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Encarnacions 26 home runs place him in a second-place tie with Baltimores Nelson Cruz, one behind Jose Abreu of the White Sox. "Id be very surprised if it wasnt a DL, for a couple of weeks at least. I dont know that for sure yet," manager John Gibbons said. "Of course, in this moment I dont want to go to the DL. I want to be playing, helping my team to win games," Encarnacion added. "Thats what we need right now, we dont need me to go to the DL, its going to be very frustrating for me. Well see what happens." Michael Cooper Jersey . The 31-year-old, a two-time CFL lineman of the year, was among the most coveted free agents on the market. The Windsor, Ont., native will be especially important to a team that has lost veteran quarterback Anthony Calvillo to retirement and is expected to go with the less experienced Troy Smith and Tanner Marsh this season. 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He said after Mondays game that he knew before he even reached the end zone he would drop to his knees in thankful prayer after intercepting Tom Brady.After he slid to the grass in Arrowhead Stadium, yellow flags came flying from the officials.I dont think it was because of the actual prostration that I got the penalty, Abdullah told The Associated Press afterward. I think it was because of the slide.And thats precisely the explanation that Chiefs coach Andy Reid said he received from the game officials. They had no issue with the prayer, Reid said, only the celebratory slide.The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil liberties and advocacy organization, issued a statement early Tuesday asking that the NFL take steps in response to the penalty.To prevent the appearannce of a double standard, we urge league officials to clarify the policy on prayer and recognize that the official made a mistake in this case, CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper said. Wilt Chamberlain Jersey. Reid didnt agree with the penalty, but he also didnt make much of it.When you go to Mecca, he said, referring to the end zone, you should have the privilege to slide anywhere you want to slide. We have two priests in here. I think they will vouch for me.Indeed, there were two pastors sitting in Reids postgame news conference.Abdullah is in his second year with the Chiefs after spending an entire season away from the game. He decided that, in the prime of his career, he would join his brother Hamza a€” who also was playing in the NFL at the time a€” to make a pilgrimage to Mecca. The Fifth Pillar of Islam is The Hajj, the pilgrimage that all Muslims are supposed to make once in their lifetime.Abdullah, who also fasts during Ramadan, told the AP in an interview last year the brothers wanted to make sure they did the pilgrimage while they still had the health and means to go.In the case of Hamza, it proved costly. He never got a shot to return to the NFL.Husain Abdullah said he didnt expect any repercussions from his penalty Monday night, least of all from his coach. After all, it was Reid who gave him an opportunity to work his way back into the league after he had stepped away.Im pretty sure he understands who I am, what my faith is, he said. And again, I think the prostration is all right. Its the slide. Come to a full stop, get down, make the prostration, get up and get out.___Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL on Twitter: www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '