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Rams: Seven-time Pro Bowl tackle Orlando Pace tore the labrum and rotator cuff in his right shoulder against Carolina and will be sidelined for the rest of the season. An MRI exam Monday revealed the damage to Pace, the first overall pick of the 1997 draft.
Bears: Chicago might have lost defensive leader Mike Brown again. An MRI exam Monday revealed the safety suffered a serious left knee injury at San Diego. Defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek also seriously hurt his left knee. Coach Lovie Smith would not confirm a report on the NFL’s official Web site saying they would miss the rest of the season.
Jets: QB Chad Pennington has an injured right ankle. The New York Jets acknowledged that much, but they wouldn’t say how badly the quarterback is hurt or how long he will be sidelined.
Giants: Eli Manning has a bruised right shoulder and it is uncertain whether the quarterback will play against the Packers on Sunday. Manning had an MRI exam Monday that revealed a contusion near the collarbone.
Eagles: Two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Lito Sheppard is expected to miss at least one game with a sprained knee ligament. Sheppard hurt his right knee in a three-way collision with teammate Sean Considine and Packers receiver Ruvell Martin in Philadelphia’s 16-13 loss at Green Bay. An MRI exam Monday confirmed Sheppard has a sprained medial collateral ligament.
Cowboys: Nose tackle Jason Ferguson is out for the season after tearing his right biceps against the Giants.
Vikings: Running back Chester Taylor hurt his oblique, a muscle near the lower part of the rib cage, but coach Brad Childress sounded as though he expected him to play Sunday at Detroit.
Dolphins: Safety Yeremiah Bell will miss the rest of the season with a torn left Achilles’ tendon, a blow to an already thin secondary. Bell was hurt in the third quarter of Sunday’s season-opening loss at Washington.
Buccaneers: Bruised ribs forced running back Carnell “Cadillac” Williams to sit out part of the season-opening loss at Seattle. They could sideline him again when New Orleans visits Tampa on Sunday. Cornerback Brian Kelly is questionable because of a groin strain.

Associated Press