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With 49ers WR Michael Crabtree on the shelf after suffering a ruptured Achilles during OTAs, the question now becomes if OTAs are worth the risk of injury. Mike Florio believes coaches will argue in favor of OTAs so their players, especially the new guys, will have as many chances to learn the new playbook as possible. (NBC Sports)

PFT Live: South Carolina's Jadeveon Clowney is already arguably the nation's most feared defensive player, but he can't enter the draft until after one more season. Mike Florio suggests he'd be wise to sit out this season to make sure he stays healthy. Florio also talks about the Jags' decision to stick with Blaine Gabbert and Jerome Harrison's tenure with the Steelers possibly coming to an end. (NBC Sports)

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy could only be found after death – until now. Researchers at Evanston's NorthShore Neurological Institute and UCLA discovered brain scans of five former NFL players who had at least one concussion on the field showed more tau protein than healthy men of the same age. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports. (Nightly News)

ProFootballTalk: With much confusion and secrecy surrounding Robert Griffin III's re-injured knee, Mike Florio updates us on the latest news regarding the Redskins rookie QB. (NBC Sports)

PFT Live: Mike Florio looks at RGIII's injury and gives reasons why it should not have occurred in a league that prides itself on player safety. (NBC Sports)

ProFootballTalk: Adrian Peterson showed up on the Vikings' injury report with a groin injury. AP only needs 294 yards to break Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record, but will his aching groin hold him back? (NBC Sports)

Robert Griffin III's Grade 1 strain of his ACL has head coach Mike Shanahan confident, but cautious, that the rookie QB will suit up on Sunday. (NBC Sports)

ProFootballTalk: Steelers WR Emmanuel Sanders was fined $15,000 by the NFL for what the league claims was faking an injury. How does the NFL know he was faking? (NBC Sports)

PFT Live: Mike Florio seconds Chargers head coach Norv Turner's opinion that injured LT Jared Gaither should have taken himself out at the end of San Diego's Week 5 loss in New Orleans. But Florio also criticizes Chargers coaches, trainers and officials for not noticing the injury and taking action themselves. (NBC Sports)

PFT Live: James Palmer of CSN Houston joins Mike Florio to talk about the Texans' 5-0 start. Houston could be the best team in the AFC, but linebacker Brian Cushing's yet undiagnosed knee injury could be a major blow. (NBC Sports)