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Falcons’ Jones says he’ll play
Associated Press

Falcons All-Pro receiver Julio Jones said Thursday he is ‘‘good to go’’ for Sunday’s game at Oakland as he tries to move past a nagging ankle injury.

Jones tweaked his injured left ankle in Sunday’s 31-24 loss to Tampa Bay. He missed Atlanta’s final preseason game after turning the ankle.

The health of Jones is crucial to the offense under any circumstance. His status is especially crucial because No. 2 receiver Mohamed Sanu also was limited by an ankle injury for the second straight day.

Coach Dan Quinn said he hoped both receivers receive full clearance on Friday after receiving ‘‘half their normal reps’’ on Thursday.

Sanu, signed from the Bengals, had five catches for 80 yards against Tampa Bay. He had a 59-yard catch and a 5-yard touchdown catch.

The Raiders gave up a league-high 419 yards passing with four touchdowns in their 35-34 opening win over New Orleans.

Also, safety Keanu Neal, the Falcons’ first-round draft pick from Florida, worked on the side with trainers and could make his debut next week. Neal had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee last month.

Rams’ Brockers gets extension

Rams standout defensive tackle Michael Brockers agreed to a three-year contract extension through 2019, worth $33 million according to multiple reports. Brockers, who has started all but one game in four seasons, had career highs last season with 74 tackles and 12 tackles for loss.

Rams coach Jeff Fisher is in line for a three-year contract extension, according to an ESPN.com report. Fisher, 58, is the final year of his contract. He has a 27–37–1 record in four-plus seasons with the Rams and has yet to post a winning record in that time.

Jaguars’ Ivory returns

Jaguars running back Chris Ivory returned to the team’s facility, two days after being released from a Jacksonville hospital. His return to action likely will happen next week.

Ivory met with coaches and trainers, and even got in a brief workout during his first day back in nearly a week. But he’s a long shot to practice Friday or make the trip to San Diego, where the Jaguars play Sunday.

‘‘It feels good to be back,’’ Ivory said. ‘‘I'm just ready to get back going. . . . There’s no more issues. I'm ready to go. Did a little cardio today and now it’s just day by day.’’

Ivory was hospitalized Sunday with a ‘‘general medical issue’’ and missed a season-opening loss against Green Bay.

He declined to reveal specifics about the issue, saying ‘‘it was something that needed attention and I went in in pain and I got the problem fixed.’’

Texans’ Hopkins fined for cleats

Houston receiver DeAndre Hopkins won’t be wearing his Kanye West-designed Yeezy cleats again any time soon after the shoes earned him a fine from the league. Hopkins, who has a multiyear contract with Adidas, said he received a fine of $6,000 for wearing the shoes in the popular turtle dove color. He received a fine for the shoes because NFL rules say that shoes must have one dominant base color, which the Yeezys do not. Asked if he would wear the shoes again, Hopkins said with a laugh: ‘‘Only if Kanye wants to pay the fine.’’ The cleats went on sale on Thursday morning and were already gone by midday . . . Giants fullback/defensive lineman Nikita Whitlock was suspended without pay for the team’s next 10 games for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances. Whitlock, who is on the reserve/injured list, will begin serving his suspension immediately. Whitlock was waived-injured with a foot problem late last month. He can receive treatment for his injury, but it must be away from the Giants’ facilities . . . Redskins defensive coordinator Joe Barry said the team ‘‘felt comfortable with our plan’’ to have Bashaud Breeland cover Steelers wideout Antonio Brown more often than $75 million cornerback Josh Norman did in Washington’s Week 1 loss to Pittsburgh. Barry offered an explanation of sorts, saying ‘‘it’s hard for the other three or four DBs to get lined up’’ if one corner is assigned to always cover a particular receiver, no matter where that receiver is lined up. Brown beat Breeland for two touchdowns, including one on a fourth-and-1 play. The wideout teamed with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for a total of eight catches for 126 yards in Pittsburgh’s 38-16 victory. Asked about the possibility of switching things up during the game, Barry replied: ‘‘To coordinate that in a game plan is difficult. I've never been able to do that. I've never been one to do something like that on the sidelines.’’ . . . Fred Quillan, the center who played on the 49ers’ first two Super Bowl champion teams, died at age 60. The 49ers said that Quillan, who played all 10 of his NFL seasons with the team, died Monday. He appeared in 143 games and made 129 starts in the regular season. He also appeared in 11 playoff games, including Super Bowl wins following the 1981 and ’84 seasons. Quillan was named to Pro Bowls in 1984 and 1985.