NEW YORK — Houston’s Andre Johnson and Tennessee’s Cortland Finnegan were fined $25,000 each but avoided suspensions by the NFL on Monday, the day after slugging it out in the fourth quarter of the Texans’ 20-0 victory.
Finnegan said he planned to appeal the fine. Johnson was scheduled to be available after a practice Monday evening.
“He snapped. He started throwing blows,” Finnegan said of Johnson.
Finnegan set off the brawl by jabbing at Johnson’s neck and face mask at the line of scrimmage.
Footnotes.
Chargers coach Norv Turner said wide receiver Vincent Jackson had an MRI and has considerable swelling in his strained right calf.
That injury likely will keep the former Northern Colorado star from playing Sunday against Oakland.
• Titans quarterback Vince Young is getting his right thumb repaired, he announced on Twitter. Coach Jeff Fisher said the Titans were told the surgery was season-ending.
• Bills coach Chan Gailey fears defensive end Dwan Edwards could miss the rest of the season with a left hamstring injury. Cornerback Terrence McGee’s status is uncertain after he aggravated a knee injury. Rookie running back C.J. Spiller and defensive end Spencer Johnson are expected to return Sunday against the Vikings.
• Jets right tackle Damien Woody sat out practice while recovering from a sprained knee ligament but expects to play at New Eng- land next Monday night. Wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery was limited in practice, but also hopes to play.
• Injured Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo threw passes to receivers at practice. He broke his left collarbone on Oct. 25 and is expected to miss at least two more games.
• Rams tight end Michael Hoomanawanui will be sidelined four to six weeks with a high right ankle sprain.
• Eric Sheldon, a former running back for the Redskins and Panthers, is suing the NFL’s pension plan, saying he should receive the highest level of disability benefits because of injuries from a helmet-to-helmet hit that ended his career.
The Associated Press
