Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew missed practice Wednesday because of a sprained left knee, but said he expected to play this weekend at Tampa Bay. “I’m good,” he said. “There’s nothing wrong. I just got hit on the knee. It’s like you fall and you get cut. It’ll heal. It’s nothing. It’ll scab up and then it’ll heal.
DeAngelo Hall plans to give it his all the rest of the season. He wonders if the Atlanta Falcons are making the same commitment. The Pro Bowl cornerback went off on his team Wednesday — specifically coach Bobby Petrino and the front office — after the Falcons (1-6) released defensive tackle Grady Jackson during the bye week.
When the Jacksonville Jaguars decided to release quarterback Byron Leftwich a week before the season, they were counting on David Garrard to stay healthy. It was a calculated risk then. It may spoil the season now. Garrard could be sidelined up to a month with a badly sprained left ankle, leaving inexperienced backup Quinn Gray under center as the Jaguars (4-2) try to rebound from an embarrassing…
Five-time Pro Bowl defensive end Richard Seymour practiced with the New England Patriots on Wednesday for the first time this season. Seymour is on the physically unable to perform list with a knee injury. He can practice for up to three weeks before the team must either activate him or place him on season-ending injured reserve.
