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NFL | Colts lose Bob Sanders, Marlin Jackson for year
Cornerback Marlin Jackson and strong safety Bob Sanders were lost for the season Friday as the team placed them on injured reserve.
INDIANAPOLIS — The injury bug is still haunting the Indianapolis Colts.
Cornerback Marlin Jackson and strong safety Bob Sanders were lost for the season Friday as the team placed them on injured reserve.
Jackson, who missed the second half of the 2008 season after injuring his right knee during practice, suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his left knee during a non-contact drill Wednesday. He had been rehabbing the knee after he was hurt against the Seahawks on Oct. 4.
Sanders, a two-time Pro Bowler, tore his left bicep against the 49ers last weekend and will need surgery.
Sanders had just returned to the Colts' lineup two weeks ago. He had missed all of training camp and the first five games of the year after undergoing offseason knee surgery. He has missed 40 of 87 games during his injury-plagued, six-year NFL career.
Indianapolis' other veteran cornerback, Kelvin Hayden, is also expected to be sidelined for the next three to four weeks after he suffered a sprained knee during the 18-14 win over San Francisco. Hayden is not expected to undergo surgery.
Wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez, meanwhile, underwent arthroscopic surgery Thursday to clean out loose particles in his right knee. He suffered a sprained knee ligament during the Colts' season-opening win over Jacksonville. A date for his return has yet to be determined.
"[Sanders and Gonzalez] are fine football players, great leaders and members of our team," coach Jim Caldwell said. "The thing about it, though, we've had young people step up and do a great job in their absence. We'll continue on that path."
Notes
• DB Ty Law, a five-time Pro Bowl pick, has agreed to terms on a deal with Denver. Law is expected to sign the deal today, pending the passing of his physical. He may even make it out to practice as the Broncos prepare to host Pittsburgh on Monday night.
• New England released OG Kendall Simmons, who was inactive for six of his seven games with the team.
• Miami LB Channing Crowder (shoulder) and NT Jason Ferguson (elbow) are listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against New England.
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• Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers (toe) and WR Donald Driver (neck) practiced Friday and are probable for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay.
• New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin announced that Aaron Rouse will replace the beleaguered C.C. Brown at safety. During the team's three-game losing streak, Brown has been beaten twice on deep passes for touchdowns, including a 54-yard touchdown play to Philadelphia's DeSean Jackson.
• The woman who filed a lawsuit accusing Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger of raping her has quit her job at the Lake Tahoe hotel-casino where she claims the assault occurred in the NFL quarterback's penthouse room more than a year ago.
Her lawyer, Cal Dunlap, said Friday she quit "because of the way Harrah's was treating her."
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