NFL-National Football League roundup

Nov 5 (The Sports Xchange) - The Kansas City Chiefs re-signed running back Knile Davis on Saturday after he was traded last month to the Green Bay Packers before being released a couple of weeks later. The Chiefs traded Davis to the Packers on Oct. 18 but he was released on Oct. 31. At the time Davis was traded, it looked like the Chiefs had depth at the running back position. But then Jamaal Charles and Spencer Ware suffered injuries, leaving the Chiefs with little depth. - - - Running back Dexter McCluster of the San Diego Chargers sustained a fractured forearm in a home accident on Friday and is out for the season. McCluster was reportedly moving luggage when he suffered the injury, and an X-ray confirmed the fracture. He was placed on the reserve non-football injury list. The 28-year-old was signed by the Chargers after running back Danny Woodhead went down because of an ACL tear in Week 2 and was used mostly as a returner, averaging 20.2 yards on kickoff returns and 7.1 yards on eight punt returns. - - - The New Orleans Saints activated first-round pick Sheldon Rankins off injured reserve. The defensive tackle, who was taken 12th overall by the Saints in May, spent the last eight weeks on IR due to a fractured left fibula. Rankins could make his NFL debut when New Orleans visits San Francisco on Sunday. The Saints reportedly placed linebacker James Laurinaitis on IR with a quad injury in a corresponding move. Laurinaitis, who spent the first seven years of his career with the then-St. Louis Rams before joining New Orleans in 2016, recorded 19 tackles in five games for the Saints. - - - The Baltimore Ravens activated safety Matt Elam to the 53-man roster for Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Elam, the Ravens' 2013 first-round pick, had been designated to return off injured reserve. He sustained a knee injury and had surgery in the preseason that sent him to IR for the Ravens' first eight weeks of the season. Elam is expected to contribute on special teams and possibly play in nickel defense. - - - The Green Bay Packers activated center Corey Linsley from the reserve/physically unable to perform list. Linsley will start in Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts after he returned to practice two weeks ago following a recurring hamstring injury from the offseason. The Packers lost starting center JC Tretter to a knee injury suffered against the Atlanta Falcons last Sunday. Tretter started the first seven games of the season after he regained his old job back because of Linsley's injury. This is the third job swap between the two centers. (Editing by Andrew Both)