Aug 30 (The Sports Xchange) - Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater sustained a "significant" left knee injury during a non-contact play at practice on Tuesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's sideline protest during the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a National Football League pre-season game last week has generated criticism from current and former NFL stars.

(Reuters) - Washington's NFL pre-season game at Tampa Bay has been moved to Wednesday from Thursday due to the threat of severe weather, the Buccaneers said.

Aug 29 (The Sports Xchange) - The San Diego Chargers and first-round defensive end Joey Bosa finally have come to terms.

Siemian, who has yet to throw a regular-season pass in the NFL, will start against the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 8 to kick off the NFL's 2016 regular season.

Aug 28 (The Sports Xchange) - Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Sunday that quarterback Tony Romo will wear a back brace during his recovery time from the compression fracture in his vertebra.

Aug 27 (The Sports Xchange) - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick said he refused to stand during the national anthem before Friday's preseason game in protest of the country's racial inequalities.

An MRI on Friday revealed Romo's back injury is much worse than anticipated, Garrett announced Saturday, two days after he was knocked out of the game against the Seattle Seahawks.

(Reuters) - National League quarterback Colin Kaepernick of San Francisco 49ers refused to stand for the national anthem before a preseason game on Friday, drawing boos from some fans and criticism on social media, but his team said it backed his right to protest.