NFL notebook: Season over for Steelers' no-show Bell

ET deadline, meaning he is ineligible to play the rest
of the season.

Bell, who has held out the entire year since being franchise-tagged for the
second straight time, will forfeit the entirety of his $14.5 million tender
and not play in 2018. He already had sacrificed more than $8.5 million by
missing the first 10 weeks of the season.

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters earlier Tuesday that he had no
expectation as to whether Bell would report. Asked about the possibility of
Bell not showing, Tomlin responded, "So be it."

Bell is set to hit free agency in March. He is the first player to sit out an
entire season on the franchise tag since Washington Redskins defensive lineman
Sean Gilbert in 1997. Gilbert cashed in with a seven-year, $46.5 million
contract the following offseason with the Carolina Panthers.

--Monday night's marquee matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City
Chiefs will be played in Los Angeles instead of Mexico City because of
concerns about the safety of the field.

The game was scheduled for Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, but reports surfaced
Tuesday morning that the field wasn't in playing shape. The league made the
decision later Tuesday to move the game, after consulting with the NFL Players
Association, inspecting the field and meeting with independent experts.

Instead, the game -- for which the Rams are designated the home team -- will
be played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

--Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones denied reports that he is interested in
Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley.

"That would be total drawing it out of the air," Jones said during his weekly
radio show on 105.3 The Fan. "Totally speculation."

Riley's name came up Sunday when NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport tweeted that
the Cowboys "have an affinity" for Riley "if they move on from Jason Garrett."

--Nick Mullens will be the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback when the
team returns from its bye in Week 12, head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed.

"Nick Mullens is our starter until I say differently," Shanahan told
reporters. "Going about it that way, and that's how it'll continue to be."

--Former Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson is back with the Cincinnati
Bengals as special assistant to the head coach.

"I have a great comfort level with Hue and his ability to assist me with the
day-to-day responsibilities on defense, including analyzing our opponents and
helping me on game days with the players and defensive coaches," Bengals coach
Marvin Lewis said in a statement.

--Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David could miss time with a
sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee, according to an ESPN
report.

David was hurt early in the second half against the Washington Redskins on
Sunday. The team's leading tackler was able to limp off the field and later
returned to the game, but his status for Sunday's visit to the New York Giants
now appears in doubt.

--The Jacksonville Jaguars re-signed former offensive lineman Patrick Omameh,
while placing center Brandon Linder on injured reserve.

Omameh was released by the Giants on Saturday, less than eight months after
signing a three-year, $15 million contract in free agency and a few weeks
after losing his starting job. He spent 2016 and 2017 with the Jaguars, making
20 starts at left guard.

--The Arizona Cardinals placed right guard Justin Pugh on injured reserve with
a left knee injury, ending his season.

Pugh reportedly tore the medial collateral ligament in his knee on Sunday, his
first game back in the lineup since he broke his left hand in Week 6.

--The Buffalo Bills released wide receiver Terrelle Pryor.

Pryor signed with the Bills on Oct. 30, 10 days after being released by the
New York Jets, and made two catches for 17 yards in Week 9. He did not have a
catch on three targets in Sunday's 41-10 rout of the Jets.

--The New England Patriots activated second-round rookie cornerback Duke
Dawson off injured reserve, the team announced.

Dawson hit IR in early September because of a hamstring injury that kept him
out of the final three preseason games. The Patriots reportedly released
running back Kenjon Barner and linebacker Nicholas Grigsby.

--The Oakland Raiders released defensive end Kony Ealy a week after signing
him.

--Philadelphia Eagles tight end Richard Rodgers returned to practice, giving
the team a three-week window to activate him from injured reserve.

--Rams wideout/returner Pharoh Cooper returned to practice, giving the team a
three-week window to activate him from injured reserve.

--The Tennessee Titans waived fullback Jalston Fowler and signed undrafted
running back Dalyn Dawkins off the practice squad.

--Field Level Media