Lots Of Injuries Today

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Carnell "Cadillac" Williams was carted off the field with a right knee injury in the first quarter of Sunday's game against Carolina. Williams had just broken through the right side for an 18-yard gain when he was hit by safety Chris Harris near the Panthers' sideline. The hit forced Williams backward as his right leg bent under him awkwardly, and Williams immediately clutched the knee as he lay on the ground after the play. The Panthers said Williams would not return. Panthers wideout Steve Smith, standing a short distance from Williams, immediately started motioning for medical personnel. The entire Tampa Bay team eventually came off the sideline to join Panthers players around the cart as Williams left the field.

Oakland Raiders running back LaMont Jordan left Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins shortly before halftime with a back injury. Jordan was hurt when he was tackled following a 7-yard reception. He was helped off the field, then went to the locker room sitting up on a cart.
Jordan was the Raiders' leading rusher with 350 yards in their first three games.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith was knocked out of Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks on the 49ers' third play with an injured right shoulder.
Smith, who has taken every snap for the 49ers the past two seasons, was driven hard to the ground on a sack by Seattle's Rocky Bernard on San Francisco's first drive.
Smith spent the rest of the half in the locker room, and the 49ers announced he wouldn't return in the third quarter. Trent Dilfer came out for the second series, taking his first snaps in a regular-season game since playing for Cleveland in 2005. Dilfer went 6-of-11 for 76 yards in the first half, but was sacked five times. And he threw an interception on San Francisco's first play of the third quarter.

St. Louis Rams linebacker Raonall Smith, defensive end Leonard Little and offensive guard Adam Goldberg left Sunday's 35-7 loss at Dallas with knee injuries, and receiver Isaac Bruce strained his left hamstring. Starting safety Corey Chavous left in the fourth quarter with a strained left pectoral muscle, which was initially reported as a strained shoulder. All the knee injuries were described by coach Scott Linehan as sprains. Goldberg hurt his left knee, with Smith and Little injuring their right knees. "We will see the extent of those injuries [Monday]," Linehan said without elaborating on any of them. With the Rams trailing 35-7 and already without another lineman late in the third quarter, Gus Frerotte replaced Marc Bulger at quarterback. Bulger was playing with two broken ribs. Goldberg appeared to get hurt soon after halftime when he was beat on a block by Cowboys linebacker Greg Ellis, who got around the right tackle for a sack of Bulger.

The Indianapolis Colts lost two starters with left knee injuries in the second quarter of Sunday's game against Denver. Eight-time Pro Bowl receiver Marvin Harrison sustained a bruised knee and missed most of the second quarter after going to the locker room. Then, in the final minute of the half, linebacker Rob Morris was carted off the field with a brace around his left knee.
The Broncos later lost running back Travis Henry midway through the third quarter with a sprained right ankle. His return was questionable. Henry, who rushed 24 times for 121 yards and is the Broncos' top rusher, was hurt when Freddy Keiaho tackled him after a 1-yard gain and Henry's right leg was caught underneath. He stayed on the field and clasped his face mask with both hands before he limped to the bench, where doctors worked on his ankle. Harrison was hurt when two players ran into him while Harrison was blocking for Joseph Addai late in the first quarter. Harrison limped off the field, missed one play, then caught his first pass of the game. He remained on the field for the final four plays of Indy's first touchdown drive. But after coming off the field following the drive, he consulted with team doctors and went to the locker room. Harrison is the Colts' career leader in receptions, yards receiving and touchdown catches and ranks fourth on the NFL's career reception list (1,039). Morris, who missed the Colts' last two games with an abdominal strain, was hurt when Denver tight end Daniel Graham was blocking him on a running play. Morris crumpled to the ground, took off his helmet and put his hands on his face before being helped onto a golf cart and taken off the field. There was no immediate comment from the team on Morris' injury. Morris was the Colts' first-round choice in 2000 and was a key ingredient in Indy's Super Bowl run after moving from middle linebacker to outside linebacker, where he regained the starting job late last season.




Source: (AP), ESPN