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Albert Haynesworth didn't stay unemployed long.
Dallas Cowboys receiver Miles Austin is battling another hamstring injury - this time to his other leg.
Tampa Bay defensive tackle Gerald McCoy and St. Louis wide receiver Greg Salas are done for the season.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris doesn't mind when people point out how young his football team is. He just also hopes that assessment will soon start to include mention of how tough and resilient he feels like they are becoming.
Seattle backup quarterback Charlie Whitehurst led the Seahawks to a comeback victory over the New York Giants after starter Tarvaris Jackson was sidelined midway through the third quarter Sunday.
After investing first- and second-round picks on defensive linemen in each of the last two drafts, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are counting heavily on Frank Okam and Michael Bennett, 25-year-old linemen who were cast off by other teams.
The Buccaneers have said no to HBO.

Collin Mooney wouldn't blame NFL scouts if they've forgotten about him while he's been out of football and busy training America's troops.
First-round draft pick Gerald McCoy has left the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' game at the Washington Redskins with a biceps injury and will not return.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are losing starters at the rate of two per game.

The surprising Tampa Bay Buccaneers keep finding different ways to win.

It's time for Oklahoma to move on.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed to terms on a five-year contract with first-round draft pick Gerald McCoy and also reached a six-year deal with restricted free agent left tackle Donald Penn on the opening day of training camp.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed to terms on a five-year contract with first-round draft pick Gerald McCoy and also reached a six-year deal with restricted free agent left tackle Donald Penn on the opening day of training camp.
It's not just because they're longtime buddies that Gerald McCoy is watching with interest as No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Bradford negotiates his first contract with the St. Louis Rams.
"They blew it dead. But the refs are doing a great job," McCoy said. "A lot of people are complaining. We've got what we got. Everyone needs to accept it. They're trying their hardest. No ref wants to go out there and make a bad call."
McCoy told reporters that he knew both Buccaneers starting quarterback Josh Freeman and Tommie Harris _ a fellow former Oklahoma defensive tackle who became a Pro Bowler with the Chicago Bears _ had one-hopped their throws on ceremonial first pitches.