Cornerback Antonio Cromartie took some practice reps at wide receiver during training camp, and the Jets also experimented briefly with using linebacker Nick Bellore Buffalo Bills nike jerseys at fullback.

Added Rams quarterback Sam Bradford: "I just don't think it's fair to Nike Arizona Cardinals jerseys the fans, I don't Jaguars jersey think it's fair to us as players to go out there and have to deal with that week in and week out. I really hope that they're as close as they say they are."

The deal still must be ratified in person by the 121 members of the NFLRA. The vote will be taken Friday in Dallas, where the officials will convene to pick up their equipment and their Sunday or Monday game assignments.

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The tendency for the modern football player to use his helmet as a weapon is a pet peeve of mine. But it's hard to assign malice to the blow delivered by Mays. Of course, I don't have the pedigree of working as a lingerie league ref, but I'm not sure I would have even thrown a flag for unnecessary roughness against Mays.

¡ª In Houston, Adrianna Vasquez makes $8.60 an hour doing what she knows people think is the world's most replaceable job: She's a janitor. When the 37-year-old returned in August to resume cleaning the 100 toilets on 10 floors in a downtown Chase Bank tower after a citywide janitor strike that won a 12 percent raise, Vasquez said the bathrooms cleaned by replacement crews looked like stalls in a seedy bar. "I just wanted to cry when I saw it," she said.

Wells was injured in Sunday's 27-6 win against Philadelphia.

The NFL said in a statement Tuesday that the touchdown pass should not have been overturned -- but acknowledged Tate should have been called for offensive pass interference before the catch. The league also said there was no indisputable evidence to reverse the call made on the field.

Surely the heat is on the NFL and the NFL Referees Association to come to an agreement because coaches, players and fans are disgusted with all aspects of the replacement refs. It is time for both sides to comprise more than they were willing before in order to keep the integrity of the game and to protect players on the field.

Peter King of Sports Illustrated reported that a member official received an email from NFLRA negotiator Scott Green that read, "he said we're making progress, but not close to a deal right now."

Chris Johnson at Houston Texans: As someone who has Johnson in two leagues, I'm hoping that putting him in this section of the column causes a positive response from the fantasy gods and he breaks out of his abysmal slide. But here are the facts: Johnson is averaging 1.4 yards per carry, ranks 50th in fantasy points among backs and faces one of the best defenses in the league in Week 4.

Locker picked up his first career victory last week in the wild 44-41 overtime win over Detroit. He also threw for a career-best 378 yards and was 29 of 42 with a passer rating of 113.0. It was the most yards passing by a Titans quarterback since Vince Young threw for 387 against Arizona on Nov. 29, 2009.

Easley's no comment came amid the ongoing furor over his badly blown touchdown call that snatched victory from Green Bay Packers and gave gamblers conniption fits.

"From what I understand from the officials, it was a simultaneous catch, that's how they called it," Carroll told reporters. "Tag goes to the runner. Good call."

The sports world can continue to groan and cry foul. For Jacksonville Jaguars Customized Jersey now, the NFL and its owners ¨C armed with the reality that locked-out officials lose bargaining power each week that Carolina Panthers Elite Jersey they lose valuable paychecks ¨C seem content to let the flames of discontent burn around their precious shield.