-year contract extension earlier this year. He has been, by far, Brady’s top pass catcher with 436 receptions over the past four seasons, including the playoffs.

Notes

The Patriots cut defensive end Kony Ealy, acquired in March in a trade with the Carolina Panthers. Ealy, 25, spent three seasons with the Panthers and was best known for having three sacks in Super Bowl 50 against the Denver Broncos. ... Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus was sent home for violating a team rule and didn’t play against the Baltimore Ravens in a preseason game Saturday. Dareus has been arrested twice and suspended twice since being selected in the first round — third overall — by Buffalo in the 2011 draft. ...

The Bills signed longtime center Eric Wood, 31, to a two-year extension through the 2019 season. ... Blake Bortles was selected by coach Doug Marrone to start at quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Bortles will make his 46th consecutive start when the Jaguars open Sept. 10 at Houston. ... Offensive lineman Kraig Urbik, a contender to start for the Miami Dolphins at left guard, has been released with an injury settlement. ... Ted Larsen, initially expected to be the starting left guard for the Dolphins, is expected to sit out at least half the season because of a torn biceps.

Exhibition results

Quarterback Joe Flacco still hasn’t played for the Ravens but they improved to 3-0 in the preseason with a 13-9 victory over the Bills, who lost quarterback Tyrod Taylor on their second possession because of a concussion. ... John Brown caught two second-quarter touchdown passes to lead the Arizona Cardinals past the Atlanta Falcons 24-14. ... Scott Tolzien engineered two long scoring drives in the Indianapolis Colts’ 19-15 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tolzien was seven for 10 for 123 yards, including a 55-yard pass to Donte Moncrief that set up a one-yard touchdown run by Frank Gore. ...

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Landon Collins and Donte Deayon scored on interception returns, Jason Pierre-Paul recorded a safety and the New York Giants beat the New York Jets 32-31. Frankie Hammond caught a touchdown pass with 1:26 to play but the Jets went for two points and didn’t make it. ... Rookie Cooper Rush rallied the Dallas Cowboys with two touchdown passes in a 24-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders. ... An interception by Damian Swann, and sacks by Darryl Tapp, Al-Quadin Muhammad, Rafael Bush and Adam Bighill highlighted a defensive performance that lifted the New Orleans Saints over the Houston Texans 13-0. ... Brett Hundley and Ty Montgomery each had a rushing touchdown to help lift the Green Bay Packers over the Broncos 20-17.


UPDATES:

10:55 p.m.: This report has been updated with results from exhibition games.

1:10 p.m.: This report has been updated with news that Julian Edelman is out for the season.

This report was originally published at 10:20 a.m.

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