Former number one overall draft pick Mario Williams is released by the Buffalo Bills, who place the franchise tag on Cordy Glenn That is despite the defensive end having two seasons left on a six-year, $100m contract signed back in 2012.Had he been retained, Williams would have counted $19.9m against the Bills salary cap. This means that the club will save $12.9m against their salary cap for 2016 by releasing him. NFL Ins & Outs Keep up to date with all the latest NFL moves The first overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft by the Texans, Williams spent six seasons in Houston before signing with the Bills ahead of the 2012 season. His $100m deal was the most lucrative for a defensive player in the NFL at the time. It also made him the teams highest-paid player every season since his arrival. Williams was the very first pick of the 2006 NFL Draft After enjoying three years with double-digit sacks, Williams struggled following the arrival of head coach Rex Ryan last year. In 15 starts, Williams managed just 19 tackles and five sacks, both accounting for his second-lowest totals of his decade-long NFL career.Williams is a former four-time Pro Bowl selection - two of those coming while in Buffalo - having made 38.0 sacks between 2012 and 2014, the fourth-most in the entire NFL over that period.While Williams has gone, one player that will be staying in Buffalo is Cordy Glenn. The Bulls have used their franchise tag on Cordy Glenn That is because general manager Doug Whaley has placed the franchise tag on the left tackle. That will cost the Bills $13.7m in 2016, although the club will look to tie down a long-term option.They have placed the non-exclusive tag on Glenn, which allows other teams to talk to him as well. Also See: NFL Video Rookies guide NFL on Sky Sports Pundits Vapormax 2020 . PAUL, Minn. Vapormax Ale .Y. -- Marcell Dareus and the Buffalo Bills defence made life miserable for Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco. http://www.vapormaxsuomi.com/vapormax-flyknit-2-ale.html . According the Toronto Star, a knee injury will keep Sundin out of the lineup, which includes former teammates Gary Roberts, Darcy Tucker, Tie Domi and Curtis Joseph. Nike Vapormax Kengät . Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective. "We know whos in charge," he said. Vapormax Flyknit 3 Suomi . -- Hunter Smith scored the winner with just 12 seconds remaining in the third period as the Oshawa Generals edged the host Sarnia Sting 5-4 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Its been nearly two months since Clayton Kershaw last took the mound for Los Angeles, and whats happened in his absence has been pretty encouraging for the Dodgers.Kershaws last appearance came in a loss to Pittsburgh on June 26, and Los Angeles trailed San Francisco by eight games in the NL West following that game. Since then, the Dodgers are 27-19 without their ace -- and they now lead the division by a half-game. Kershaws herniated disk was the type of injury that could have derailed his teams entire season, but the Dodgers have been able to withstand it so far.Were right where we need to be in the race coming into September, manager Dave Roberts said. I feel fortunate. Am I surprised? No. With the players we have in that clubhouse, Im not. Our guys are focused on winning baseball games. Thats what we need to do moving forward.Kershaw is 11-2 with a 1.79 ERA. He has 145 strikeouts and nine walks. Baseball-Reference.com ranks him No. 1 in the National League in wins above replacement (WAR) this year, even though hes thrown only 121 innings. Its hard to overstate what the Dodgers are losing by not having him available.And yet Los Angeles never faded from postseason contention. In fact, its the Giants who have been thoroughly mediocre for the last couple months, squandering their division lead.For the Dodgers, rookie shortstop Corey Seager leads an infield that also includes offensive threats like Justin Turner and Adrian Gonzalez. The rotation clearly misses Kershaw -- not to mention Zack Greinke, who left as a free agent -- but Kenta Maeda has been solid, and rookie Juilo Urias has made a contribution.If Kershaw does comme back soon, it will be to a team thats in much better shape than the one he left.ddddddddddddHere are a few other developments from around baseball:SNAPPEDWashingtons Jayson Werth had his streak of 46 games reaching base end Friday night. The last time Werth had failed to reach base was June 19, but during his streak, his batting average went up only six points from .250 to .256.His on-base percentage, on the other hand, increased from .318 to .346.DEFENDING THE CROWNCount out the Royals at your peril. Kansas City has won eight games in the row and is now only 3 + games behind a wild card. Danny Duffy won his 10th straight decision Sunday.Five of Kansas Citys eight wins in its streak have come against last-place Minnesota, but the Royals also took three straight from a Detroit team that had been playing well.FANTASY FOCUSYulieski Gurriel was called up from the minors by the Houston Astros on Sunday and singled in his first big league at-bat. He finished 1 for 2 with a walk and a groundout, although he left the game with hamstring tightness.The Astros have high hopes for Gurriel, and fantasy owners will be pleased with the idea that he could play multiple positions.LINE OF THE WEEKKris Bryant went 5 for 5 with two homers and five RBI on Thursday to lead the Chicago Cubs over Milwaukee 9-6. Bryant is second in the NL in homers and first in runs, and with the Cubs running away with the NL Central, he should be a definite factor in the MVP race.---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister ' ' '
