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Witherspoon takes hit in wallet

St. Louis Rams
09/30/2006 10:43 AM
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Rams LB Will Witherspoon has been fined $7,500 for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Cardinals QB Kurt Warner. Read more

Wallace fined $7,500 for hit on Simms

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
09/30/2006 10:38 AM
The Tampa Tribune reports the NFL has fined Carolina Panthers DE Al Wallace $7,500 for a hit on Bucs QB Chris Simms in Tampa Bay's 26-24 loss last Sunday. There was no penalty on the play, but after reviewing the game tape, the league ruled Wallace's hit in the fourth quarter was unnecessary roughness. Read more

Bears place Currie on IR

Chicago Bears
09/30/2006 10:35 AM
The Chicago Sun-Times reports frequently injured WR Airese Currie is down again and will not be back this season. The Bears placed the wide receiver on injured reserve Friday with an undisclosed foot issue, a move that could signal the beginning of the end for him here. Currie, a fifth-round pick in 2005, simply cannot stay on the field, and the injuries don't seem to have anything to do with football. Read more

Vinatieri expected back for Colts

Indianapolis Colts
09/30/2006 10:28 AM
The Indianapolis Star reports the Colts should be able to rely on the reliable right leg of K Adam Vinatieri in Sunday's game with the New York Jets in the Meadowlands. The team's veteran place-kicker went through a strenuous workout Friday morning. Vinatieri was not available for comment, but HC Tony Dungy said "he's pretty set on kicking.'' Read more