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FALCONS

Collins suspended 10 games for PEDs

FLOWERY BRANCH, GA.

For the second straight year, Atlanta Falcons cornerback Jalen Collins will be suspended for the start of the season for a violation of the league’s policy on performance enhancers.

This time, the suspension carries a bigger bite: 10 games.

The NFL announced Sunday that Collins has been suspended without pay for the first 10 games of the 2017 season. He was suspended for the first four games in 2016.

Collins, a second-round pick in 2015, has said he failed drug tests at Louisiana State.

The suspension will be costly to the Falcons’ depth. Collins started six games last season and had two interceptions. He moved into the lineup after star cornerback Desmond Trufant was placed on IR with a torn pectoral muscle.

Collins will be eligible to return to the active roster following the team’s game against Seattle on Nov. 20.

BILLS

Tackle Cordy Glenn returns to practice

PITTSFORD, N.Y.

Buffalo Bills starting left tackle Cordy Glenn has returned to practice and feels reassured after having a nagging left foot injury examined by a specialist.

Without discussing the exact nature of the injury, Glenn says a plan has been put in place freeing him up to practice following his visit to Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday. Glenn said visited Anderson to get a better understanding of why his foot has been bothering him for much of the offseason.

Glenn expects to be ready for the start of the regular season and answered, “No, not right now,” when asked if he feels there is any risk of aggravating the injury.

The Bills’ top-paid offensive lineman spoke after practicing with the starting unit Sunday. Glenn was held out the previous two sessions, and had been limited during the first six practices of training camp.

DOLPHINS

Cutler agrees to one more year

DAVIE, FLA.

Jay Cutler has decided to postpone retirement for the chance to be Ryan Tannehill’s replacement.

Cutler agreed to terms Sunday on a contract with the Miami Dolphins, a person familiar with the situation said. The person confirmed the agreement to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Dolphins weren’t expected to announce the deal until Cutler signed the $10 million, one-year deal.

Cutler will compete with Matt Moore for a starting job while Tannehill remains out with a left knee injury that could sideline him for the entire season.

Dolphins coach Adam Gase was offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears when Cutler had a career-best quarterback rating with them in 2015. Gase joined Miami in 2016, and Cutler parted with Chicago in March after eight seasons.

Cutler, 34, drew little interest in the spring as a free agent, perhaps partly because of his prickly personality and tendency for turnovers.

Associated Press