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FORT WORTH, Texas &#8212; Don Looney, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and also starred at TCU, has died. He was 98.Looney died Sunday, according to an obituary posted by Greenwood Chapel, where services will be held Thursday.Looney was the last known survivor of the 1938 TCU team that won the national championship. He then played receiver for the Eagles in 1940, leading the league with 58 receptions and 707 yards.After spending the next two seasons with the Steelers, he went into the military.Following his playing career, Looney served as an NFL official.His son, Joe Don Looney, was a first-round draft pick by the Giants in 1964 and spent parts of five seasons in the league.He is survived by a granddaughter, Tara Casimano, and four great-grandchildren.Pats&#8217; Blount suspended 1 gameFOXBOROUGH, Mass. &#8212; New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount has been suspended for the first game next season for violating the NFL&#8217;s substance abuse policy.The league announced the suspension without pay Tuesday without saying when the violation occurred.Blount was arrested last August for possession of marijuana while with Pittsburgh. Steelers running back Le&#8217;Veon Bell was arrested for marijuana possession and DUI in the same traffic stop.Blount played 11 games for the Steelers last season before being cut then signed with the Patriots. In the final five games of the regular season, he rushed for 281 yards and three touchdowns. He rushed for 40 yards in the Super Bowl win over the Seattle Seahawks.The NFL said Blount can take part in all offseason and preseason practices and games.Kicker Tynes sues Bucs over toe MRSA infectionFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. &#8212; Former NFL kicker Lawrence Tynes has filed a lawsuit against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over a MRSA infection he contracted in a toe on his kicking foot, prematurely ending his career.Attorney Stephen F. Rosenthal said Tuesday that Tynes got the infection in 2013 at the Bucs&#8217; training facility. The lawsuit filed in Broward County Circuit Court accuses the team of negligence for failing to properly sanitize the facility to prevent spread of the contagious, drug-resistant infection.Rosenthal says the infection cost Tynes at least $20 million in potential earnings. Tynes, 36, won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants and also played for the Kansas City Chiefs. He made 81 percent of his field goals.A Buccaneers spokesman declined comment on a pending legal matter.

Former Eagles and Steelers wide receiver Don Looney dies at 98