NFL News & Rumors: Wednesday 12/11

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• The NFL is currently projecting a $3 million increase to the 2014 salary cap limit, which comes out to $126.3 million. (NFLTR)

Bears

• The Bears are expected to allow QB Jay Cutler walk this offseason unless he’s willing to sign a team-friendly deal. (NFLTR)
• QB Jay Cutler has been cleared to practice at full speed and will participate in Wednesday’s practice. (NFLTR)
• HC Marc Trestman is “not optimistic” that LB Lance Briggs will play in Week 15. (Brad Biggs)
• LB Lance Briggs still hasn’t been medical cleared. (Chicago Sun-Times)

Bengals

• The NFL confirmed that RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis‘ touchdown should not have counted. (NFL.com)
• RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis did not practice on Wednesday.
• WR Marvin Jones put in a limited practice on Wednesday. (Joe Reedy)

Broncos

• WR Wes Welker will not play in Thursday night’s game. (Jay Glazer)
• CB Champ Bailey is listed as questionable for Thursday night’s game.
• WR Eric Decker is listed as probable for Thursday night’s game.
• RB Knowshon Moreno is listed as probable for Thursday night’s game.
• WR Demaryius Thomas is listed as probable for Thursday night’s game.
• TE Julius Thomas is listed as probable for Thursday night’s game.

Browns 

• QB Brandon Weeden has been cleared to practice. (Nate Ulrich)
• RB Willis McGahee did not practice on Wednesday.
• RB Willis McGahee looks to be “very doubtful” for Week 15. (ESPN.com)

Buccaneers

• WR Vincent Jackson put in a limited practice on Wednesday. (Scott Smith)

Cardinals

• WR Michael Floyd did not practice on Wednesday. (Darren Urban)
• TE Rob Housler did not practice on Wednesday. (Kent Somers)
• QB Carson Palmer put in a limited practice on Wednesday. (Darren Urban)
• RB Andre Ellington put in a limited practice on Wednesday. (Darren Urban)

Chargers

• WR Keenan Allen is listed as probable for Thursday night’s game.
• WR Eddie Royal is listed as questionable for Thursday night’s game.

Chiefs

• TE Anthony Fasano put in a limited practice on Wednesday. (Adam Teicher)

Colts

• HC Chuck Pagano mentioned that WR T.Y. Hilton is still dealing with a minor shoulder injury. (George Bremer)
• WR LaVon Brazill did not practice on Wednesday. (Kevin Bowen)

Cowboys

• Cowboys activated DE Edgar Jones from injured reserve/designated to return. (Clarence Hill)

Dolphins

• RB Lamar Miller was cleared to practice Tuesday. (Miami Herald)
• RB Lamar Miller practiced in full on Wednesday. (Adam Beasley)

Falcons

• OC Dirk Koetter did not get the Boise State head coaching job. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• TE Tony Gonzalez put in a limited practice on Wednesday. (Vaughn McClure)
• WR Roddy White put in a limited practice on Wednesday. (Vaughn McClure)

Giants

• QB Eli Manning is open to restructuring his current contract to free up some additional cap space. (NFLTR)

Jaguars

• RB Maurice Jones-Drew mentioned that he hopes to play in Week 15, but no guarantees. (Hays Carlyon)
• WR Cecil Shorts did not practice on Wednesday. (Ryan O’Halloran)

Jets

• WR Stephen Hill did not practice on Wednesday. (ESPN New York)
• WR Santonio Holmes put in a limited practice on Wednesday. (ESPN New York)
• WR Jeremy Kerley is practicing in full this week. (ESPN New York)

Lions

• RB Reggie Bush mentioned that he expects to play in Week 15. (Dave Birkett)
• WR Ryan Broyles is still dealing with a limited to range of motion following a torn Achilles he suffered earlier this year. (Detroit News)

Packers

• QB Aaron Rodgers participated in individual drills and took first-team reps on Wednesday. (NFLTR)
• QB Aaron Rodgers still hasn’t been medically cleared to return. (NFLTR)
• HC Mike McCarthy mentioned that the earliest EB Eddie Lacy will practice is Friday. (Jason Wilde)
• WR Randall Cobb has been cleared to resume running. (Jason Wilde)

Panthers

• TE Greg Olsen did not practice on Wednesday.

Patriots

• WR Aaron Dobson has not returned to practice yet.

Raiders

• WR Denarius Moore returned to practice on Wednesday. (Scott Bair)
• RB Rashad Jennings practiced on Wednesday. (Paul Gutierrez)
• RB Darren McFadden did not practice on Wednesday. (Scott Bair)

Rams

• Rams placed C Scott Wells on season-ending injured reserve with a fractured fibula. (NFLTR)
• Rams signed G Brandon Washington to their active roster. (NFLTR)
• WR Tavon Austin did not practice Wednesday.

Redskins

• QB Robert Griffin III will be shut down for the remainder of the season. (NFLTR)
• QB Kirk Cousins will start Sunday’s game against the Falcons. (NFLTR)
• TE Jordan Reed did not practice on Wednesday. (Mike Jones)

Saints

• Saints placed OLB Victor Butler on season-ending injured reserve with a knee injury. (Mike Triplett)

Seahawks

• RB Marshawn Lynch‘s court date regarding a pending DUI case is likely be postponed until after the Super Bowl. (ESPN.com)
• WR Percy Harvin did not practice on Wednesday. (John Boyle)
• Seahawks signed CB Perrish Cox. (NFLTR)
• Seahawks placed S Jeron Johnson on season-ending injured reserve with a hamstring injury. (NFLTR)
• Seahawks signed LB Mike Taylor to their practice squad. (NFLTR)

Titans

• TE Delanie Walker returned to practice on Wednesday. (Jim Wyatt)

Vikings

• QB Matt Cassel will get another start against the Eagles in Week 15. (NFLTR)
• HC Leslie Frazier mentioned that he’s a more optimistic about RB Toby Gerhart playing than Adrian Peterson at this point. (Ben Goessling)
• RB Toby Gerhart will wait until Friday to see if he can practice. (Ben Goessling)
• TE John Carlson did not practice on Wednesday. (Ben Goessling)