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Former Westbrook High and University of Maine standout Trevor Bates has been signed to the Detroit Lions 53-man roster off the team’s practice squad. Bates, who graduated from Maine in 2016, had signed with the Lions in the offseason and made their roster after training camp. UMaine football player Trevor Bates at the Alfond Stadium on campus at Umaine, Orono, Maine, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. Trevor Bates Search photos available for purchase: Photo Store → He was cut a couple of days later, but re-signed to Detroit’s practice squad in early September. He replaces the injured Jamal Agnew on the active roster. Bates was originally drafted in the seventh round by the Indianapolis Colts in 2016. He played in one regular-season game for the Colts, and was cut. He signed with the New England Patriots in November of that year and was assigned to their practice squad. The Patriots won Super Bowl LI. New England cut him just after the start of the 2017 season. … [Read more...] about NFL notebook: Maine’s Bates again signs with Lions

Associated Press Updated 7:16 pm CDT, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 The NFL doesn’t want players worrying about getting flagged or fined. “You gotta play,” NFL football operations chief Troy Vincent said Tuesday at the league’s fall meetings in New York. “You hope that no player is thinking about a rule. We want them to play (with a) free mind.” Kansas City rookie linebacker Breeland Speaks said he didn’t take down Tom Brady because he was concerned about a roughing-the-passer penalty in the fourth quarter of the Chiefs’ 43-40 loss at New England on Sunday night. Brady eluded Speaks and ran 4 yards for a touchdown to give the Patriots the lead. “We watched that video and watched that play and Tom did what we’ve seen Tom do a thousand times,” Vincent said. “He stepped up in the pocket and the defender didn’t make a play or didn’t create a sack, but you don’t want any player thinking … [Read more...] about NFL wants players to not worry about being penalized