NFL notebook: Dolphins’ coach resigns after video surfaces; Beckham, Watt done

Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Chris Foerster resigned Monday morning after a video surfaced showing him snorting an unknown white power substance off a table while at work.

The Miami Herald first reported Sunday night the team was investigating the 56-second video that leaked online. Less than 12 hours later, Foerster was gone.

Dolphins head coach Adam Gase, who hired Foerster in 2016, said he spoke with him on Sunday night. Gase said Foerster apologized about the situation.

“He’s disappointed,” Gase told reporters at Monday morning’s news conference. “He’s upset, he’s mad at himself. It’s unfortunate.”

–New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will undergo season-ending surgery this week for his broken left ankle, coach Ben McAdoo confirmed.

The three-time Pro Bowl star was injured with about four minutes left in the fourth quarter of a 27-22 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, dropping the Giants to 0-5. Beckham had to be carted off the field after he landed and twisted his ankle underneath a hit from Chargers cornerback Casey Hayward.

Beckham was the last of four Giants receivers to go down on Sunday. He finished the game with five catches, a season-high 97 receiving yards and one touchdown against the Chargers.

The team also said Dwayne Harris (broken foot) will have surgery Tuesday, Brandon Marshall (ankle) was getting additional tests Monday and Sterling Shepard (ankle) was considered day-to-day with a sprained ankle.

–Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien confirmed that star defensive end J.J. Watt will miss the rest of the 2017 season after he suffered a leg fracture during Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Watt fractured the tibial plateau in his left leg during the Texans’ first defensive series of the 42-34 loss against Chiefs at NRG Stadium.

O’Brien also said the Texans lost outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus for the season after he tore a pectoral muscle on the same drive in the first quarter as Watt’s injury.

Watt crumpled to the ground while attempting to pressure Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith on third down from the Texans 17. Watt initially remained on his knees before rolling over on his back and displaying obvious discomfort.

–Hall of Fame quarterback and 1963 NFL Most Valuable Player Y.A. Tittle died Sunday. He was 90.

LSU, his alma mater, confirmed that Tittle passed while surrounded by his family and friends.

Born Yelberton Abraham Tittle on Oct. 24, 1926, Tittle played collegiately with the Tigers from 1944-47 before being drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1948. However, Tittle began his 17-season professional career with the Baltimore Colts of the All-American Football Conference and later played for the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants, with whom he led to three straight division titles.

–NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith released a statement regarding players protesting during the national anthem, saying “no player is disrespecting our country or our flag.”

Smith’s statement comes following Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ comments on Sunday that his players must stand for the anthem or else they would not play. In addition, Vice President Mike Pence left Sunday’s game in Indianapolis when the visiting San Francisco 49ers knelt during the national anthem before facing the Colts.

“Last week both the Commissioner and the Chair of the NFL Management Council John Mara were clear when they assured our union leaders, in the presence of other owners, that they would respect the Constitutional rights of our members without retribution,” Smith said in a statement. “I look forward to the day when everyone in Management can unite and truly embrace and article what that Flag stands for: ‘Liberty and Justice for All’ instead of some of them just talking about standing. We look forward to continuing our talks with them on this very issue.

“No player is disrespecting our Country or our Flag. As thousands have shown in the past, it takes bravery and courage to speak and confront these issues as our players have, especially when it is unpopular with some. There is room for Management to do the same and maybe then players do not have to risk the taunts and threats alone. This is their opportunity to lead as well and will be a true test of the motto that ‘Football is Family.'”

–The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Patrick Murray to a contract and placed fellow kicker Nick Folk on injured reserve with a minor injury classification, the team announced.

Folk missed three field-goal attempts in the Buccaneers’ 19-14 loss to the New England Patriots last Thursday night. The 32-year-old Folk was 6 of 11 for field goals and 7 of 9 on extra points this season. He missed only four field-goal attempts (27 of 31) with the New York Jets in 2016.

Murray, who made 20 of 24 field-goal attempts for the Bucs during the 2014 season, won the recent kicking competition after Tampa Bay (2-2) reportedly worked out Cairo Santos, Mike Nugent, Andrew Franks and Josh Lambo.

–The Minnesota Vikings activated suspended wide receiver Michael Floyd to the 53-man roster and released running back Stevan Ridley prior to their game against the Chicago Bears.

Floyd, 27, was suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy. He was arrested for DUI on Dec. 12 in Scottsdale, Ariz., prompting his release two days later from the Arizona Cardinals. He pleaded guilty in February to extreme DUI (blood alcohol content of .150-.199) and served 24 days in Maricopa County (Ariz.) Jail before having to serve 96 days on house arrest.

Floyd signed a one-year contract with the Vikings as a free agent on May 10. He spent the first five years of his NFL career with the Cardinals and New England Patriots, who gave him a second chance by claiming him off waivers on Dec. 15. He played sparingly for New England but did catch a touchdown pass in Week 17.

–Buffalo Bills tight end Charles Clay underwent left knee surgery and will be out multiple weeks, coach Sean McDermott told reporters.

While McDermott said that had yet to speak to doctors about the severity of the injury, multiple outlets reported that Clay sustained a torn meniscus and MCL sprain following a low hit from safety Shawn Williams during Sunday’s 20-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Nick O’Leary is expected to see additional snaps in place of the 28-year-old Clay, who has 20 receptions for a club-best 258 yards and two touchdowns this season. O’Leary collected a career-high five catches for 54 yards versus the Bengals.