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NFL Notebook: Boldin, Dockett sore, but say they'll be ready
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Matt Hasselbeck of the Seahawks is tackled by Keith Brookings.
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Published: November 5, 2009
■ Cardinals: Wide receiver Anquan Boldin and defensive tackle Darnell Dockett sat out Arizona's practice yesterday but said they expect to play in the Cardinals' game Sunday at Chicago.
Boldin's sprained right ankle took a shot in last Sunday's 34-21 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Boldin, a three-time Pro Bowler, first injured the ankle against Houston on Oct. 11. He didn't practice last week until Friday and said he expected the same thing this week.
Dockett has been bothered by a sore ankle and neck. Linebacker Gerald Hayes also didn't practice yesterday because of back spasms.
■ Eagles: Running back Brian Westbrook returned to practice yesterday and said he will be back on the field Sunday when Philadelphia plays Dallas. He was knocked unconscious and suffered a concussion last week when he was hit in the head by a knee in a win over Washington.
Westbrook said yesterday he's feeling no effects from the injury, and Coach Andy Reid said that Westbrook should be "good to go" against the Cowboys.
■ Seahawks: Matt Hasselbeck watched most of yesterday's practice to rest his broken ribs, though Seattle expects Hasselbeck, a three-time Pro Bowl quarterback, to start again Sunday against Detroit.
Seattle coach Jim Mora said Hasselbeck "was a little bit beat up, like what happens to a lot of quarterbacks in this league" after playing all of last weekend's 38-17 loss at Dallas.
He was crumpled on the turf after a hit in the third quarter but finished the game.
Seneca Wallace ran the first-team offense yesterday. Wallace lost both games he started when Hasselbeck was out from the ribs broken Sept. 20 at San Francisco.
Doctors had estimated this to be the final week in the usual recovery time for Hasselbeck's injury, but that's under normal circumstances.
■ Jaguars: Two days after ripping his team's defensive effort, Coach Jack Del Rio had Jacksonville in full pads.
The Jaguars gave up a franchise-record 305 yards rushing at Tennessee in a 30-13 loss Sunday. Del Rio called the defensive effort insulting, ugly and embarrassing.
Del Rio was so upset about missed tackles that he considered having live tackling drills this week. He reconsidered, but only because he was fearful of injuries.
He settled on full pads. Jacksonville (3-4) took the practice field yesterday in full pads, a rare occurrence during Del Rio's seven seasons.
■ Browns: Running back Jamal Lewis said yesterday that hasn't changed his mind about retiring after this season, his 10th in the NFL. He announced his decision after Sunday's 30-6 loss in Chicago, leading some to wonder he was speaking from frustration and emotion.
Lewis, 30, maintains that Cleveland's Jan. 3 home game against Jacksonville will be his last. Lewis is disappointed with the Browns' 1-7 record but said that his decision has nothing to do with the team's struggles.
He has rushed for 10,456 yards to rank 21st on the career list.
■ Colts: Indianapolis has lost starting linebacker Tyjuan Hagler for the rest of the season with a ruptured biceps, and Coach Jim Caldwell said that Hagler was put on injured reserve yesterday.
Second-year linebacker Philip Wheeler and undrafted rookie Ramon Humber are expected to replace Hagler, and the team will promote rookie linebacker Cody Glenn to the active roster from the practice squad. Hagler was fourth on the team with 36 tackles.
■ Dolphins: Linebacker Channing Crowder returned to practice yesterday after missing one game with a shoulder injury as Miami prepared for Sunday's game at New England. Crowder is fifth on the team with 22 tackles.
■ Chiefs: Kansas City could be down to its third-team free safety at Jacksonville on Sunday. It is also working cornerbacks at the safety position to use in an emergency.
The Chiefs (1-6) announced Tuesday that three-year starter Jarrad Page was going on injured reserve. But veteran Jon McGraw, who had started the past two games in Page's place, is also hobbled and may not play.
That will bring DaJuan Morgan over from backup strong safety and may even give reserve cornerback Maurice Leggett some time at the spot. Leggett played some safety in college, so the position would not be new.
Leggett, who signed with the Chiefs as a rookie free agent last year, made three starts at cornerback in 2008. He played safety for a time at Division II powerhouse Valdosta State.
That will leave Mike Brown as the only experienced safety.
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