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NEW YORK (AP) — Injuries are never an excuse. Not for players. Not for coaches. And not for fans.Still Foster Moreau Jersey , the NFL teams that have the most success almost always keep their best players on the field.For some teams such as Atlanta, Jacksonville and Cincinnati, injuries were a factor in derailing their seasons.Others, such as the defending champion Eagles, have dealt with several injuries to key players and have managed to stay in the playoff race going into the final week of the regular season.Some key players, such as Dallas center Travis Frederick, have missed most, if not all of the season, and the Cowboys found a way to clinch the NFC East title.And other players, including Kansas City’s Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, the Chargers’ Hunter Henry, and Chicago’s Kyle Long, were injured early on and are just starting to make their way back to possibly return for the playoffs.Here are some of the key long-term injured players from all around the league:AFC EAST: New England (Isaiah Wynn, Jeremy Hill); Miami (Frank Gore, Jakeem Grant); Buffalo (Russell Bodine); New York Jets (Marcus Maye, Isaiah Crowell, Bilal Powell, Brandon Shell, James Carpenter).AFC NORTH: Baltimore (Alex Collins); Pittsburgh (Marcus Gilbert); Cleveland (Christian Kirksey, Ricardo Louis); Cincinnati (Andy Dalton, A.J. Green, Tyler Eifert, Carl Lawson).AFC SOUTH: Houston (Will Fuller, Demaryius Thomas, Seantrel Henderson); Indianapolis (Jack Doyle); Tennessee (Jurrell Casey, Delanie Walker Joey Bosa Jersey , Logan Ryan, Jack Conklin); Jacksonville (Cam Robinson, Brandon Linder, Andrew Norwell, Jermey Parnell, Marqise Lee, Corey Grant, Austin Seferian-Jenkins).AFC WEST: Kansas City (Laurent Duvernay-Tardif); Los Angeles (Hunter Henry, Denzel Perryman); Denver (Chris Harris Jr., Emmanuel Sanders, Jeff Heuerman, Jake Butt); Oakland (Gabe Jackson, Mike Nugent, Brandon LaFell).NFC EAST: Dallas (Travis Frederick, Geoff Swaim, Terrance Williams); Philadelphia (Jay Ajayi, Derek Barnett, Corey Clement, Ronald Darby); Washington (Alex Smith, Colt McCoy, Jordan Reed, Brandon Scherff, Jonathan Cooper); New York (Landon Collins, Jon Halapio).NFC NORTH: Chicago (Kyle Long, Bryce Callahan, Sam Acho); Minnesota (Nick Easton Tony Pollard Jersey , Mike Hughes, Andrew Sendejo); Green Bay (Geronimo Allison, Davon House, Jake Ryan, Muhammad Wilkerson); Detroit (Ezekiel Ansah, Kerryon Johnson, Marvin Jones Jr. ).NFC SOUTH: New Orleans (Dez Bryant, Cameron Meredith); Atlanta (Ricardo Allen, Devonta Freeman, Andy Levitre, Keanu Neal, Ito Smith); Carolina (Greg Olsen, Matt Kalil, Shaq Thompson, Fozzy Whittaker, Graham Gano); Tampa Bay (Kwon Alexander, Vernon Hargreaves, O.J. Howard).NFC WEST: Los Angeles (Malcolm Brown, Dominique Easley, Cooper Kupp); Seattle (Earl Thomas, C.J. Prosise, Kam Chancellor); San Francisco (Jimmy Garoppolo, Pierre Garçon, Jerick McKinnon); Arizona (Mike Iupati, Christian Kirk, Robert Nkemdiche Noah Fant Jersey , Phil Dawson) The Falcons have written some big checks recently. They are prepared to write one more.The team is in negotiations with Julio Jones‘ representation for an extension for the star receiver. Jones is in training camp, confident the sides will hammer out a deal.Michael Thomas reset the market at the position this week, signing a five-year, $100 million extension with $61 million in guarantees. The Saints receiver now leads all receivers in annual average value, while Browns receiver Odell Beckham‘s $65 million in guarantees lead the way at the position.“We know what Julio is in this league,” Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff told NFL Media on Thursday night before the Hall of Fame Game. “We have a very good idea of approximately where he’s going to be, which I won’t share specifically. The good thing is we’ve never been held by our owner to be limiting someone and we’re very good with our football players here. We feel very proud of how we approach it. “And again, where we approach it with Julio, we look at everything, of course. We believe that he should be the highest-paid player — sorry, I did not say player — the highest-paid receiver in the league. And I know he believes that. It’s just how we’re going to approach this and how we’re going to get it done. I believe it’s right around the corner, but I don’t want know when it is.”Jones has an annual average of $14.25 million and is signed through 2020.“We want Julio here for the rest of his career, whatever that is,” Dimitroff said. “I know you were going to ask me, ‘Where are you?’ We’re still working on it. I’m not worried about it. We’re not concerned about it. We have a great working relationship, not only with Julio, but with CAA and with [agent] Jimmy Sexton. We’re communicating well. We’re not worried about the timeframe of it. . . .So there’s not a major rush here.” Jones, 30, made his sixth Pro Bowl last season. He is a two-time All-Pro and has made 698 catches for 10,731 yards and 51 touchdowns in his eight seasons.He will not play in the Hall of Fame Game and, in fact, is not expected to play this preseason.The Falcons signed linebacker Deion Jones and defensive tackle Grady Jarrett to extensions this offseason.“I’ve had myriad conversations with Arthur Blank about this and it really comes down to, we are really, really fortunate to have an owner that will let us be in the market for anyone,” Dimitroff said.