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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Veteran Manny Lawson was cut by the Buffalo Bills on Friday in what became the latest in a string of offseason shuffles at outside linebacker.Now the starting pass-rushing job falls to journeyman Lorenzo Alexander, who was signed in April to fill a special teams role.Fullback Jerome Felton was also among the 21 players released by the Bills in moves made a day before NFL teams are required to establish their 53-player rosters.Coach Rex Ryan declined to provide specifics why Lawson was released, except to credit Alexander for earning the job. Ryan previously spoke highly of Lawson, citing the players versatility and intelligence in noting he would have an important role at several positions.As for Alexander, Ryan said: At no point did I think his role would be a starter for us. But he earned the right.In 10 NFL seasons split between Washington, Arizona and Oakland, Alexander has nine career sacks while starting just 16 of 127 career games. Hell start on the left side opposite Jerry Hughes at a position that has been in flux since Mario Williams was cut in March.First-round pick Shaq Lawson is the heir apparent, but hell miss at least the first six weeks of his rookie season recuperating from shoulder surgery. The job then fell to Manny Lawson, whose departure was regarded as a surprise.Lawson encountered several setbacks over the past month. He opened training camp sidelined by a partially torn pectoral muscle and wasnt cleared for practice until three weeks ago. He is also being investigated by the NFL for potentially violating the leagues personal conduct policy. Lawson said hes done nothing wrong, and the NFL has not revealed what it is investigating.General manager Doug Whaley would only say, what we always do is whatever we think is best for the team, when asked about Lawson being released.Alexander was also surprised by the move, and referred to Lawson as a team leader. But he was also pleased with the trust Ryan has placed in him.They felt comfortable enough to allow me to start, Alexander said. Now its my job to continue to get better, not feel complacent or feel like Ive arrived.The pass rush was a significant concern in Ryans first season. Buffalo managed just 21 sacks -- a franchise low for a 16-game season -- and a year after the team had a league-leading 54.The Bills also cut linebackers Kroy Biermann and Randell Johnson.Felton was cut after he struggled to establish a role in his first season after signing a four-year contract with Buffalo last year.Buffalo is instead going with youth at fullback with rookie free-agent addition Glenn Gronkowski -- the younger brother of New England star tight end Rob Gronkowski -- remaining on the roster.I cant imagine playing anywhere else, said Gronkowski, who was born and raised in Buffalo.And he is already looking forward to needling his older brother.Weve been smack-talking already, but now thats for real, said Gronkowski, who also had two other brothers, Chris and Dan, play in the NFL.Buffalo now has a 54-player roster, including defensive tackle Marcell Dareus, who will miss the first four games of the season serving an NFL suspension for violating the leagues substance abuse policy. The Bills are off until Tuesday, when they begin preparing to open the season at Baltimore on Sept. 11.Receivers Walter Powell and Greg Salas secured the final two spots behind Sammy Watkins, Robert Woods and Marquise Goodwin.Receivers not making the cut were Jarrett Boykin, Dez Lewis and Kain Colter. At Northwestern, Colter shared quarterbacking duties with Trevor Siemian, now the Super Bowl champion Broncos starter.Also released were cornerbacks Mario Butler, Sterling Moore and Sammy Seamster, running backs Boom Herron and James Wilder Jr., and tight end Blake Annen.Offensive linemen released were Marquis Lucas, Chris Martin, Cyril Richardson and Fernando Velasco. Defensive linemen released were Brandon Deaderick, Lavar Edwards, Max Valles and Casey Walker.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Air Max 95 Outlet Italia . -- Most satisfying to Russ Smith about No. Nike Air Max 95 Offerte Uomo . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? 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Ovechkin and his Russian national team were eliminated from the mens hockey tournament in Sochi on Wednesday with a 3-1 quarter-final loss to Finland. MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Timberwolves are preparing for life without Kevin Garnett as training camp approaches.The Wolves have been working on a plan to buy out the final year of Garnetts contract if he does not retire, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no deal has been completed.Garnett has yet to fully engage with the Timberwolves on substantive discussions about his desire for the upcoming season. That has caused the Timberwolves leadership to consider a number of options and scenarios for the 40-year-old franchise icon, including a buyout or the possibility that he decides to retire after 21 seasons in the league, including 13 1/2 in Minnesota.If he decides to play, it would be his 22nd season in the league, something no NBA player has ever done.Training camp opens Tuesday, with new president and coach Tom Thibodeau, who worked with Garnett in Boston, and GM Scott Layden coming in with a mandate from owner Glen Taylor to speed the rebuilding process in hopes of ending the longest active playoff drought in the NBA.Garnett is under contract for $8 million next season, but has been hampered severely by recurring knee and leg problems over the last two years. He played in just 38 games for the Timberwolves last season and only played in five games down the stretch for the Timberwolves in 2015 after returning to Minnesota in a trade deadline deal.But Garnett has served as a valuable mentor to a young and impressionable roster, helping Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine and Gorgui Dieng learn about what it takes to be successful in the NBA. Towns, in particular, has lauded Garnetts influence and has taken to wearing a throwback Garnett Wolves jersey during several public appearances this summer.dddddddddddd.ESPN first reported the buyout discussions.Garnett was very effective when he was on the court, providing a defensive presence and value that belied his paltry averages of 3.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. But his body would not allow him to play for sustained stretches. The Timberwolves also have center Nikola Pekovic under contract for two more seasons. Pekovic has chronic foot issues that have rendered him unable to play, so the prospect of having two big men with bad legs on the roster is a daunting one for a team that is hoping to end the longest active playoff drought in the league this season.Garnett spent the first 12 seasons of his career with the Wolves, being drafted in 1995 straight out of high school and helping turn one of the leagues moribund franchises into a perennial playoff team. When the team plateaued after a run to the Western Conference finals in 2004, Garnett was eventually traded to Boston in 2007, where he won a championship alongside Paul Pierce and Ray Allen.Coach Flip Saunders engineered a reunion between Garnett and the Wolves in 2015, convincing the proud veteran to come back home and help him rebuild a franchise that bottomed out after Garnetts exit. The charismatic star was revered by the youngsters on the roster and talked openly of one day hoping to become an owner in Minnesota.But Saunders died suddenly after a battle with Hodgkins lymphoma just before last season started and Taylor has sold two minority stakes in the franchise this summer and had discussions with other groups about eventually selling his majority share, leaving little indication that Garnett will be able to assume that kind of a role. ' ' '