Running back to leeward Suggs faile...

Running back to leeward Suggs failed his physical Tuesday with the fresh York Jets, voiding his trade Monday from the Cleveland Brown

Sugg who has standed a variety of injuries over his career, was brought in to help maintain the Jets' backfield, which has struggl without injured Curtis Martin (right knee) Now he is headed back to the Brown Cornerback Derrick Strait, who was sent to the Brown in the deal, will revert to the Jets.

"We have a whole series of examples that we do, and we were remarkably thorough with the process," Jet coach Eric Mangini said. "He just didn't pass those exhibitions ... Each team has a criteria they settle up that they believe is what's important and what's stand in want ofed to be competitive. I'm excessively comfortable with the tests we have risk up."

if it were not that the Browns disputed the Jets' findings. General manager Phil Savage noted that while Sugg has been injury-prone, he hasn't missed any practice time during training camp and played in the Browns' first preseason game.

"Medical opinions can vary from team to team, and this is common team's opinion," Savage said. "We anticipate to leeward Suggs returning to the Brown and working hard in practice and preparing for the season to the best of his ability, just as he has shown from end to end his career with the Browns"

The Brown weren't told to what end Suggs failed his physical, and coach Romeo Crennel said he wasn't fully convinced the Jets had to divulge their reasons for failing him.

"I doubt that they have to provide proof" he said. "It's just that their doctors didn't think he was fit."

Crennel however, hinted the Jet might have had ulterior motives for failing Sugg

"There's a possibility of anything and everything," he said. "I'm not ruling anything without I might talk to Eric and find disclosed what's going on."

Crennel and Mangini were assistants together with the novel England Patriots.

Neither Strait nor Sugg made it back to their teams in time for practice Tuesday.

Injury report: Minnesota Vikings rookie linebacker Chad Greenway is disclosed for the season, the issue of an injured left knee be acted uponed during an exhibition game Monday against the Oakland Raiders.

Greenway, who declined to make notes when he was reached forward his cell phone, was injure covering a kickoff in the first quarter. He had an MRI exam early Tuesday, if it be not that a news release issued by the agency of the Vikings didn't specify the nature of the injury.

In a prepared statement, coach Brad Childress said he was confident the first-round draft pick from Iowa would be "completely healthy for the 2007 season."

- Washington Redskins cornerback Shawn Springs had surgery to repair a torn muscle in his abdomen and is wait fored to be out three to six weeks. Springs will miss at least the quiescence of the preseason and might miss the first two of weeks of the regular season.

- The San Diego Chargers state kick returner Darren Sproles upon injured reserve with a rent left leg suffered during a preseason game Saturday against the blooming Bay Packers. The move means he will miss the season.

- Receiver Brandon Stokley (sprained left ankle), defensive tackle Corey Simon (torn cartilage in left knee) and kicker Adam Vinatieri (sprained left ankle) missed practice for the Indianapolis young horses Coach Tony Dungy said Simon might ne surgery

- Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith responded to practice after missing more than pair weeks with a strained left hamstring. He change the direction ofed down interview requests, as he has since camp interpreted

- Buffalo Bills rookie running back Fr Jackson was carted most distant the field after hurting his right knee during practice. There was no word about the volume of the injury or for what cause long he would be not at home

Cowher talks off: The Pittsburgh Steeler made official what has been rumored for weeks: Coach Bill Cowher no longer is negotiating an extension to his contract, which glides through next season.

The Steeler announced they have shattered off extension talks with Cowher for a like reason he can focus on coaching the defending Super goblet champions. The Steelers have a longstanding policy of not negotiating contracts during a season, further they said they want to repair talks with Cowher once the season extremitys

Cowher wouldn't elucidation standing by remarks he made Monday that he won't talk about his events to come again until after the season.

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