MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The competiveness of the NFL leaves little room for sentiment
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Brian Robison and Terence Newman were the latest reminders of that, left off the regular-season roster by the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday when the deadline
for reaching the 53-player limit arrived.
The Vikings released Robison before his 12th season with the team was to begin. Then, they announced that Newman will retire and immediately join the
coaching staff — three days before his 40th birthday.
Robison, who’s tied for ninth in Vikings history with 60 career sacks, was the longest-tenured player on the team. Drafted in the fourth round in 2007, he
spent six of his 11 years with the Vikings as a full-time starter. Danielle
Hunter moved ahead of him on the depth chart in 2017, and for the second
straight offseason Robison took a pay cut to return in 2018.
With Stephen Weatherly (third year) and Tashawn Bower (second year) performing well in the preseason as backups to Hunter and Everson Griffen,
Robison’s adjusted $1.1 million salary was still too much for the Vikings to
carry considering the 35-year-old’s reduced role.
“This one hurts, but it’s not goodbye,” Robison wrote in a thank-you message on his Twitter account . “More like see you later.”
The Vikings felt strongly enough about Robison that they included statements from owners Zygi and Mark Wilf
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“Brian has been one of the best leaders I’ve seen in my career, and I’m happy I got the opportunity to coach him,” Zimmer said. “He’s been such a great player
for us and an even better help building the kind of culture we want with this
team.”
Newman joined the Vikings in 2015, reuniting with Zimmer after playing for him with Dallas (four seasons) and Cincinnati (two seasons) when Zimmer was the
defensive coordinator for those teams. The fifth overall pick in the 2003 draft,
Newman has 42 career interceptions, which was the most among active players
following the retirement this spring of DeAngelo Hall. With Newman’s
announcement, Carolina’s Julius Peppers (age 38) becomes the oldest defensive
player in the league.
The Vikings said they’d provide more details on Newman’s role on the coaching staff in the near future. In addition to serving as a valuable mentor to
starters Xavier Rhodes and Trae Waynes, Newman stepped in capably in the slot as
the nickel cornerback when Mackensie Alexander struggled. The Vikings drafted
Mike Hughes in the first round, though, giving them plenty of depth.
Robison and Newman were the only two players older than 30 on the roster. Strong safety Andrew Sendejo (Sept. 9), cornerback/punt returner Marcus Sherels
(Sept. 30) and Griffen (Dec. 22) will turn 31 during the season.
The Vikings cut seven wide receivers this weekend
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preseason but was out of action with an injury this week. Jones was charged with
domestic assault and two other crimes this week for allegedly shoving his
girlfriend during an argument at a hotel. Wright has 339 career catches, after
playing his first five seasons in the NFL with Tennessee and last year for
Chicago.
The fifth and final wide receiver spot on the team went to Brandon Zylstra, a native of Spicer, Minnesota, who played at NCAA Division III Concordia College
and played the last two seasons in the CFL.
The Vikings placed backup linebacker and special teams contributor Kentrell Brothers on the suspended list, for a previously announced punishment from the
NFL for violating the performance-enhancing substances policy.
Center Pat Elflein was removed from the physically unable to perform list after being held out for the entire preseason following offseason ankle and
shoulder surgeries. If he’s not cleared to play in the season opener on Sept. 9
against San Francisco, either Brett Jones or Danny Isidora will play center.
Cornelius Edison, who spent much of training camp as the first team
center
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The Milwaukee Brewers desperately needed a strong outing from starter Jhoulys Chacin on Monday
night as they looked to get back on the winning track. The team’s most reliable
starter this season delivered again.
Chacin (9-3) limited the Washington Nationals to one run and two hits in 5 2/3 innings to help lead the Brewers to a 6-1 win. Milwaukee has won just twice
in 10 games.
Chacin’s impressive start came a day after the Brewers used backup catcher Erik Kratz and utility player Hernan Perez in mop-up roles on the mound in an
11-2 drubbing by the Dodgers. Chacin struck out a season-high nine batters and
didn’t issue a walk for the second consecutive game.
”He’s done a heck of a job for us this year,” Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. ”Coming off back-to-back games with three and four innings from
our starters, it was much needed.”
Chacin had command of his slider and fastball throughout the game.
”Every time I throw strikes and keep the ball down, I feel I have a good game,” Chacin said. ”I feel like my slider was really good. I was able to
control it and change the speed, too. And I was throwing it for strikes.”
Christian Yelich had a base-loaded triple and eighth batter Erik Kratz drove in a pair of runs for the Brewers, who pulled within 2 1/2 games of NL Central
leading Chicago, which lost to Arizona 7-1.
”It’s not the top of the order that’s going to do it every night. We can’t always lean on those guys,” Kratz said.
The Brewers also learned on Monday that starting pitcher Brent Suter would be lost for the season with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.
Suter left Sunday’s game after three innings when he felt pain. He will have
Tommy John surgery.
The Nationals scored first when Daniel Murphy lined a home run to right field leading off the second against Chacin.
The Brewers even the score in the second on Kratz’s sacrifice fly off Washington starter Gio Gonzalez (6-7).
Kratz drove in another run in the fourth with a bases-loaded groundout. Chacin followed with a single to left to drive in his first run of the
season.
Hot-hitting Yelich lined a triple off Gonzalez into the right-field corner with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth to extend the lead to 6-1.
”He’s such a pure hitter. I think the (All-Star) break did him good,” Counsell said.
Two Brewers batters drew bases on balls in the inning before Yelich’s hit. ”I just can’t walk people. I’ve got to go out there and be more aggressive,”
Gonzalez said.
QUICK EXIT
Nationals hitting coach Kevin Long was ejected in the second inning after shouting from the dugout at plate umpire Nic Lentz
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In the fourth, Turner failed to run out of the batter’s box after a pitch from Chacin hit his bat and landed in fair territory. That didn’t sit well with
manager Dave Martinez. ”I actually thought the ball hit him in the hand. (The
umpire) said he bunted the ball. I was like, well why would he walk off the
field? In that moment, we are trying to win a ball game. There’s a good chance
he won’t play tomorrow.” Turner said he put the bat up in ”self-defense” because
he thought he was going to get hit by the pitch. ”I then ended up bunting it
fair somehow. By the time I got my feet underneath me, the pitcher was already
standing right there. I probably should have ran to first.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Nationals: 1B Ryan Zimmerman (right oblique strain) got his first start since being activated from the disabled list on Friday. Zimmerman got hit in the lower
back with a pitch from Chacin in the sixth but remained in the game.
Brewers: Recalled RHP Jorge Lopez from Triple-A Colorado Springs to replace Suter. … All-Star 1B Jesus Aguilar didn’t start for the second consecutive game
due to hamstring soreness. ”There’s enough soreness that we’re going to be
cautious and hold him out today,” manager Craig Counsell said. … 1B/OF Eric
Thames (right hamstring soreness) could come off the DL as early as Tuesday. …
RHP Zach Davies (right shoulder tightness) threw live batting practice on Monday
and is expected to make a rehab start with Class A Wisconsin on Thursday.
UP NEXT
Nationals: Jeremy Hellickson (4-1, 3.29 ERA) has allowed one earned run spanning 11 innings over his last two starts. Opponents are hitting .111
(4-for-36) during that stretch.
Brewers: Junior Guerra (6-6, 3.23), who has been on the disabled list since July 14 with right forearm tightness, will be activated and get the start.
Guerra is 1-0 with a 2.16 ERA in two career games (one start) against the
Nationals.
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