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  • Randy Gregory, Oday Aboushi suspended 1 game for punches

    Randy Gregory, Oday Aboushi suspended 1 game for punches

    NEW YORK (AP) — Broncos linebacker Randy Gregory and Rams offensive lineman Oday Aboushi were each suspended one game for exchanging punches following Los Angeles’ 51-14 win over Denver on Sunday.

    NFL Vice President of Football Operations Jon Runyan issued the suspensions Monday for violations of unsportsmanlike conduct and unnecessary roughness rules, specifically those which prohibits “striking, swinging at, or clubbing the head, neck, or face of an opponent with the wrist(s), arm(s), elbow(s) or hand(s).”

    Gregory will miss the Broncos’ game at Kansas City on Sunday and Aboushi will sit out the Rams’ game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Aboushi and the Rams will appeal his suspension, coach Sean McVay said.

    In letters to the players, Runyan wrote: “As you were walking toward a group of teammates, coaches, and media, you both stopped and swung at each other’s head and/or neck. Your aggressive conduct could have caused serious injury and clearly does not reflect the high standards of sportsmanship expected of a professional.”

    Gregory, who threw the first punch, declined to discuss it after the game except to say, “Y’all want to know if I hit him in the mouth, I did.”

    Gregory also lost his cool during the game, throwing his helmet after the Broncos fell behind by three touchdowns in the second quarter and later hitting quarterback Baker Mayfield in the head in the fourth quarter.

    Gregory and Aboushi exchanged words during the postgame handshakes between the teams and Gregory threw a punch at Aboushi’s helmet. Aboushi reciprocated before teammates separated them.

    Both will be eligible to return to their active roster on Jan. 2.

    Aboushi has started four games and played extensively in two others since signing with Los Angeles in September. The nine-year NFL veteran played all but one snap against the Broncos, adding veteran stability to a line that has been decimated by injuries.

    “Personally, I don’t think Oday was in the wrong,” Rams right tackle Rob Havenstein said Monday. “He got hit first, tried to walk away on several occasions, from what it looks like and from what I saw. He is and he should appeal it and go from there. I don’t think it was fair to have the same sentence for what happened. I think the video is pretty clear. He was walking away and he was being pursued. … He’s kind of getting the raw end of the deal, but we’ll see if this thing gets made right.”

    Gregory has been suspended several times by the NFL, including 14 games in 2016 for violations of the league’s substance abuse policy and the entire 2017 and 2019 seasons for multiple violations. Other suspensions include two games in 2018 and six in 2020.

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  • Broncos RB Williams to have MRI on right knee

    Broncos RB Williams to have MRI on right knee

    LAS VEGAS — Broncos running back Javonte Williams was taken to the locker room on a cart after he suffered a right knee injury in Sunday’s 32-23 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.

    Williams, who entered the game as the Broncos’ leader in carries and rushing yards, stayed down on the field after a 1-yard loss on the first play of the second half. Athletic trainers checked his right knee before he was helped to the injury tent on the Broncos’ sideline.

    Williams was not able to put his full weight on his leg as he was helped to the sideline. A few minutes later he was taken to the Broncos’ locker room on a cart and ruled out for the remainder of the game.

    Williams left the Broncos locker room in Allegiant Stadium on crutches as some of his teammates offered quiet encouragement. Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett said Williams will be sent for an MRI on Monday morning.

    “We’re still evaluating,” Hackett said. ” … We want to be sure we get MRIs and get a feel there.”

    “Obviously seeing Javonte go down, that hurt,” quarterback Russell Wilson said. “Hopefully he’ll be OK.”

    Outside linebacker Randy Gregory will also be sent for an MRI on Monday after he suffered a right knee injury with just under six minutes remaining in the game on a 9-yard scramble by Raiders quarterback Derek Carr.

    Gregory, who signed a five-year, $70 million contract with the Broncos in March, had knee surgery after the 2021 season when he was still with the Cowboys and had shoulder surgery after he signed with the Broncos. It isn’t known if he injured the same knee Sunday against the Raiders.

    Mike Boone replaced Williams in the Broncos’ lineup right after Williams went down. Melvin Gordon III had split time with Williams over the first three games of the season, but Gordon fumbled in the second quarter and the Raiders’ Amik Robertson returned it 68 yards for a touchdown.

    It was Gordon’s fourth fumble of the season — the Broncos have lost two of them. Gordon did get some carries on the Broncos’ next possession.

    But if Williams’ injury forces him to miss significant time, it will force the Broncos to make an adjustment. Williams, a second-round pick by the Broncos in the 2021 draft, came into the game with 175 yards on 37 carries over the season’s first three weeks and was the Broncos’ second-leading receiver with 15 catches over those three games.

    He had 28 yards on 10 carries Sunday before his injury.

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