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 Matt Hasselbeck worked with the starting offense in team drills.
Luck was hit 17 times in the first two games of the year before
rallying Indianapolis to its first win of the season in Week 3 at
Tennessee. His availability for Sunday is likely to be determined
later in the week. He last appeared on the injury report in 2012
with a knee injury.
Luck is last in the in NFL in passer rating (65.0) with five
touchdowns, seven interceptions and a completion percentage of 56.
---Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan said it "doesn't look good" that
running back LeSean McCoy will play Sunday against the New York
Giants as he continues to deal with a hamstring injury.
The Bills also could be without wide receiver Sammy Watkins with a
calf injury. Watkins left Sunday's game in the first quarter and did
not return.
The Bills will continue to monitor McCoy's hamstring. He was limited
to 34 snaps and gained only 16 yards on 11 carries in last Sunday's
41-14 win over the Miami Dolphins.
---Wide receiver Victor Cruz, who earlier this week announced his
long anticipated return to the field was on schedule for this
weekend's game against the Buffalo Bills, appeared to have a setback
in his first practice in more than six weeks after initially
suffering a calf strain.
Cruz, who has not appeared in a game since rupturing the patellar
tendon on Oct. 12, 2014, in a 27-0 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles,
did not participate in Monday's walkthrough but had run routes on
grass under the watchful eye of a trainer. His apparent setback
occurred inside the Giants field house, which has artificial turf.
---Jay Cutler was on the practice field with the Chicago Bears on
Wednesday and there is a chance the quarterback could play Sunday.
Cutler was listed as limited on the Bears' injury report. Initial
estimates called for him to miss at least two weeks with the severe
muscle strain, though coach John Fox said the injury was "nothing
serious." Cutler strained his hamstring in a Week 2 home loss to the
Arizona Cardinals and sat out last week when the Bears (0-3) were
shut out at Seattle.
---Houston Texans running back Arian Foster could return Sunday for
his first game of the 2015 season.
Coach Bill O'Brien said the Texans consider Foster a game-time
decision for Week 4, when Houston plays the undefeated Atlanta
Falcons.
Foster, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, hasn't played this season
because of a groin injury that required surgery in August. But he
practiced again Wednesday and has been on the field with the Texans
for nearly two weeks, incrementally gaining strength and endurance
with an eye toward playing in October.
---The Baltimore Ravens officially ruled tight end Crockett Gillmore
(calf) and left tackle Eugene Monroe (concussion) out for Thursday
night's game at the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Gillmore was injured during last week's loss to the Cincinnati
Bengals and Monroe will be replaced by James Hurst for the second
consecutive game. Rookie wide receiver Breshad Perriman, who has yet
to play this season because of a lingering knee injury, and
defensive end Chris Canty (calf) will also miss the game.
For the Steelers, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (knee) was ruled
out along with defensive tackle Daniel McCullers (knee), tight end
Matt Spaeth (hand) and linebacker Ryan Shazier (shoulder).
---The New Orleans Saints freed up salary cap space after
quarterback Drew Brees agreed to turn a portion of his 2015 base
salary into a signing bonus.
According to ESPN.com, the Saints created $2.6 million in cap space
by making $5.2 million of Brees' base salary into a signing bonus.
His cap hit for 2016 is now $30 million.
Brees missed the first game of his career because of injury last
Sunday against the Carolina Panthers because of a bruised rotator
cuff in his throwing shoulder. He's optimistic he'll play Sunday
night against the Dallas Cowboys as the Saints seek their first win
of the season.
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---The Pittsburgh Steelers elevated linebacker Anthony Chickillo
from the practice squad to the active roster and released rookie
defensive end Caushaud Lyons on Wednesday.
Chickillo landed a spot on the Steelers' 53-man roster after the
preseason before he was assigned to the practice squad on Sept. 7.
Lyons was an undrafted rookie signee in May by the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers, who waived him before the Steelers picked him up.
---The Washington Redskins signed linebacker Sage Harold to the
practice squad on Wednesday after linebacker Ryan Delaire was signed
by the Carolina Panthers off the Redskins' practice squad earlier in
the day.
Harold was with the Redskins during the preseason after signing with
the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in May. Washington
waived Harold on Sept. 5 before bringing him back. Delaire was an
undrafted rookie who went to training camp with the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers. He was released during their final roster cuts on Sept.
5 and was signed to the Redskins' practice squad two days later.
The Panthers released defensive tackle Colin Cole, who started 24
games for the Panthers in 2013-2014. He played in two games this
season with one tackle.
---The Tampa Bay Buccaneers promoted tackle Reid Fragel from the
practice squad to the active roster on Wednesday.
The 6-foot-8, 308-pound Fragel has spent the first three weeks of
the season on Tampa Bay's practice squad, after spending the
offseason and preseason with the Bucs.
The team also signed offensive lineman Antoine Everett and tight end
Tevin Westbrook to the practice squad. The 6-3, 325-pound Everett
spent this offseason and preseason with Tampa Bay.
---The Cleveland Browns signed third-string quarterback Austin Davis
to a two-year contract extension.
The deal is worth $4.173 million, a source told ESPN.com. The deal
also includes a $500,000 signing bonus and has $600,000 in total
guarantees.
Davis, 26, started eight games for the St. Louis Rams last season,
throwing for 2,001 yards, 12 touchdowns and nine interceptions. The
Rams cut Davis on Sept. 5 and he was picked up by the Browns on
Sept. 7 after he cleared waivers.
---The New England Patriots released linebacker Dekoda Watson from
the active roster and offensive lineman Chris Barker, wide receiver
Kenbrell Thompkins and defensive lineman Joe Vellano from the
practice squad on Wednesday.
Watson has one special teams tackle this year for the Patriots. New
England released Watson on Aug. 31 and re-signed him on Sept. 16. He
played in two games this season for the Patriots and in 72 during
his five-year NFL career.
---Green Bay Packers tight end Andrew Quarless was placed on injured
reserve with a designation to return, the team announced Wednesday.
Quarless was knocked out of Monday night's game against Kansas City
after a low hit by Chiefs defensive back Marcus Peters on a
reception. Quarless suffered a sprained knee. No surgery will be
needed to repair the knee.
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