NFL Notes: Reeling Dolphins lose QB

Chad Pennington may not be accessible to accord his winless aggregation a much-needed lift.

The Miami Dolphins quarterback confused his appropriate accept and may seek a additional assessment to actuate how continued he'll be sidelined, a being accustomed with his cachet said Monday.

The being insisted on anonymity because the Dolphins accept said little about the injury. Teammates anchored for a new quarterback, with advancement Chad Henne accepted to accomplish his aboriginal NFL alpha in Sunday's home bold adjoin Buffalo.

Other media outlets appear Pennington had a broken abridged and was acceptable to absence the blow of the season.

"We don't accept a comment, because the appraisal action is still ongoing," aggregation agent Harvey Greene said.

Pennington aching his accept Sunday in a 23-13 accident at San Diego, and he underwent tests Monday to actuate the admeasurement of the damage. An operation on the accept would be Pennington's third back 2005.

The quarterback shakeup comes with the Dolphins already reeling. They're 0-3 afterwards Pennington led an doubtful run to the AFC East appellation endure season.

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Vick Set to Debut for Eagles, But Kolb Will Likely Get Start

The Philadelphia Eagles listed quarterback Donovan McNabb as ambiguous on their official abrasion address Friday, acceptation that Kevin Kolb acceptable will accomplish a additional beeline start.

McNabb didn't convenance all anniversary and about absolutely will absence a additional beeline bold back fracturing a rib during a season-opening celebration at Carolina.

Kolb fabricated his aboriginal NFL alpha endure Sunday adjoin the New Orleans Saints and anesthetized for 391 yards and two touchdowns but aswell threw three interceptions as the Eagles absent at home, 48-22.

The Eagles face the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles accept a bye afterwards the Chiefs game, giving McNabb added time to heal.

Quarterback Michael Vick is to play in the bold for the Eagles, apparently in Wildcat abhorrent formations. It will be Vick's aboriginal approved division bold back getting reinstated by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Tailback Brian Westbrook didn't convenance Friday and is listed as ambiguous because of a sprained ankle. Wide receiver DeSean Jackson did practice, however, afterwards getting bedeviled this anniversary by a artificial beam beef and is to play Sunday, but wideout Kevin Curtis didn't convenance because of a knee abrasion and is listed as doubtful. . . .

Coach Andy Reid said Friday the aggregation hadn't absitively whether they'll assurance linebacker Jeremiah Trotter, who formed out for the Eagles on Thursday.

"We had a adventitious to plan out Jeremiah [Thursday] and I just capital to see area he was at," Reid said at a account conference, according to the team's Web site. "He had his knee taken affliction of afterwards he larboard here, so I capital to get him in actuality and see him move about a little bit, which I anticipation he did a acceptable job with."

 

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Calif. city approves NFL stadium plan settlement

The city-limits of Walnut has accustomed a acknowledged adjustment in barter for bottomward objections to a proposed NFL amphitheater development in a adjoining Southern California city.

City Board associates voted 3-1 to accept the adjustment during a bankrupt affair Tuesday night.

Councilman Joaquin Lim says he voted no but he and the board are apprenticed by a acquaintance acceding not to acknowledge data of the adjustment until the parties absolution a collective account on Thursday.

Walnut sued Industry over affairs for an $800 actor area in March, claiming the adjoining city-limits accustomed the activity after abundantly reviewing its ecology impact.

Industry City-limits Manager Kevin Radecki did not acknowledgment a alarm for comment.

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NFL reminds players about drug-testing program

NFL players accept been warned the league's drug-testing affairs is still in aftereffect admitting abettor Roger Goodell's cardinal to adjournment suspending several players who activated absolute for a banned substance.

In a aggregate announcement issued in the accomplished two weeks by Goodell and NFL Players Association controlling administrator DeMaurice Smith, players were reminded in adventurous book that they will abide to be activated as in the accomplished and "a absolute analysis will about aftereffect in a suspension."

The announcement was acquired by The Associated Press on Tuesday. It was issued afterwards a federal appeals cloister blocked the alliance from suspending Minnesota Vikings arresting linemen Pat Williams and Kevin Williams for four amateur anniversary afterwards they activated absolute for a banned actuality independent in the weight-loss supplement StarCaps.

The cloister cardinal led to the NFL's accommodation to acquiesce New Orleans arresting ends Charles Grant and Will Smith, who had aswell been issued four-game suspensions, to abide playing. Both Saints players activated absolute afterwards application StarCaps.

The announcement accurately addendum that "weight-loss supplements such as StarCaps are decidedly risky," and adds, "you should not yield them." Players are aswell reminded that they are amenable for what they consume, and that they should accredit questions to Dr. John Lombardo, who oversees the NFL's steroids policy.(Football jerseys for sale)

Both Williamses, who are not related, accept accustomed demography StarCaps, an over-the-counter supplement. It contains the diuretic bumetanide, which is banned by the NFL because it can affectation the attendance of steroids.

The Williamses sued the NFL in Minnesota accompaniment court, allurement a adjudicator to block the suspensions. They argued the NFL's testing abandoned Minnesota abode laws.

Attorneys for the NFL altercate it should be accustomed to accomplish its anti-doping action because it was a artefact of the league's aggregate acceding acceding with the abutment and absolute by federal activity law.

Tomlinson to miss game

LaDainian Tomlinson has been disqualified out of the San Diego Chargers' home opener adjoin the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday due to a sprained ankle, just the additional time the brilliant active aback will absence a alpha due to abrasion in his nine-year career.

The above NFL MVP, who was aching in Monday night's 24-20 win at Oakland, hadn't absent a bold due to abrasion until January, if a beam abrasion kept him out of a playoff accident to the closing Super Bowl best Pittsburgh Steelers.

Tomlinson's carries will go to Darren Sproles and Michael Bennett, a late-season accession endure year.(NFL jerseys on sale)

Also out are centermost Nick Hardwick (ankle) and arresting end Travis Johnson (groin). Right bouncer Louis Vasquez (knee) could aswell be sidelined, forth with linebacker Antwan Applewhite (hamstring) and arresting accouterment Jamal Williams (elbow). All three are listed as questionable.

Also, the NFL has fined Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers $7,500 for cheeky in Monday's game. And the Chargers accept awash abundant tickets to lift their bounded television blackout.

 

Herschel Walker Joins Strikeforce

I've heard humans affirmation abundant times that done up boxers go into MMA, but maybe they should change their tune to say that it's done up NFL players who go into MMA. Right now, there are 4 fighters on this analysis of The Ultimate Fighter who are advertised as above NFL players and even Kimbo Slice can affirmation the NFL as allotment of his accomplishments acknowledgment to a assignment on the Miami Dolphins convenance squad. Well, there's yet accession NFLer headed into the apple of MMA: Herschel Walker.

Strikeforce has active Walker, a above Heisman Trophy champ and a backstab Pro Bowler with the Dallas Cowboys, to a multi-fight contract. He becomes the latest accession to their Heavyweight analysis and, according to Strikeforce administrator of communications Mike Afromowitz, will apparently accomplish his admission some time in 2010.

Walker will be apparently the a lot of acclaimed NFL amateur to access a ring or cage in the action of MMA, but he comes in at the rather avant-garde age of 47. He'll be training with Bob Cook at American Kickboxing Academy, which is home to the brand of Josh Koscheck, Jon Fitch, Mike Swick and Cain Velasquez. Walker does accept a aggressive arts accomplishments with a 6th amount atramentous belt in tae kwon do and has aswell accomplished in Muay Thai and Kenpo karate. He has declared that he's been training alloyed aggressive arts for several years now.

 

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UNDATED: ADD NFL Capsules

CINCINNATI (0-1) At GREEN BAY (1-0)

1 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE — Packers by 9

RECORD VS. SPREAD — Cincinnati 0-1, Green Bay 1-0

SERIES RECORD — Tied 5-5.

LAST MEETING — Bengals exhausted Packers 21-14, Oct. 30, 2005

LAST WEEK — Bengals absent to Broncos 12-7; Packers exhausted Bears 21-15

BENGALS OFFENSE — OVERALL (16), RUSH (15), PASS (16)

BENGALS DEFENSE — OVERALL (16), RUSH (10), PASS (18)

PACKERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (28), RUSH (22), PASS (27)

PACKERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (22), RUSH (15) PASS (23)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Bengals are 2-4 adjoin Green Bay as alley team, but accept never won at Lambeau Field. Both Bengals alley wins came at Milwaukee, in 1977 and 1986. Packers, who no best breach home agenda amid Green Bay and Milwaukee, accept won all four amateur adjoin Bengals at Lambeau, but haven't played them there back 1995. ... Bengals best off 5 of Brett Favre's passes in their 21-14 achievement at Cincinnati in 2005. ... Packers drillmaster Mike McCarthy and Bengals drillmaster Marvin Lewis formed calm on the University of Pittsburgh apprenticeship agents from 1990-91 ... Lewis and Packers arresting coordinator Dom Capers were associates of Pittsburgh Steelers arresting agents from 1992-94. ... Bengals are advancing off last-minute accident to Denver on deflected canyon that was run into the end area by Broncos WR Brandon Stokley. Packers exhausted Chicago on 50-yard touchdown canyon from Aaron Rodgers to Greg Jennings with 1:11 remaining. ... It's a alliance for Packers amateur linebacker Clay Matthews and Bengals amateur linebacker Rey Maualuga, teammates at Southern California. ... Packers' revamped abhorrent band gave up four sacks to Bears on Sunday; Bengals' aegis had three sacks adjoin Broncos. ... Packers will be afterwards S Atari Bigby for at atomic a ages afterwards Week 1 knee injury; Aaron Rouse is accepted to alter him.

 

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