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Aaron Rodgers is standing behind the NFL's call to keep the Paris game on the schedule, telling reporters Friday he trusts the league's security apparatus to handle the situation on the ground. It's a notable public show of confidence from the Steelers quarterback, given the civil unrest that's had a lot of people asking serious questions about whether this one should move.
Shifting to New York, the Knicks have pumped the brakes on contract talks across the board as the regular season gets underway, but insiders are signaling that Karl-Anthony Towns is in a strong position when negotiations eventually resume. The organization appears committed to keeping him long-term, and the early word suggests Towns himself isn't sweating it.
And a brutal one out of Jacksonville — offensive tackle Anton Harrison is done for the year after tearing his ACL. Harrison had been a cornerstone of that offensive line, and losing him for the full season is a massive blow to a Jaguars team that was already navigating a difficult stretch. The road just got considerably harder up front.
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