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 Ridley suffered a torn ACL and MCL in the Patriots' 37-22 victory
over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, according to ESPN and NFL.com.
Mayo has a lower-leg injury.
Ridley had started five of the Patriots' six games and was the
team's leading rusher with 340 yards on 94 attempts.
Mayo has led the team in tackles for five of the past six years. His
53 tackles are double the number of the team's No. 2 tackler, Jamie
Collins.
The Patriots re-signed offensive lineman Caylin Hauptmann to the
practice squad and released offensive lineman Chris Martin from the
practice squad.
---Cleveland Browns center Alex Mack, a mainstay on the offensive
line since he was drafted in the first round of the 2009 draft, is
out for the 2014 season with a broken fibula.
Mack was injured his left leg and ankle in Sunday's victory over the
Steelers. Mack, who re-signed with the team after agreeing to an
offer sheet with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a restricted free
agent, had never missed a single snap before Sunday's injury. His
streak ended at 5,279 consecutive plays.
---New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz, who tore the patellar
tendon in his right knee during the third quarter of Sunday's loss,
underwent knee surgery on Monday.
Cruz is expected to miss the rest of the season, and coach Tom
Coughlin did not give a timetable for Cruz's possible return.
--- Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, who suffered
a dislocated ankle on September 14, is not ready to participate in
team drills this week, but he is expected to begin working out on
his own on Wednesday.
The Redskins want Griffin to have at least one full week of practice
with the team under his belt before he returns for a game. That
timeline means it is possible he could play in the Monday night game
in Dallas on October 27.
---Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green expects to miss
another week due to the toe injury that held him out of Sunday's
37-37 tie with the Carolina Panthers.
Green told ESPN that he probably will sit out but plans to see a
foot doctor again this week to determine whether he can play against
the Indianapolis Colts.
However, coach Marvin Lewis said Monday that Green "has a shot to
play" this week.
---The agent for Buffalo Bills wide receiver Mike Williams called
the team to ask permission to seek a trade.
After the Bills made Williams inactive for the game against the New
England Patriots, Williams' agent, Hadley Engelhard, called general
manager Doug Whaley and asked permission to seek a trade.
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---Philadelphia Eagles running back Darren Sproles suffered a
sprained left MCL on Sunday and is expected to miss a week or two,
coach Chip Kelly said. The Eagles have a bye this week, and Kelly
said they would assess the injury after the week off.
---Seattle Seahawks left tackle Russell Okung reportedly is playing
with a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
Okung suffered the shoulder injury in Week 3 against the Denver
Broncos but returned to play in that game and has started the past
two games as well.
However, team sources told Q13 Fox that Okung has been playing
through the pain of a torn labrum.
---New York Jets cornerback Dee Milliner reportedly is out for the
season with a torn Achilles.
The injury forced him to leave the Jets' 31-17 loss to the Denver
Broncos on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.
Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reported that tests revealed a torn
Achilles.
---Detroit Lions coach Jim Caldwell did not rule out the possibility
of sitting wide receiver Calvin Johnson, who has been slowed with an
ankle sprain, for the next two weeks.
Caldwell said it is possible Johnson could be miss games against the
New Orleans Sainits and Atlanta Falcons, and not return until the
team's bye week in Week 9.
---Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams will miss at
least two more weeks with a high ankle sprain that already has
forced him to miss two games, coach Ron Rivera said.
---The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed fullback Lonnie Pryor and
defensive end George Uko to their practice squad.
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