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Bucs Nearly Double-Digit
Jason Pierre-Paul Agrees To Restructured Contract With Bucs
JASON PIERRE-PAUL
Jason Pierre-Paul still has no clear timeline for a re- turn as he continues to recover from a neck injury, but there is now a chance the star defensive end will never play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers again.
Pierre-Paul and the Bucs have agreed to a reworked con- tract that will now expire fol- lowing the 2019 season. The new deal clears salary cap space for the team while allowing Pierre-Paul to collect more than $10 million this year and potentially become a free agent if he is cleared to play.
Pierre-Paul was in the third year of a four-year, $62 million contract he signed with the New York Giants back in 2017.
Jalen Ramsey Leaving The Team For Birth Of His Second Child
JALEN RAMSEY
What a week for Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey.
First, it was the flu. Then, it was a sore back.
Now, Ramsey is leaving the team for the birth of his sec- ond child in Nashville.
The Jaguars released a statement Wednesday night: “Months ago in the offseason, Jalen notified me that he was expecting the birth of his sec- ond child in late September.
Cam Newton Out Indefinitely For Panthers
Underdog For Week 4's
Game Against The Rams
With Foot Injury
The Tampa Bay Bucca- neers were heavy favorites en- tering Week 3’s game against the then-0-2 New York Giants.
That stunning 32-31 loss on Sunday not only dropped the Buccaneers’ record to 1-2, but it was their last true home game at Raymond James Sta- dium until Week 10 in Novem-
ber.Tampa Bay now enters their toughest stretch of the season, and their first stop is in Los Angeles to take on the Rams Sunday in Week 4 at 4:05 p.m on FOX.
For the Rams, Sunday’s game might be viewed as an easy win, considering the
Jameis Winston has to get the ball out of his hands quickly to beat the Rams de- fense.
Bucs’ recent woes and the fact that they are traveling cross- country.
Already ruled out for Week 4, Cam Newton could be sidelined for much longer than that thanks to a foot in- jury.
According to The Athletic’s Joseph Person, Cam New- ton is dealing with a Lisfranc injury that will keep him out indefinitely.
Though multiple sources told Person that surgery isn’t planned for the 30-year-old at this time, the fact that it’s even being discussed is not a good sign for Newton’s prospects for the rest of the season.
Without surgery, a Lis-
CAM NEWTON
franc injury can normally take four-to-eight weeks to heal, so the Panthers will likely be missing Newton for an ex- tended period of time.
Bruce Arians Says
Dolphins Player Who
Kicker Matt Gay 'Ain't
Lost Arm In Car Accident
Goin' Anywhere'
Details Incident
The Tampa Bay Bucca- neers once again are strug- gling at the kicker position.
That’s a headline most Bucs fans have heard time and again over the years, and Sun- day was no exception after rookie kicker Matt Gay missed a potential game-win- ning field goal in the team’s 32-31 loss to the New York Gi- ants.
Not only did Gay miss the 34-yarder to win the game, he also missed an extra point and had another one blocked ear- lier in the first quarter. Those costly mistakes ended up being the deciding factor in
MATT GAY AND BRUCE ARIANS
Sunday’s loss.
But, despite the early-sea-
son struggles for Gay, head coach Bruce Arians said, “He ain’t goin’ anywhere.”
Kendrick Norton does- n’t seem like the type who wants anyone to feel sorry for him.
Norton was a fairly anonymous defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins. On July 4 he was suddenly in headlines everywhere. Nor- ton had a rollover car acci- dent. Most of his left arm had to be amputated. His football career, obviously, is over. He almost died in the accident.
Kendrick Norton Recalls Accident
Norton’s recollection of the accident is harrowing. He estimated that he lost about half of the blood in his body.
“When we were in the car and I was laying on my stom- ach trying to maneuver through the car to get to the window,” Norton said. “And Itriedtodoapushupto,you know, lift myself off the ground. I fell over on the side that I was missing my arm. And that's when I realized that it wasn't there. I glanced down at it. I was like, 'Oh, snap, this is for real.’”
KENDRICK NORTON
Norton recounted the people who stopped and helped as they waited for an ambulance. He said there were three or four belts around the top of his left arm to try and stop the bleeding. He said he felt sleepy from losing all of the blood but he kept fighting.
“Right before the ambu- lance came, I was like, 'I don't know if I'm gonna make it 'til they get here,’” Norton told ESPN.com.
Norton: ‘It Was Just In The Plans For Me’
It’s tough to accept that at 22 years old, you’ll never play football again.
And Recovery
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