TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers running back Earnest Graham could be lost for the season after injuring his right ankle during Sunday’s game against the Vikings.
Graham was hurt on his only carry in the Buccaneers’ 19-13 victory, limping off after landing awkwardly when he was tackled after a 3-yard gain.
“I don’t have the exact medical terms,” coach Jon Gruden said Monday, “but I will say right now, it doesn’t look like he’ll play any time soon.”
Hasselbeck apologizes to Cardinals
RENTON, Wash. — Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck apologized to the Cardinals for saying “the only thing that makes me feel good is knowing there will be some fines coming out in a couple days” for hard hits against him during Arizona’s 26-20 victory Sunday.
“I probably owe them an apology,” he said. “I think they played hard. I think they played physical. I think they played within the rules, and with class. So I regret saying that. In fact, I hope nobody gets fined.”
Footnotes.
Rams offensive tackle Orlando Pace will be sidelined two to four weeks with a knee injury suffered in Sunday’s loss at San Francisco. Running back Steven Jackson will miss his fourth game in five weeks with a thigh injury.
• The Patriots placed rookie cornerback Terrence Wheatley, a second-round draft pick out of the University of Colorado, on injured reserve with a wrist injury.
• Titans cornerback Eric King has a broken forearm that likely will need surgery, but coach Jeff Fisher said there’s a chance the backup could return this season.
• Brandon Jacobs was having a precautionary MRI on his knee, although Giants coach Tom Coughlin said he didn’t think the running back had a serious injury.
• Texans quarterback Matt Schaub’s recovery from a left knee injury suffered Nov. 2 will take longer than the two to four weeks initially projected, possibly another four weeks.
The Associated Press
