SAN FRANCISCO — Running back Frank Gore sprained his left ankle in the third quarter and missed the remainder of the San Francisco 49ers’ 24-14 win over the Jets on Sunday.
Gore, among the NFL leaders in yards rushing and all-purpose yards, was hurt when a pile of tacklers fell on his leg as he stretched to reach the first-down marker on the second play of the second half.
“I was moving a pile and someone went down behind me,” Gore said. “It’s sore and tight.”
Coach Mike Singletary said it was too early to know the extent of the injury.
Seau steps in for Bruschi.
Junior Seau expected to ease into his return just two days after coming out of retirement for a second time. Yet when starting inside linebacker Tedy Bruschi limped off the field with a left knee injury early in the second quarter of New Eng- land’s 24-21 victory over Seattle, the 39-year- old was back in the middle of a defense days after catching waves.
“I was surfing a week ago (but) there was no time to be thinking about that,” Seau, a 12-time Pro Bowl selection, said after the game.
He was credited with one tackle in his first game since February’s Super Bowl.
Rosevelt Colvin also shook off mothballs to aid the Patriots’ depleted defense. The 31-year-old signed Wednesday. He had been packing boxes at the two UPS stores he owns in Indianapolis.
Panthers guard arrested.
Carolina Panthers reserve guard Jeremy Bridges has been arrested on misdemeanor assault charges stemming from an incident at a restaurant.
Bridges, who was released on $2,500 bond, was taken into custody late Sunday and charged with two counts of simple assault and battery and one count of communicating threats. The Panthers host Tampa Bay tonight.Footnotes.
Vikings quarterback Gus Frerotte did not play in the second half against the Detroit Lions because of a lower-back injury.
• Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino’s father has died. Dan Marino Sr. died Sunday in Weston, Fla. He was 71.
• The Browns are looking to rehire Marty Schottenheimer for the 2009 season, reported, citing sources.
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