GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Veteran Tim Masthays hold on the Green Bay Packers punting job is secure, at least for now.When the team released rookie Peter Mortell, a Green Bay native trying to win the job as an undrafted free agent, it left the veteran Masthay as the teams lone punter entering Thursdays preseason finale at Kansas City.But Packers coach Mike McCarthy stopped short of declaring Masthay as the teams punter for 2016, even though hes held the job for the previous six seasons.Tim Masthay, hes in the drivers seat, McCarthy said Monday. Its important to have a good week of practice and perform in Kansas City, just like everybody. Its a competition to make your team.Both Masthay and Mortell had nine punts in the Packers first three preseason games. Mortell, who played college ball at Minnesota, averaged 42.0 net yards.Masthay averaged 31.6 net, including one punt he had blocked. But Masthay punted more consistently in practice and had better hang times throughout camp.Still he wasnt celebrating anything Monday.We still have a week left in camp. Final cuts are this Saturday, Masthay said, referring to the final roster cut to 53 players.I guess theres two parts to it. One, I dont feel like Ive won anything yet. And two, Im not here to just win a job. ... Im here to help the Packers win football games.After struggling during the second half of the 2014 season, Masthay set a Packers franchise record with a 40.2-yard net average last season, the fifth time since he won the job as a free agent in 2010 that hed set the team record in that category.Although he was inconsistent in the teams season-ending loss to Arizona in the playoffs, Masthay was at his best down the stretch last season, averaging 44.9 net yards per punt in December.Masthay said he went into the offseason knowing hed face competition in training camp, and he emphasized Monday after Mortells release that he still is competing.In 2008, the Packers kept incumbent punter Jon Ryan at the final cutdown, then decided to release him just days before the regular-season opener.In addition to Mortell, the Packers also announced the release of defensive tackle Demetris Anderson, cornerback Randall Jette, wide receiver Jamel Johnson, linebacker Derrick Mathews and wide receiver Ed Williams.With 82 players on the roster, the Packers will have to make seven more moves to get down to the NFL-mandated 75-player roster limit by Tuesdays deadline. The team will then have until Saturday to get to the 53-player limit.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFLVapormax Plus Schweiz . Nigeria beat surprise package Ethiopia 2-0 in the second leg of their playoff for a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory. Victor Moses converted a 20th-minute penalty after an Ethiopian handball, and Victor Obinna made certain of Nigerias place in Brazil with his powerful free kick in the 82nd at UJ Esuene Stadium. Vapormax Schwarz Herren Schweiz . The formidable trio of Canadian receivers -- individually known as Chris Getzlaf, Rob Bagg and Andy Fantuz -- will share the field at Mosaic Stadium one more time on Sunday. http://www.vapormaxkaufenschweiz.com/vapormax-damen-schweiz.html . Colin Wilson had two goals and an assist, and Mike Fisher scored a goal and helped set up two others in the Predators 6-4 victory over the Red Wings on Monday night. Nike Vapormax Damen Schweiz . Cuban testified Thursday that he was upset when the companys CEO told him news that would reduce the value of his shares, for which hed paid $7.5 million. But he said he did nothing improper when he sold those shares over the next two days. Nike Vapormax Damen Billig . LeBron James and Chris Bosh didnt need any more. Williams scored 11 points in 10 minutes, Alan Anderson scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets finished the exhibition season with a 108-87 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night. In light of Kane Williamson asking for a break from his county stint at Yorkshire, Karen Nimmo, a clinical psychologist who works with elite athletes, explains why it is common for sports stars to experience mental fatigue and why this condition should be treated with as much seriousness as physical injuries. More in stuff.co.nz.Every high performance athlete has mental challenges. So do coaches and officials. Thats because its noot possible to do your job on a public stage, stretch mind and body to the limits, be away from home and family for long stretches of time, withstand criticism and fear failure, know you could be one game away from a career-ending crash?--?and not wage war with whats going on in your head.dddddddddddd ' ' '