The San Francisco 49ers have waived Jarryd Hayne in order to promote Kendall Gaskins to their 53-man roster.

Carlos Hyde has been ruled out with a stress fracture in his left foot.

Reggie Bush, rookie Mike Davis and Gaskins are the only healthy running backs who remain with the 49ers. 

San Francisco hopes Hayne clears waivers and they can re-sign him to their practice squad on Monday.

Earl Thomas is in favor of Richard Sherman lining up against the opposing team's best wide receiver, regardless of which side of the field he's on.

Sherman is expected to do so this Sunday against Richard Sherman.

"Of course," Earl Thomas said when asked if he supports the strategy. "Both hands up.

"I think the big thing about that is it’s a clear conscience for me when he’s moving around and he’s following a No. 1 guy. That’s all I can say about that. I don’t have to worry about the No. 1 guy."

Sherman has been traveling more this year. He matched up with Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green for three-plus quarters. And last week against the San Francisco 49ers, he stuck with Torrey Smith and held him without a catch.

The Arizona Cardinals plan on increasing the usage of Andre Ellington.

Ellington played 18 snaps in Monday night's win, but compiled just five rushes for 21 yards and three receptions. 

"I think BA (head coach Bruce Arians) has stuff for him and he didn't get to it, but I'm sure he'll get to it this week," offensive coordinator Harold Goodwin said of Ellington. "As you saw (Monday night), there was a series where I think he pretty much was in there the whole series because he (Arians) wanted to get him going.

"He's got fresh legs, obviously."

Jason Pierre-Paul thinks he may have become an even better player following his fireworks accident.

"Of course it's going to have a special glove," he said. "I'm missing an index finger"

Pierre-Paul has been one of the NFL's best pass rushers.

"I'm still the same Jason Pierre-Paul," he said. "That hasn't changed. I've probably gotten even better. So you know, I'm ready to play football and help my team win."

The Dallas Cowboys will monitor the snaps of Dez Bryant if he plays in Week 8 against the Seattle Seahawks.

Bryant has practiced on a limited basis this week after missing the previous five games following surgery to repair a broken right foot.

“Any time a player hasn’t played for in a little while you always want to ease him back into action to a certain extent,” Jason Garrett said. “You can’t ease into action in a play. You need to go full speed on every play. So you just have to monitor how he’s handling the work. With him or any guy you’re always just mindful of that. We have no hard and fast rules. We look at guys, look at the conditions, see how he’s feeling, use your eyes, communicate and we decide what we think is best. We’ll see how he does today. If he comes back, feels good today, we’ll start making the determinations about the weekend.”

Marcus Mariota has been ruled out by the Tennessee Titans for the second week in a row as he deals with an injured knee.

Zach Mettenberger will start in place of Mariota.

The University of Southern California announced plans for extensive renovations for the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum that could allow it to stage the 2024 Olympics and also serve as a temporary site for an NFL team next season.

The $270 million renovation will bring premium suites and boxes, along with more aisles and new seating for the entire stadium.

"Everybody is going to get a new, great fan experience," USC athletic director Pat Haden told reporters. "You don't have to climb over 18 people to get a hot dog."

Construction is not expected to begin until after the 2017 USC football season and could be completed by the start of the 2019 season.

Todd Dickey, USC's senior vice president, said the NFL has "strongly indicated" the league would like a team to play at the Coliseum in 2016, possibly for two or three seasons.

Cameron Wake will miss the rest of the season for the Miami Dolphins with a torn Achilles.

Wake suffered the injury late in the third quarter of the Dolphins' loss at the New England Patriots.

Wake had two tackles, a sack and a tackle for a loss before leaving the game.

Over the past five years, Wake has been one of the NFL's best five pass rushers.

The Detroit Lions aren't looking to sell off any players at the trade deadline.

"We’re going to be probably more buyers than sellers, and we’ve had some dialogue already about some guys around the league," Martin Mayhew said via the Detroit Free Press. "So we’re actively looking at those situations."

The Lions won't look to trade Calvin Johnson or Matthew Stafford.

Mayhew called any thoughts of moving on from Stafford "comical," according to the team’s website and said that if he had "22 Matthew Staffords, we’d win a championship every year."

Martin Mayhew has been general manager of the Detroit Lions for seven seasons and he's under scrutiny with the team off to a 1-6 start.

“I’m the GM right now and we’re going to play Kansas City,” Mayhew told reporters in England. “And I’m going to keep working until somebody tells me to stop.”

Mayhew said he doesn’t review his performance or status with the team’s ownership group on a weekly basis, but he knows they are disappointed and that the Ford family is very “passionate.”