The veteran quarterback, vying for a backup job, went on Twitter on Saturday to thank Green Bay for giving him an opportunity and wished the team well this season. Coleman on the roster to back up Aaron Rodgers. Young was one of 22 players released Saturday by the team to get down to the 53man roster limit..HIGHFLYING HELU: Jr. Delivered the two biggest offensive plays of the game for the Redskins after Washington forced a fumble on its seventh sack of the game. With the Redskins leading by three points, Helu took a short pass from Griffin and gained 28 yards, capping the play by leaping over an Oakland defender.

He's just making too many plays, knocking balls loose and picking off passes, in practice to not have him on the field. Arians has noted that the entire Cardinals squad has taken Mathieu under its wing. The coach called the 5foot9 player "a lovable kid" who has been "making plays all over the field." Mathieu, a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2011,