Sports Desk
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FOOTBALL
JETS’ TRIO STRUGGLING WITH INJURIES
Jets defensive end Josh Evans will have back surgery and is out indefinitely. Linebacker Sam Cowart has a sprained left knee ligament and center Kevin Mawae has a broken finger that leaves their status in doubt for their October 3 game against Miami.
Evans, a backup to Dewayne Robertson, has been bothered by lower back pain for the last three weeks. He was limited in the opener against Cincinnati, finishing with no tackles, and didn’t play in Sunday’s win over San Diego.
Cowart was injured just before halftime against the Chargers. His status is week to week. Mawae broke a finger on his right hand, which he uses to snap the ball.
BEARS’ BROWN OUT FOR SEASON
Chicago Bears safety Mike Brown will miss the rest of the season after tearing his right Achilles tendon in a victory over Green Bay, coach Lovie Smith said yesterday.
Brown, who scooped up a fumble and returned it 95 yards for a touchdown Sunday to spark the Bears’ 21-10 win over the Packers, was injured in the closing minutes. He was carried off the field on a cart with his head covered by a towel.
Brown, in his fifth season out of Nebraska, is one of the Bears’ captains.
DALLAS’S JONES HAS BROKEN SHOULDER
Cowboys rookie running back Julius Jones broke his left shoulder and is expected to be out about two months.
Coach Bill Parcells said yesterday he didn’t know exactly when Jones was injured during a 19-12 win over Cleveland on Sunday.
Parcells said Jones probably will not need surgery. But if Jones is likely to be out more than half the season, the team might put him on injured reserve.
In his NFL debut, Jones had five carries for 16 yards and caught two passes for 14 yards against the Browns.
MCALLISTER OUT AT LEAST A MONTH
New Orleans Saints running back Deuce McAllister will likely miss four to five weeks with a severe sprain of his ankle.
McAllister was injured on his third carry in the Saints’ 30-27 win over the 49ers on Sunday. San Francisco defensive tackle Bryant Young grabbed McAllister’s ankle and the pain was immediate, causing McAllister to drop the football. McAllister thought it was broken at first, but X-rays on Sunday were negative and an MRI yesterday showed a sprain, a stretched ligament where the shin bone meets the ankle.
MADDOX INJURY PUTS ROETHLISBERGER IN SPOTLIGHT
Tommy Maddox, Pittsburgh’s starting quarterback, will be sidelined at least six weeks with ligament damage in his right elbow, forcing first-round pick Ben Roethlisberger into the lineup.
Maddox was injured in the third quarter of Sunday’s 30-13 loss after getting hit by cornerback Gary Baxter.
Selected 11th overall out of Miami (Ohio), Roethlisberger replaced Maddox on Sunday and completed 12-of-20 passes for 176 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. Roethlisberger will make his first start Sunday at Miami, which has one of the NFL’s better defenses.
WINSLOW COULD BE OUT FOR YEAR WITH BROKEN LEG
Kellen Winslow Jr. will miss at least two months with a broken right leg, and the Browns might keep the rookie tight end out for the rest of the season. Winslow broke his fibula – a bone in his lower leg – trying to recover an onside kick late in Sunday’s 19-12 loss at Dallas.
The first-round draft pick will have surgery today and might need screws and plates inserted in the leg, Browns trainers said yesterday. The team expects Winslow to make a full recovery in eight to 10 weeks, but coach Butch Davis said the team has considered placing him on injured reserve.
Another injured tight end, Steve Heiden, is expected to return to practice this week. In addition, the Browns are bracing for bad news on defensive end Courtney Brown, who suffered a mid-foot sprain – the latest injury for the former no. 1 overall draft pick.
RAVENS’ HEAP OUT WITH SPRAINED ANKLE
Tight end Todd Heap will miss two to four weeks with a sprained right ankle, the latest in a series of injuries that has forced coach Brian Billick to dig deep in the Baltimore Ravens’ depth chart. Heap, a two-time Pro Bowler, led the Ravens in receptions in each of the past two seasons and has a team-high 12 catches this year. The injury occurred Sunday late in the second quarter of the Ravens’ 30-13 victory over Pittsburgh. Terry Jones and Dan Wilcox will fill in at tight end Sunday against Cincinnati.
– Associated Press