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Los Angeles Rams coach Jeff Fisher received contract extension

By The Sports Xchange
Los Angeles Rams' head coach Jeff Fisher claps his hands as his team warms up before the Rams-Arizona Cardinals game at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, October 2, 2016. Photo by Art Foxall/UPI
1 of 3 | Los Angeles Rams' head coach Jeff Fisher claps his hands as his team warms up before the Rams-Arizona Cardinals game at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, October 2, 2016. Photo by Art Foxall/UPI | License Photo

Mired in another losing season and being mixed up in an off-field snit with former Rams great Eric Dickerson did not prevent management in Los Angeles from handing head coach Jeff Fisher a contract extension.

The deal was agreed to in the preseason and signed during the season, according NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and confirmed by ESPN on Sunday morning.

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The contract includes a team option for the Rams, who still could part ways with Fisher after the season and owe him only one year of salary. Rams general manager Les Snead also signed an extension beyond 2017, according to the reports.

Fisher, who entered the season in the final year of his deal, helped with the transition as the team moved from St. Louis to Los Angeles during the offseason.

In his first four seasons with the Rams, the 58-year-old Fisher led the team to records of 7-8-1, 7-9, 6-10, and 7-9. The Rams currently sit at 4-8, giving Fisher an overall record 31-44-1 in his four-plus seasons with the Rams.

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--Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Julius Thomas was not in the lineup for the game against the Denver Broncos due to his back injury.

Doubtful to play after missing practice throughout the week, Thomas missed his second straight game and third of the season.

The Jaguars were also without running back Chris Ivory and receiver Allen Hurns. Each have hamstring injuries.

--Baltimore Ravens rookie cornerback Tavon Young suffered a left shoulder stinger in the game against the Miami Dolphins.

Young endured the injury making a tackle early in the second quarter and had to be helped from the field.

Dolphins cornerback Tony Lippett suffered a possible concussion. He was injured making a tackle on wide receiver Steve Smith midway through the second quarter.

--New York Giants star defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, the reigning NFC Defensive Player of the Week, sat out the second half of the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers with a groin injury.

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Pierre-Paul, one of three New York players injured in the first half, was hurt with 1:35 left before halftime during the Steelers' final possession of the half, which ended in a field goal.

Giants cornerback Coty Sensabaugh was taken to a nearby hospital to be checked for a rib and chest injury, which also occurred before halftime. Giants defensive lineman Johnathan Hankins also left the game with a thigh injury.

--Houston Texans wide receiver Braxton Miller sustained an injured shoulder during the second quarter of the contest against the Green Bay Packers and missed the rest of the contest.

Quarterback Brock Osweiler threw to Miller on a third-and-10 with about four minutes to go in the first half and was hit by safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, who forced an incompletion. Miller spent several minutes on the snow-covered ground before walking directly to the locker room with four trainers.

For Green Bay, outside linebacker Nick Perry sustained a left hand injury in the first quarter and later returned sporting a club cast to protect his injured hand.

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--Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Cecil Shorts III left the game against the San Diego Chargers in the first quarter after suffering a leg injury.

Shorts, who exited on a cart, absorbed a low hit from safety Jahleel Addae after making a 14-yard reception.

--Atlanta Falcons left tackle Jake Matthews had to leave the contest against the Kansas City Chiefs in the second quarter after injuring his left knee.

Matthews was taken to the locker room. Tom Compton, a fourth-year veteran out of South Dakota, replaced Matthews.

--Washington Redskins starting center Spencer Long departed the game against the Arizona Cardinals after suffering a concussion.

Long left in the first half with what was described as a shoulder injury, but the team also alerted the press box that Long was evaluated for a concussion and cleared.

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