Vols lose top linebacker for season with injury
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Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer compared losing linebacker Kevin Simon to a knee injury this week to the loss of tailback Jamal Lewis in 1998.
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The Tennessee Titans got an extra day of rest because of Hurricane Ivan. They'll need every minute of it to heal, and teach rookie Jacob Bell how to work with the starting offensive line.
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The winless and injury-ravaged Miami Dolphins suffered another setback on Thursday when key linebacker Zach Thomas was ruled out of Sunday's game in London against the New York Giants.
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Alstott, who missed most of last season after neck surgery, was hurt late in the third quarter when he was tackled for a 4-yard loss by Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer and landed awkwardly beneath a pile.
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Several key defensive players, including Steelers nose tackle Casey Hampton, Bears end Adewale Ogunleye and Panthers end Mike Rucker, were injured Sunday.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Oft-injured Titans quarterback Steve McNair left Tennessee&#39;s game at Minnesota on Sunday after aggravating the bruised chest that kept him in the hospital for two nights last month.
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The Houston Texans placed inside linebacker Marcus Bell on injured reserve Wednesday with a shoulder injury he suffered last weekend in a game at Pittsburgh.
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Miami defensive tackle Santonio Thomas and right guard Tyler McMeans both might miss the remainder of the season because of knee injuries.
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Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair will miss the final three games of the season and undergo surgery to strengthen the bruised sternum that has plagued him most of the year.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Sports Network) - Baltimore Ravens  tackle Jonathan Ogden was hurt during Thursday's pre-season  affair against the New York Giants.
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Broncos defensive lineman Luther Elliss will miss the rest of the season because of a herniated disc in his lower back. Elliss has missed Denver&#39;s last four games with an injured calf.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Injury is nothing new to Tennessee linebacker Kevin Simon, yet he hardly seems depressed or upset that another season has been cut short.
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Oft-injured quarterback Steve McNair left Tennessee&#39;s game at Minnesota on Sunday after reaggravating the bruised chest that kept him in the hospital for two nights last month.
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DAVIE, Fla. (Sports Network) - Miami Dolphins linebacker  Zach Thomas will miss Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills  with a hamstring injury.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (Sports Network) - Veteran defensive  tackle Luther Elliss of the Denver Broncos will miss the  remainder of the season because of a herniated disk in his  lower back.
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Kentucky wide receiver Keenan Burton will miss the rest of the football season with a broken left wrist.
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Rookie running back Laurence Maroney , who was knocked out of the Patriots' win over the Lions Dec. 3 and missed last week's loss to the Dolphins, has been sidelined because of torn rib cartilage, according to a league source.