NFL notebook: With RB Fournette out, Jaguars acquire Hyde

Fournette suffered a hamstring injury in the season opener against the New
York Giants and missed the next two games. He aggravated it in Week 4 when he
returned to play against the New York Jets. Fournette's backup, T.J. Yeldon,
also has been fighting injuries and the Jaguars lost Corey Grant with a foot
injury.

A product of Ohio State, Hyde was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the
second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. The Browns signed him to a three-year, $15
million contract in the offseason. In six games (five starts) with the Browns,
Hyde carried the ball 114 times for 382 yards and scored five touchdowns and
added six receptions for 29 yards.

The trade should mean more playing time for rookie Nick Chubb, a second-round
draft pick this year by Cleveland. Chubb, who played college football at
Georgia, has carried the ball 16 times for the Browns and gained 173 yards, an
average of 10.8 yards per carry.

--Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch is expected to miss at least a
month due to a groin injury, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.

Lynch underwent an MRI exam earlier this week after suffering the injury last
Sunday during a loss to the Seattle Seahawks. The Raiders may place the
32-year-old on injured reserve.

Lynch has rushed for 376 yards and three touchdowns this season for the
Raiders (1-5). Doug Martin will receive a heavier workload in Lynch's absence.
He has rushed for 99 yards on 27 carries.

--Odell Beckham Jr. said he is ready to do his part to get the New York Giants
back on a winning path, but the outspoken wide receiver said he can't do it
alone.

"I'm ready to talk about the Atlanta Falcons," Beckham said. "I think we're
1-5 and we need to start winning games. "Everybody needs to do more. I need to
play better. I can't say that I've had my best games. I can't say I've done
enough. ... We win games together, we lose games together."

With the Giants at 1-5 entering Monday night's game in Atlanta, Beckham put
himself on the spot by flinging arrows at teammates and the offense in general
in a wide-ranging ESPN interview last week. Beckham's critique drew the ire of
ownership, and John Mara said publicly he needs "less talk, more play" from
the newly minted Beckham. On Friday, Beckham said he has not yet talked to
Mara and did not confirm he was fined by the team as ESPN reported this week.

--The Arizona Cardinals fired offensive coordinator Mike McCoy and promoted
quarterbacks coach Byron Leftwich to the play-caller position.

The move comes hours after a 45-10 loss to the Denver Broncos on Thursday
night, which dropped the Cardinals to 1-6 on the season. The Cardinals are
31st in the league in scoring at 13.1 points per game this season. They were
limited to 223 total yards against the Broncos and haven't had more than 269
yards in a game this season.

Leftwich, a former first-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the
Cardinals as an intern in 2016 under former coach Bruce Arians. He takes up
the task of guiding rookie quarterback Josh Rosen and turning the offense
around. Rosen had a season-worst five turnovers on Thursday night. His 1.9 QBR
on Thursday is the second-worst by any quarterback this season, surpassed only
by Bills QB Nathan Peterman's lowly 1.1 rating in Week 1.

--Rookie running back Royce Freeman sprained his ankle in the Denver Broncos'
Thursday night rout of the Cardinals, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Freeman, who has started every game for the Broncos this season, left the
45-10 victory after carrying the ball 13 times for 37 yards and a touchdown.
He reportedly could miss some time, but the Broncos don't play again until
Oct. 28 vs. the Kansas City Chiefs.

Freeman, 22, was drafted by the Broncos in the third round of the 2018 draft,
71st overall. The rookie has rushed 71 times for 309 yards and four touchdowns
through his first seven games.

--Field Level Media