Norris was batting .232 with eight homers and 26 RBIs. Jaso could miss the remainder of the season with lingering concussion symptoms. He took a ball off his mask July 24 at Houston and complained of a headache.The ramifications could have been far worse for them. They could have lost draft picks. Some people recommended that to the commissioner.

The excitement of his backtoback 400yard games to open the season gave way to the reality that the Panthers lost both games. When the Panthers did win, they beat the woebegone Jaguars in monsoon conditions, and Newton's statistics 18of34, 158 yards, one passing touchdown, 27 rushing yards were as soggy as the Charlotte mud that day. Newton threw for 374 more yards and ran for a pair of touchdowns against the Bears on Sunday, but the buzz has faded."It's the same thing as back in the gladiator days when the gladiators fought to death," said attorney Craig Mitnick, who represents Karras and hundreds of others in the suit