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NFL Notebook: Brees' mother died from an OD
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Published: November 21, 2009
■ Saints: The death of the mother of quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide.
Mina Brees, an attorney from Austin, Texas, died Aug. 7 while visiting Granby, Colo. Grand County coroner Brenda Bock concluded this week that Mina Brees, 59, died of a prescription-drug overdose and ruled the death a suicide.
Bock said Brees died while staying at the home of a friend in Granby near Rocky Mountain National Park.
It took longer than three months for autopsy results to be released, but Bock said that's typical for cases involving toxicology tests.
■ Bears: Chicago put running back Garrett Wolfe on injured reserve yesterday, ending his season.
The Bears will also listed tight end Desmond Clark, who has a neck injury, and safety Kevin Payne (back) as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
■ NFL fines: Defensive end Dwan Edwards of Baltimore plans to appeal the $5,000 fine he received for a hit on Cleveland's Joshua Cribbs on Monday night.
Edwards hit Cribbs with a forearm to the facemask on the final play of Baltimore's 16-0 win. Edwards said yesterday that he will appeal in an effort "to get some of it back." He said that the fine was levied because the hit came at a time when Cribbs "supposedly shouldn't have reasonably expected it."
■ Broncos: Quarterback Kyle Orton missed a third consecutive practice yesterday because of a sprained left ankle, and Coach Josh McDaniels said that that Orton's availability for Sunday's game against San Diego will be a game-time decision.
■ Steelers: Safety Troy Polamalu did not practice all week because of a left-knee injury, will not play Sunday in Kansas City and could miss Pittsburgh's Nov. 29 game at Baltimore. He sat out the second through fifth games with a ligament tear, then injured the same knee, but a different ligament,last weekend.
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1 p.m.: Colts vs. Ravens; WFMY Ch. 9 (CBS)
1 p.m.: Redskins vs. Cowboys; WGHP Ch. 10 (Fox)
4 p.m.: Jets vs. Patriots; WFMY Ch. 9 (CBS)
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MONDAY
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Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Arizona at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m.
San Diego at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
Cincinnati at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.
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