San Diego Chargers linebacker Steve Foley will miss the season after being shot near his suburban home by an off-duty police officer.
Foley was placed on the non- football injured reserve list Monday, a day after he was shot by an off-duty Coronado, Calif., officer and a week before the Chargers open at Oakland.
Chargers general manager A.J. Smith said Foley won’t be paid this season. Foley’s base pay is $775,000, and it’s believed he’s due a roster bonus of $875,000.
The outside linebacker remained hospitalized in stable condition, according to his agent, David Levine. Because it wasn’t a football injury, the Chargers were letting Levine provide medical updates.
But Levine said information remained sketchy, and his access to Foley had been limited. On Sunday, Levine said he was told Foley was shot three times, in the arm, leg and chest. On Monday, he said he wasn’t certain where Foley was shot. Based on the medical information he received, Smith put Foley on nonfootball injured reserve.
“I can’t reveal all of that information except that I had enough information that I had to make a football decision,” Smith said. “I had to ask, ‘What’s the timetable?’ We felt in the best interest of him and the team, that he would be out of action for the year.
“I think his priority No. 1 is his health and football is second.”
Sheriff’s officials said the shooting early Sunday occurred after the off-duty officer followed a suspected drunken driver weaving in and out of freeway traffic at speeds up to 90 mph.
Seahawks: Receiver Darrell Jackson returned to the team for the first time since February’s Super Bowl loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers and knee surgery a few weeks later. Coach Mike Holmgren said he will ease Jackson into the offense Sunday against the Detroit Lions, and that he won’t know until the end of this week how many plays that means for Jackson.
“If he was feeling good, he’d be our starting flanker. He’s earned that,” Holmgren said. “My biggest thing is not wanting to rush into anything.”
Texans: Running back Ron Dayne, released Saturday by the Broncos, signed with Houston.
Cowboys: Terrell Owens got in plenty of work during practice, then stayed late to run some extra routes for quarterback Drew Bledsoe. The receiver came away sounding confident he’ll be over his hamstring injury and in the starting lineup when the Cowboys face the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
“I feel great,” Owens said. “I’m ready to go.”
Colts: Adam Vinatieri slipped a brace onto his nonkicking foot, then calmly pronounced himself ready to play in Sunday’s game against the New York Giants.
“I feel pretty good, actually,” the kicker said in his first comments since hurting the foot last month. “I’m getting some work in this week, and I’ll be ready to go for the weekend.”
Steelers: Unless there are some unexpected medical complications, Ben Roethlisberger will miss one game following his emergency appendectomy, according to receiver Hines Ward.
Ward, who had the same procedure four years ago, said he expects the quarterback to play in the second game of the season Sept. 18 in Jacksonville.
“He’s going to do whatever it takes to play against Jacksonville. He doesn’t like to miss games,” Ward said.
Roethlisberger was released from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian.
Coach Bill Cowher said he won’t discuss Roethlisberger’s playing status until next week.
Dolphins: Running back Lee Suggs, who has missed 23-of-48 career games because of an assortment of injuries, signed with Miami two days after being released by the Cleveland Browns.
