NFL-National Football League roundup

Aug 19 (The Sports Xchange) - Carolina Panthers wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin will be sidelined for the season after suffering a torn ACL in his left knee Wednesday during a joint practice with the Miami Dolphins. A first-round pick in 2014, Benjamin was second on the team with 73 receptions behind only tight end Greg Olsen and had a team-high nine touchdowns. - - Guard Mike Iupati, the Arizona Cardinals' big free-agent addition, is expected to miss six to eight weeks after undergoing knee surgery. Iupati is expected to have an arthroscopic procedure this week, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Wednesday. - - Quarterback Kenny Stabler and guard Dick Stanfel, who both died in recent months, were nominated by the Senior Committee for possible induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Stabler and Stanfel will be among 18 finalists who will be up for a final vote on Feb. 6 -- the day before Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. - - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell were ordered back to court Aug. 31 if no settlement is reached before that date in Brady's appeal to have a four-game suspension reduced. "A settlement seems like a logical and rational option," Judge Richard M. Berman said Wednesday in U.S. District Court in New York. - - Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy, despite injuring his hamstring, is expected to be ready for the season opener against the Indianapolis Colts. McCoy strained his hamstring during Tuesday evening's joint practice with the Cleveland Browns. - - The Bills signed defensive lineman Red Bryant and running back Cierre Wood. Bryant, 31, entered the league as a fourth-round pick by the Seattle Seahawks in 2008. - - New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is pushing back on a report that he wants to be the highest-paid player in the NFL, saying "it's never come out of my mouth." "The reports are all wrong," Manning said. "That's never been said. It's never come out of my mouth. I've never said it to my agent. I don't know where people are getting their information." - - Oakland Raiders wide receiver Andre Holmes reportedly will miss three to four weeks with a broken hand. Holmes left practice early Sunday due to an unknown injury, and ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Wednesday that the cause was a fractured hand. - - Dallas Cowboys All-Pro guard Zack Martin was diagnosed with a severe stinger in his neck after an on-field collision left the second-year starter motionless on the field Tuesday in a joint practice with the St. Louis Rams. - - The Houston Texans signed safety Quintin Demps and defensive end Fili Moala, the Houston Chronicle reported. Demps, 30, played for the Texans from 2010 to 2012 and has 183 career tackles and 11 interceptions. He was with the New York Giants last season, making 57 tackles and four interceptions. Moala, 30, has 88 career tackles since being drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2009 draft. He has battled knee problems in recent years, spending last season on injured reserve with a torn ACL. - - The Pittsburgh Steelers claimed linebacker L.J. Fort off waivers from the New England Patriots. - - The San Diego Chargers claimed tight end Logan Stokes off waivers from the New England Patriots. - - The Washington Redskins waived outside linebacker Trevardo Williams and reached agreement with him on an injury settlement. - - The Cincinnati Bengals signed rookie wide receiver Michael Bennett. The 6-foot-3, 202-pound Bennett is a college free agent out of Georgia. He played in 43 games (27 starts) over four seasons at Georgia and totaled 134 receptions for 1,607 yards and 17 touchdowns. (Editing by Frank Pingue)