Thursday Injury Report

Quarterbacks

Lions QB Matthew Stafford(notes) (knee) saw light practice time again Thursday, but is expected to start.

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers(notes) (left toe/right foot) didn’t practice, as expected, on Thursday, but is still expected to start.

Panthers QB Jake Delhomme(notes) (chest) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start.

Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck(notes) (ribs) saw light practice time again Thursday, but is expected to start. His ribs are not close to fully healed, so the plan is to limit his practice time most of the week.

Running Backs

Bengals FB Jeremi Johnson(notes) (knee) saw light practice time again Thursday, but is expected to start.

Chiefs backup RB Kolby Smith(notes) (knee) practiced again Thursday. He remains on the PUP list and the team has until next week to activate him or he can’t play for the rest of the season. Smith is fully recovered from his injury and there’s a decent chance that the team will add him to their active roster by Saturday’s roster deadline. Smith, if he plays, would back up RB Jamaal Charles(notes) on Sunday.

Colts rookie RB Donald Brown(notes) (shoulder) practiced again Thursday and will play. He’s not listed on the injury report.

Cowboys RB Marion Barber(notes) (thumb) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start.

Eagles RB Brian Westbrook(notes) (concussion) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start.

Falcons backup RB Jerious Norwood(notes) (hip) missed practice Thursday and is considered very questionable to play. Backup RB/FB Jason Snelling(notes) (hamstring) saw light practice time Thursday and is considered questionable to play.

Giants backup RB Ahmad Bradshaw(notes) (ankle/foot) didn’t practice again Thursday, but is still expected to play.

Lions starting RB Kevin Smith(notes) (shoulder) saw light practice time Thursday and is considered questionable to play. The coaches want to see how he responds to Friday’s practice in order to determine his status for Sunday’s game. Backup RB Maurice Morris(notes) would start if needed.

Lions FB Jerome Felton(notes) (ankle) saw light practice time Thursday, but is expected to start.

Panthers backup RB Jonathan Stewart(notes) (Achilles) returned to practice Thursday and is expected to play.

Panthers starting FB Brad Hoover(notes) (high ankle) didn’t practice again Thursday and is considered doubtful to play. Rookie FB Tony Fiammetta(notes) (concussion) didn’t practice again Thursday and is considered questionable to play. The team plans to use a lot of two tight end sets to make up for the loss to Hoover.

Patriots RB Sammy Morris(notes) (knee) didn’t practice again Thursday and is considered doubtful to play. RB Laurence Maroney(notes) is expected to start. RB Fred Taylor(notes) (ankle) didn’t practice again Thursday and is not expected to play for several weeks.

Ravens FB Le’Ron McClain(notes) (shoulder) saw light practice time again Thursday, but is expected to start.

Receivers

Bears WR Devin Hester(notes) (ankle) didn’t practice again Thursday. He said on Wednesday that he was going to play for sure, but if he doesn’t get some practice time in on Friday, the chances of him playing would decrease. Rookie WR Johnny Knox(notes) would likely start if he can’t play.

Bears TE Greg Olsen(notes) (ankle) practiced Thursday and is expected to start.

Buccaneers WR Michael Clayton(notes) (wrist) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start. WR Antonio Bryant(notes) (knee) saw light work on Thursday, but is expected to start.

Cardinals starting WR Anquan Boldin(notes) (high ankle) didn’t practice again Thursday and is considered questionable to play. He couldn’t finish last week’s game. Backup WR Steve Breaston(notes) (knee) saw light practice time again Thursday, but is expected to play. He would start if Boldin couldn’t play.

Chargers TE Antonio Gates(notes) (foot) practiced Thursday and is expected to start.

Colts starting WR Anthony Gonzalez(notes) (PCL sprain) didn’t practice again Thursday and won’t be able to play for at least a few more weeks. He was sent for a second opinion on his knee earlier this week. Backup WR Pierre Garcon(notes) will start for at least the next few weeks.

Eagles WRs Jeremy Maclin(notes) (foot) and DeSean Jackson(notes) (foot) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start.

Falcons starting WR Roddy White(notes) (knee) didn’t practice Thursday and is considered questionable to play. Friday is a key day for him. If he can practice some, he’ll likely play. If not, the chances would decrease that he would be able to play. The team informed us today that they actually decided not to practice on Wednesday after all because of the physical nature of Monday night’s game. What they sent us on Wednesday is an estimate of what each player would be able to do. Still, Friday is the last practice of the week and White has a shorter recovery time because of the short work week. It’s not known yet who would fill in if White couldn’t play. We’ll know a lot more after Friday’s practice.

Giants starting WR Mario Manningham(notes) (shoulder) saw light practice time again Thursday and is considered questionable to play. Rookie WR Hakeem Nicks(notes) would start if Manningham can’t play.

Giants TE Kevin Boss(notes) (ankle) saw light practice time Wednesday, but is expected to start.

Lions starting WR Calvin Johnson(notes) (knee) saw light practice time practice time Thursday but practiced more with the first team offense. He’s still considered questionable to play at this point, but if he practices some again Friday, the chances of him being able to play would increase. Backup WR Dennis Northcutt(notes) would start again if needed.

Packers WR Donald Driver(notes) (shoulder stinger) was held out again, as expected, of Thursday’s practice. While the team still thinks he’ll be able to start, it’s far from a lock. Backup WR James Jones(notes) would start if Driver can’t play. Backup WR Jordy Nelson(notes) (knee) missed practice again Thursday and is not expected to play.

Packers backup TE Jermichael Finley(notes) (knee) didn’t practice again Thursday and is considered doubtful to play.

Panthers starting WR Muhsin Muhammad(notes) (knee) didn’t practice again Thursday and is considered very questionable to play. Backup WR Dwayne Jarrett(notes) filled in.

Patriots TE Ben Watson (back) saw light practice time again Thursday, but should be able to play.

Patriots WR Randy Moss(notes) (shoulder) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start. Rookie WR Julian Edelman(notes) (forearm) didn’t practice Thursday and is not expected to play.

Ravens TE Todd Heap(notes) (ankle) saw light practice time again Thursday, but is expected to start.

Saints backup WR Lance Moore(notes) (ankle) missed practice again Thursday and is considered questionable to play.

Place Kickers

Cardinals K Neil Rackers(notes) (right hamstring) practiced Thursday and is expected to start.

Colts K Adam Vinatieri(notes) (knee) didn’t practice again Thursday and is not expected to play. Backup K Matt Stover(notes) fills in.

Panthers K John Kasay(notes) (groin) was added to the injury report after not practicing Thursday. More on his status will be known after Thursday’s practice.

Offensive Line

Broncos starting RB Ryan Harris(notes) (toe) didn’t practice Thursday and is not expected to play. Backup OT Tyler Polumbus(notes) is expected to start for him.

Buccaneers G Jeremy Zuttah(notes) (shoulder) practiced Thursday and is expected to start.

Cardinals G Reggie Wells(notes) (thumb) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start.

Chargers starting C Nick Hardwick(notes) (ankle) saw light practice time Wednesday and is considered doubtful to play.

Chiefs C Rudy Niswanger(notes) (knee) saw light practice time again Thursday, but is expected to start.

Chiefs G Mike Goff(notes) (shoulder) was added to the injury report after being limited in Thursday’s practice, but is expected to start.

Chiefs LT Branden Albert(notes) (ankle) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start.

Eagles LG Todd Herremans(notes) (foot) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start.

Eagles LT Jason Peters(notes) (ankle) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start.

Falcons starting LT Sam Baker(notes) (ankle) didn’t practice Thursday and is considered questionable to play.

Packers LT Chad Clifton(notes) (ankle) practiced again Thursday and is on target to start.

Packers starting C Jason Spitz(notes) (back) didn’t practice again Thursday and is not expected to play. Backup C Scott Wells(notes) will start again for him.

Patriots starting LT Matt Light(notes) (knee) didn’t practice again Thursday and is considered doubtful to play. Rookie OT Sebastian Vollmer(notes) is filling in.

Redskins starting LT Stephon Heyer(notes) (knee) practiced Wednesday and is expected to start.

Saints starting C Jonathan Goodwin(notes) (knee) returned to practice Thursday and is expected to start.

Seahawks starting OT Sean Locklear(notes) (ankle) saw light practice time Wednesday and is considered questionable to play.

Texans G Chris White(notes) (ankle) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start.

Titans starting RT David Stewart(notes) (hamstring) was added to the injury report after being unable to finish Thursday’s practice. More on his status will be known after Friday’s practice.

Defensive Line

Bears DT Tommie Harris(notes) (knee) practiced Thursday and is expected to start.

Bears DE Adewale Ogunleye(notes) (ankle) practiced Thursday and is expected to start.

Cardinals starting DT Darnell Dockett(notes) (ankle) saw light practice time Thursday, but is expected to start.

Chargers NT Ogemdi Nwagbuo(notes) (ankle) didn’t practice again Thursday and is considered questionable to play.

Cowboys NT Jay Ratliff(notes) (knee) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start.

Dolphins NT Jason Ferguson(notes) (elbow) saw light practice time Thursday, but is expected to start.

Eagles starting DE Victor Abiamiri(notes) (knee) saw light practice time Thursday and is considered very questionable to play. Backup DE Juqua Parker(notes) is still expected to start for him.

Eagles starting DT Brodrick Bunkley(notes) (knee) saw light practice time Thursday, but is expected to start.

Falcons starting DE John Abraham(notes) (foot) saw light practice time Thursday, but is expected to start.

Falcons DTs Jonathan Babineaux(notes) (ankle) saw light practice time Thursday, but is expected to start. Starting Thomas Johnson(notes) (calf) didn’t practice Thursday and is considered very questionable to play. Backup DT Trey Lewis(notes) started for him last week.

Lions DT Sammie Hill(notes) (ankle) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start. DT Grady Jackson(notes) (knee) didn’t practice Thursday, but is expected to start.

Lions DE Dewayne White(notes) (hamstring) saw light practice time again Thursday, but should be able to start.

Patriots starting DE Jarvis Green(notes) (knee) didn’t practice again Thursday and is not expected to play for a few weeks. Backup DE Mike Wright(notes) is expected to start for him. DE Ty Warren(notes) (ankle) saw light work on Thursday, but is expected to start.

Ravens DT Haloti Ngata(notes) (ankle) didn’t practice again Thursday and is considered questionable to play.

Saints starting DT Sedrick Ellis(notes) (knee) didn’t practice again Thursday and won’t be able to play for several weeks. Backup DL Anthony Hargrove(notes) is filling in.

Steelers starting DE Travis Kirschke(notes) (calf) didn’t practice Thursday and won’t be able to play. Backup DE Nick Eason(notes) fills in.

Texans DE Mario Williams(notes) (shoulder) saw light practice time again Thursday, but is expected to start.

Texans starting DT Shaun Cody(notes) (back) didn’t practice again Thursday and is considered questionable to play. Backup DT Jeff Zgonina(notes) would likely start if he can’t play.

Linebackers

Bears WLB Lance Briggs(notes) (shoulder) practiced Thursday and is expected to start.

Cardinals starting ILB Gerald Hayes(notes) (back) saw light practice time Thursday, but is expected to start.

Chargers starting ILB Kevin Burnett(notes) (ankle) saw light practice time Thursday and is considered questionable to play. Backup ILB Brandon Siler(notes) would likely start if Burnett can’t play.

Cowboys OLB DeMarcus Ware(notes) (foot) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start.

Dolphins starting ILB Channing Crowder(notes) (shoulder) saw light practice time Thursday and is considered questionable to play. Backup LB Reggie Torbor(notes) would start again if needed.

Eagles starting SLB Chris Gocong(notes) (quadriceps/hamstring) didn’t practice Wednesday and is considered questionable to play. Rookie LB Moise Fouku would start if Gocong can’t play.

Falcons starting MLB Curtis Lofton(notes) (knee/ankle) saw light practice time Thursday, but is expected to start.

49ers ILB Takeo Spikes(notes) (shoulder) didn’t practice again Thursday, but is still expected to start.

Giants WLB Michael Boley(notes) (knee) saw light practice time again Thursday and is considered questionable to play. Boley saw more practice time with the first-team defense. Backup LB Chase Blackburn(notes) would start again if Boley can’t play.

Ravens OLB Jarret Johnson(notes) (shoulder) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start.

Saints starting SLB Scott Fujita(notes) (calf) didn’t practice Wednesday and is considered doubtful to play. Backup LB JoLonn Dunbar started for him last week.

Steelers starting ILB Lawrence Timmons(notes) (ankle) didn’t practice Thursday. More on his status will be known after Friday’s practice.

Texans SLB Brian Cushing(notes) (foot) saw light practice time again Thursday, but is expected to start.

Titans starting SLB David Thornton(notes) (hip) saw light practice time Thursday, but is expected to start.

Defensive Backs

Bears FS Danieal Manning(notes) (back) was added to the injury report after being limited in Thursday’s practice, but is expected to start.

Bengals SS Roy Williams (forearm) saw light practice time again Thursday and is considered questionable to play. Backup S Chinedum Ndukwe(notes) would start if he can’t play.

Buccaneers CB Aqib Talib(notes) (ankle) practiced Thursday and is expected to start.

Cardinals CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie(notes) (finger) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start.

Cardinals FS Antrel Rolle(notes) (foot) saw light practice time again Thursday, but is expected to start.

Chiefs starting FS Jon McGraw(notes) (thigh) didn’t practice again Thursday and is considered questionable to play. Backup S DaJuan Morgan(notes) filled in.

Colts SS Bob Sanders(notes) (elbow) didn’t practice again Thursday and is considered questionable to play. Backup S Melvin Bullitt(notes) filled in.

Colts starting CB Kelvin Hayden(notes) (knee/head) didn’t practice again Thursday and is considered very questionable to play. Rookie CB Jacob Lacey(notes) filled in.

Cowboys SS Gerald Sensabaugh(notes) (thumb) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start.

Giants starting CB Aaron Ross(notes) (hamstring) didn’t practice again Thursday and is not expected to play. Backup CB Terrell Thomas(notes) fills in. Ross hopes to play in about two weeks.

Jaguars CB Rashean Mathis(notes) (finger) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start.

Packers CB Charles Woodson(notes) (hip) returned to practice Thursday and is expected to start.

Panthers starting FS Charles Godfrey(notes) (ankle) didn’t practice again Thursday and is considered very questionable to play. Rookie S Sherrod Martin(notes) filled in.

Redskins SS Chris Horton(notes) (knee) was added to the injury report after seeing light practice time on Thursday, but is expected to start.

Seahawks FS Jordan Babineaux(notes) (hip) practiced again Thursday and is expected to start.

Seahawks CB Ken Lucas(notes) (ankle) was added to the injury report after being limited in Thursday’s practice, but is expected to start.

Titans starting CB Nick Harper(notes) (forearm) saw light practice time again Thursday and is considered very questionable to play. Backup CB Rod Hood(notes) would likely start again if needed.