Chicago Bears: Bears running back
Rabih Abdullah was hospitalized and charged with driving
under the influence after an car accident early Tuesday morning.
Illinois State Police Trooper Angelo Mollo said Abdullah was
charged with DUI after he rolled his sport utility vehicle on
Interstate 94 in Northbrook.
The Bears said Abdullah suffered a concussion and will remain
hospitalized until at least tomorrow for observation. No other injuries were identified, but he will remain under hospital observation until at least
Wednesday.
"We are still gathering information regarding the accident,"
said Bears general manager Jerry Angelo. "Our top concern is
Rabih's health and well-being."
Abdullah, 28, led the Bears in special teams tackles last
season. He has four carries for six yards and four catches for
24 yards in three games this season.
LB Warrick Holdman, the club's leading tackler, is
expected to be sidelined two weeks with a sprained left ankle.
Holdman was injured the first half of Sunday's 24-21 victory
over the Oakland Raiders. He registered 10 tackles prior
to getting hurt.
Holdman has 37 tackles through the first four games.
Rookie Joe Odom could slide into the
starting role for the Bears' next two games against against
New Orleans and Seattle.
The Bears rank last in the NFL in scoring defense at 33.0 points per game.
Denver Broncos: Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said that QB Jake Plummer has a bruised shoulder that is "quite sore right now," the Denver Post reported Tuesday.
Plummer had difficulty raising his right shoulder on Monday, increasing doubt that he'll be available on Sunday when the Broncos host the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to the paper.
Plummer separated the shoulder last month in Denver's 37-13 win at San Diego, the paper said.
Plummer, who was able to play with the injury against the Oakland Raiders last Monday night, is expected to play against the Steelers, according to the paper.
"Well, I played one of my best games ever against Oakland after I had my first injury with my shoulder, so I don't think I'm too scared to go out there and play with a little bit of pain," Plummer told the paper.
Plummer completed 14-of-21 passes for 197 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions against the Raiders.
"If I can be healthy all 16 games plus more, that would be great, but sometimes you're not. That's part of the league," he said to the paper.
Indianapolis Colts: Colts running back Edgerrin James might not
play against Carolina on Sunday because of a sore back.
Coach Tony Dungy said Tuesday that the Colts might hold James
out if his back is still sore. The Colts have a bye Oct. 19, and if
James does not play, it would give him two more weeks to get
healthy.
He has missed two straight games.
The most serious injury in the Colts' 38-35 overtime win over
Tampa Bay on Monday night was to backup linebacker Jim Nelson, who
broke his left collarbone. Dungy said Nelson will be out eight to
12 weeks, although it was uncertain whether he would need surgery.
Starting left tackle Tarik Glenn also was injured Monday. He
finished the game, but the Colts were awaiting results of an MRI
exam on a strained medial collateral ligament in his left knee.
Glenn has started 101 straight games.
Dungy said he expected starting linebacker David Thornton to
play Sunday despite a strained quadriceps. Dungy said Thornton
probably would be limited in practice this week.
St. Louis Rams: Safety Jason Sehorn, who has been sidelined since July 27 with a fractured foot, may make his debut with the Rams on Monday night against the Atlanta Falcons, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Sehorn practiced with the Rams' second-team secondary on Monday at Rams Park and will be evaluated throughout the week, the paper said.
"He probably should be ready for this game," coach Mike Martz told the paper after Monday's workout. "But we'll just see. He looked good today. But a little bit of work today, a little more Wednesday, a little more Thursday and we'll just see where he is."
Sehorn, who is trying to play at safety for the first time in nearly a decade, was joined by several other injured Rams trying to return to practice on Monday, the paper said.
Cornerback Kevin Garrett (wrist), wide receiver Kevin Curtis (leg) and wide receiver Shaun McDonald (thumb) all participated in varying degrees in the team's first full-scale practice since before the bye week, the paper reported.
New York Giants: The Giants filled a hole on special teams Tuesday, signing veteran kicker Brett Conway.
Conway, who has been with four other teams since entering the NFL in 1997,
will replace Matt Bryant, who pulled his right hamstring on Sunday.
Bryant sustained the injury while kicking a 43-yard field goal to end the first half of the Giants' 23-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins. He is expected to miss three to four weeks.
Mike Hollis, who challenged Bryant in training camp, is on
season-ending injured reserve with a back injury.
Conway, 28, was in training camp this summer with the Indianapolis Colts. He was released on Aug.
31, when the Colts decided to stick with incumbent kicker Mike Vanderjagt.
To make room on the roster, the Giants waived cornerback Ray Green.
Cincinnati Bengals: The Bengals changed punters on Tuesday,
signing Kyle Richardson to a two-year contract that reunited him
with head coach Marvin Lewis.
Richardson was the punter in Baltimore from 1998-2001, when
Lewis was the Ravens' defensive coordinator. Richardson is adept
and dropping punts inside the 20-yard line.
The Bengals waived Nick Harris, who was last in the AFC with a
30-yard net average per punt. His 29-yard punt into the wind in
overtime Sunday set up Buffalo's winning touchdown drive for a
22-16 victory.
The Bengals (1-4) claimed Harris off waivers from Denver before
the 2001 season. He averaged 40.1 yards per punt in each of his
first two seasons in Cincinnati, then beat out Travis Dorsch in
training camp to keep his job.
Richardson helped Lewis' defense in Baltimore by dropping 39
punts inside the 20-yard line in 1999. He left for Minnesota as a
free agent for the 2002 season. He was in training camp with
Philadelphia this year, but was released Aug. 24.
San Diego Chargers: Defensive tackle Leonardo Carson missed the Chargers' first bye week practice Tuesday to make a court
appearance on burglary and kidnapping charges in Mobile, Ala.
Carson was arrested Aug. 21 in Mobile, his hometown, for
investigation of first-degree burglary and second-degree
kidnapping.
According to the Mobile police, a woman told officers that
Carson had forcibly entered an apartment, physically assaulted her
and forced her into his vehicle. At the time, he was on leave from
the team to attend his grandmother's funeral.
Also Tuesday, defensive end Adrian Dingle and linebacker Carlos
Polk underwent minor surgery to clean debris from their knees. Both
are expected to be ready to practice a week from Wednesday, when
the team starts preparing for its next game, Oct. 19 at Cleveland.
Running back LaDainian Tomlinson also didn't practice because of
a minor calf injury.
"We just want to make sure he doesn't overdo it," coach Marty
Schottenheimer said.
Baltimore Ravens: Baltimore signed defensive
end Riddick Parker for the second time this season, and released
end Joe Salave'a.
Parker, who played in 11 games for the Ravens last year,
re-signed with the team in the spring, then became one of its final
preseason cuts.
Salave'a, a fifth-year veteran, was not activated
in any of his three games.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.