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Young Has MRI; Super Bowl In London Someday?

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The Associated Press

Published: October 16, 2007

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Titans quarterback Vince Young had an MRI exam Monday to check out his strained right quadriceps muscle.

The results of the test weren't immediately available, and Coach Jeff Fisher said Young would be considered day-to-day.

Fisher said the test was to determine the best course of treatment for the 2006 Offensive Rookie of the Year who was injured at the end of a 2-yard run to the sideline midway through the third quarter of Sunday's 13-10 loss to the Bucs.

'He could not practice today,' Fisher said Monday. 'If we had practice today, he'd be sore. But it's not as bad as we thought. So he'll be day to day, and our treatment path will be to try to get him back on the practice field as fast as we can.'

The Titans will be without receiver Brandon Jones when they visit Houston (3-3) on Sunday. Fisher said the third-year receiver had arthroscopic surgery on his knee Monday and will be out a week or two. Jones hurt his right knee on Oct. 7 in a 20-13 win against Atlanta.

Young was 11 of 14 for 120 yards and ran twice for 4 yards before hurting his leg. Kerry Collins replaced Young and finished the game.

The injury has the Titans considering some roster moves with Collins the only other quarterback. Tim Rattay was in training camp, but was released Sept. 1 and signed with Arizona, where he played much of Sunday's loss to Carolina. Ingle Martin, a Nashville native and Green Bay's fifth-round draft pick in 2006, is on the practice squad.

Punter Josh Miller could be cut to make room for a third quarterback because Craig Hentrich has punted the two weeks since a sore back kept him out of a game Sept. 24.

Super Bowl Abroad? It's A Possibility

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - A future Super Bowl champion someday may be crowned overseas in a game witnessed predominantly by a foreign audience, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said.

'There's a great deal of interest in holding a Super Bowl in London,' Goodell told reporters Monday. 'So we'll be looking at that.'

The commissioner said London's Wembley Stadium would make a great candidate for pro football's biggest matchup, given the ballpark's recent renovation and enthusiasm overseas for the game.

The NFL has been expanding its overseas presence for years by televising games around the world. It's held preseason games in numerous countries in Europe, Asia, Mexico and Canada, and in 2005, the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers played the first regular-season match outside the United States.

The game at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City drew the league's largest crowd to date, 103,467.

On Oct. 28, Wembley will host the first regular-season NFL game outside North America. It took just 90 minutes to sell the first 40,000 tickets for the game between the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants.

Dolphins' Green Says He Wants To Return

DAVIE - Miami Dolphins quarterback Trent Green said he hopes to play again despite concerns about long-term repercussions from his second severe concussion in 13 months.

Speaking on his weekly radio show Monday on WQAM-AM, Green said all test results so far have been normal. He said he has more tests scheduled for today.

'Right now my mind-set is to come back and play,' Green said. 'Everything has been real positive up to this point. That has given me great reassurance and given my family great reassurance.'

The 37-year-old Green has been sidelined since a concussion Oct. 7 at Houston left him face down and motionless on the field. He was carted away and taken to a hospital and has since undergone tests in Kansas City and South Florida.

'Everything turned out normal,' Green said. 'I wasn't having any symptoms in terms of dizziness or headaches or memory loss or balancing problems or sensitivity to light - things that are associated with concussions.'

BILLS: Defensive end Anthony Hargrove pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for a fight with police outside a nightclub in August. He was fined $300 and must perform 200 hours of community service.

Hargrove was charged with resisting arrest, criminal mischief and harassment after police said he broke an officer's eyeglasses Aug. 5. The Bills were staying in nearby Pittsford for training camp.

CHARGERS: While San Diego waited word on the severity of Pro Bowl center Nick Hardwick's foot injury, All-Pro defensive tackle Jamal Williams underwent arthroscopic surgery on both knees.

SEAHAWKS: Defensive tackle Chuck Darby is facing knee surgery and will miss the rest of the season.

Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren announced Darby, a three-year starter and leader of Seattle's defense, tore the patella tendon in his right knee Sunday night. Darby was being blocked on a running play in the second half of a 28-17 loss to New Orleans when his knee buckled.

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