n following thoracic outlet syndrome surgery, and right-hander Robert Gsellman is slated to make his first major league start Sunday against the Phillies.In other news, second baseman Neil Wal

Leave it to Josh Norman to speak his mind.Asked how he thinks the NFL product could be improved, the never-shy, oft-fined Washington Redskins cornerback quickly offered one suggestion: Its time for some turnover at league headquarters.Simple: Get the people who are in there out. Whoevers making the rules, just get `em out. We have a new president; have a new NFL commissioner, Norman said, sitting in front of his locker at the Redskins practice facility this week.Then the guy docked more than $75,000 this season for various reasons -- an illegal hit, a bow-and-arrow pantomiming celebration and, most recently, postgame criticism of an official -- added wryly: I hope I dont get fined for that.With the NFLs TV ratings down this season, its become a popular parlor game to come up with explanations for the decline. Also popular: the notion that the quality of the product has decreased. If thats true, how can the game get better?Its still a great game. But theres no question theres probably a lot of things that could help the game, said Dan Reeves, who coached four Super Bowl teams after his career as a running back ended.For one thing, Reeves surmised, rules in the 2011 labor contract that eliminated training camp two-a-days and reduced in-season practicing in pads to protect players might have had the opposite effect.Its very difficult to learn how to block and tackle now, so technique-wise, things are not as good as they could be. From a coachs standpoint, its very difficult to get good at things if you dont practice, he said. And I personally wonder if injuries are up, because you dont learn how to protect yourself playing at full speed. The only time you really do it now is in a game.Reeves also offered a theory about the ratings, saying: Youre getting a little overexposure. Its sort of like when youre eating -- after a while, you get enough.Among the various improvements suggested by current and former players during conversations with The Associated Press:-Expand rosters, both to account for replacing injured players and perhaps to lessen the likelihood of injury by giving some players more snaps off.I would find a way to get three more players on both sides of the ball. Maybe one each for offensive line, running back and quarterback, then add another defensive lineman, another a linebacker and another defensive back, Pro Football Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott said.-Make all stadiums have grass fields, to try to lessen injuries.-Let defensive players go back to being more physical.I understand the league is trying to keep people safe, but I think its so hands-on that you cant play as fast as you want to, sometimes. It kind of messes you up, because if you do go all out ... you might end up giving most of your money back from that week in fines for a hit or a certain tackle, New York Jets safety Rontez Miles said.-Try to rebalance a field tilted in favor of offense.If you really, really, really want to see how good receivers are today, eliminate the 5-yard rule, and go back to letting defensive backs play football, said Joe Theismann, who won a Super Bowl as quarterback of the Redskins. Maybe the wide receivers would have to work again and it would be fair, because right now, its not.-Have more significant consequences for game officials who err .A referee could make a bad call and cost a team a game, Redskins defensive lineman Chris Baker said, and all thats going to happen is theyre going send an apology letter and say, `Im sorry. But nothing actually happens.-Rewrite the rulebook to make it more easily understood. Start with the definition of a catch.-Stop throwing flags or doling out fines when a good play is followed by rejoicing.Maybe stop policing the celebrations so harshly. I think thats one place to start, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers said.Washingtons Norman certainly would agree. Otherwise, though, he thinks the on-field state of the NFL is in good shape -- just not necessarily in good hands.The game has been this way for 100 years. Why are people in the (league) office trying to change it? What are you trying to make better? Why touch the game? ... Change the staff. We changed the president; lets change them, too, he said. There should be a number of years you can run it. There should be a term limit in the NFL.---AP Pro Football Writers Dave Campbell and Teresa M. Walker and Sports Writers Jimmy Golen and Dennis Waszak Jr. contributed to this report.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrichCheap NFL Jerseys China . Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britains opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. "Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres. Cheap Football Jerseys . They reached the 100-point plateau for the fourth time in five games, bested the visiting Trail Blazers by 34 in the paint and scored 19 of the final 25 points in regulation. https://www.cheapnfljerseysjustwholesale.com/ . Those lessons were more than enough to overwhelm the Utah Jazz. 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New York manager Terry Collins rattled off five potential candidates Friday: Sean Gilmartin, Seth Lugo, Logan Verrett, Gabriel Ynoa and Rafael Montero.The latter three are in the minors. Lugo, who earned his first major league win Thursday night at St. Louis, would have only three days of rest after throwing 82 pitches against the Cardinals. He exited with cramping in his right calf but was fine by Friday, the Mets said.The 2014 NL Rookie of the Year, deGrom is 7-7 with a 2.96 ERA in 143 innings. He had been on an extended roll, lowering his ERA to 2.29, before getting rocked for 13 runs and 25 hits over 9 2/3 innings in his last two outings, against San Francisco and St. Louis.Of course I want to be out there, but these past few I havent helped the team very much, so if thats in the best interest, then thats the plan we just have to go with, deGrom said. I want to be out there, but I think this is going to help me in the long run.The Mets pointed out that deGrom has responded well to time off in the past and they think a brief break will help him correct a mechanical flaw theyve discovered in his delivery.Falling over towards the first base side again. Arm slots 2 inches higher and 2 inches more toward first, so that tells me Im falling off that way, he said. That makes my stuff flat in the zone. I battled it early this year; I felt like I got it right. I dont know if I was just tryying to do too much out there and started leaning back a little bit or what.ddddddddddddI think were going back to the drawing board and try to get it where I need it to be, deGrom added. Ive been battling it all year. So, I hope this is an easy fix, but well try to get it right in these next few days.Still, the move was somewhat surprising considering the defending NL champions already were piecing together the back end of a banged-up rotation.Steven Matz, sidelined with tightness in his pitching shoulder, was scheduled to toss on the side Friday and general manager Sandy Alderson said he was unsure if the lefty would be ready to start Tuesday, the first day hes eligible to come off the disabled list.Matt Harvey is out for the season following thoracic outlet syndrome surgery, and right-hander Robert Gsellman is slated to make his first major league start Sunday against the Phillies.In other news, second baseman Neil Walker was activated from the paternity leave list and batted cleanup against Philadelphia in the opener of a 10-game homestand. Walker and his wife, Niki, welcomed a baby girl named Nora on Tuesday.To open a roster spot, New York optioned infielder T.J. Rivera to Triple-A Las Vegas.Right fielder Jay Bruce was back in the lineup after missing Thursday nights victory in St. Louis. Bruce left Wednesday nights game with cramping in his right calf.Collins said the Mets wanted to put Bruce through some pregame drills Friday to make sure he was healthy enough to play. Bruce struck out four straight times, drawing boos from the home crowd. ' ' '