KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brodie Croyle limped over to the sideline, slammed his helmet to the turf, then hobbled down the tunnel behind Kansas City’s bench.
Just 14 plays into his return from a separated shoulder, Croyle suffered yet another injury, this time a sprained right knee that sent him off the field in the second quarter against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
The oft-injured Chiefs quarterback is likely done for the season with ligament damage and may have lost his already-tenuous hold on the job for good.
“He’s been hurt, there’s no doubt about that,” Chiefs coach Herm Edwards said. “This is the worst one he’s had.”
The Chiefs used a third-round draft pick on Croyle in 2006, declaring him their quarterback of the future. His latest injury may have put an end to that.
Damon Huard spent most of the fourth quarter with his right thumb heavily taped, and his status for next week’s game against the Jets is still in the air.
Bush out.
Reggie Bush injured the cartilage in his left knee and will not travel with the Saints to London to face Carolina. Instead, he’ll head to Alabama to have his knee examined.
Bush is expected to see Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala., coach Sean Payton said.
Footnotes.
Cowboys safety Roy Williams broke his right forearm for the second time in his first game back from the previous injury, and owner Jerry Jones said he’ll miss the remainder of the season.
Williams, who has made the past five Pro Bowls, was injured midway through the third quarter. It was not clear how he was hurt.
• A jolting block by Pittsburgh receiver Hines Ward broke the jaw of Cincinnati rookie linebacker Keith Rivers, likely ending his season.
Steelers cornerback Bryant McFadden and safety Troy Polamalu got hurt on the same play in the fourth quarter. McFadden injured his arm and was expected to have tests. Polamalu lost his helmet while tackling running back Cedric Benson and was unsteady as he walked off the field. Neither returned to the game.
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