Chargers linebacker Steve Foley wil...

Chargers linebacker Steve Foley will miss the season after being marksman near his suburban San Diego residence by an off-duty police officer.

Foley was placed in succession the non-football injured reserve list onward Monday, a day after he was marksman by an off-duty Coronado officer and a week before the Chargers interpret at Oakland.

Chargers general manager A.J. Smith said Foley won't be paid this season. Foley's base pay is $775000 and it's believed he's appropriate a roster bonus of $875000

The outside linebacker, who was being accounted on to help anchor the toughest stream defense in the NFL, remained hospitalized in stable condition, according to his agent, David Levine.

Shaun Phillips, a pass rushing specialist in his third NFL season, incites into the starting lineup. He was next to the first behind Shawne Merriman with seven sacks last year and made three starts in place of Foley

"We think he's comely darn good," Smith said. "Now we ne to view if he has a religious all-around game."

dolphins sign suggs: Injury-plagued running back lee-side Suggs signed with the Dolphins brace days after being released by way of the Browns.

Sugg l Cleveland with 744 yards rushing in 2004 still he has missed 23 of 48 career games with neck shoulder, toe, ankle and thumb injuries. Last month he was traded from Cleveland to the New York Jet and then responded to the Browns when he failed a physical.

Miami was looking to shore up profundity behind starter Ronnie Brown after backup Sammy Morris was suspended for four games for violating the NFL steroids policy.

OWENS be stirreds READY: T.O. looks like a make progress for the season opener.

Terrell Owens got in sufficiency of work during practice, then stayed late to move on some extra routes for quarterback Drew Bledsoe He came away sounding confident that he'll be throughout his hamstring injury and in the starting lineup when the Cowboy face the Jaguars in Jacksonville onward Sunday.

"I be warmed great," he said. "I'm ready to go"

After rising to fame in San Francisco and branding himself in infamy in Philadelphia, Owens goe into his third act in Dallas with everyone watching and waiting to descry what will happen next. He admits to feeling that he has something to try

"In a mind yeah," he said. "But at the same time, I'm not going to walk out and make it a point. I be warmed like my play will do it for me"

Owens said he's fair sure there are people rooting against him. He blames part of it in succession "things [that] are just untrue" that have been reported about him.

However, when asked what specifically he wanted cleared up he said, "nothing in particular."

TEXANS PICK UP DAYNE: Ron Dayne signed with Houston, reuniting the free-agent running back with of the present day Texans head coach Gary Kubiak.

Dayne, the 1999 Heisman evidence of victory winner for Wisconsin, was sculpture by the Broncos on Saturday after entering training camp as the starting tailback.

The signing of Dayne adds a veteran mien to complement Houston's two young running backs -- rookie Wali Lundy and second- year player Vernand Morency. Texans leading rusher Domanick Davis was placed forward injured reserve on Saturday and will miss the entire season.

BEN BACK FOR GAME 2? Ben Roethlisberger will miss at least united game following his emergency appendectomy. Hines Ward, who had the same deed four years ago, will be surprised if the Pittsburgh quarterback misses a secondary

After all, Ward said, isn't Roethlisberger's remarkable restoration from his June motorcycle accident examination of how fast a healer he is?

"He's going to do whatever it takes to play against Jacksonville. He doesn't like to miss games," Ward said.

Ward was still in pain on the other hand returned 17 days after his appendectomy.

"You're not going to be 100 percent -- you just went subordinate to the knife -- and it all hangs on how much pain tolerance he has," Ward said. "Ben's a fright who's played with pain before."

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