Steve Smith’s season is over for the Carolina Panthers. The Miami Dolphins are hoping Ricky Williams isn’t done as well.
Smith broke his left arm in the Panthers’ 41-9 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday. Carolina coach John Fox said the star wide receiver broke his radius and would have surgery Monday.
He appeared to be injured after catching a 27-yard touchdown pass early in the third quarter. Smith finished the game with five catches for 60 yards, and the season with 65 catches for 982 yards and seven touchdowns.
Williams played only one snap after leaving the Dolphins’ 27-20 loss to Houston when he injured his right shoulder on a carry in the third quarter. He returned to make a catch for 3 yards with 3 minutes left in the game, then again went to the sideline.
“I’m sure I’ll be fine,” he said.
Dolphins inside linebacker Channing Crowder also left with a right foot injury on the second play and did not return. Guard Justin Smiley came out in the fourth quarter with a knee injury, while Houston safety Dominique Barber (hamstring) left in the second half.
r Rey Maualuga broke his left ankle late in the first quarter of the Bengals’ 17-10 win over Kansas City, a blow to one of the league’s stingiest defenses.
Maualuga limped to the sideline, then was put on a cart and taken for an exam that found the fracture. The second-round draft pick has started every game.
New Orleans running back Pierre Thomas left the Saints’ 20-17 overtime loss to Tampa Bay with bruised ribs. The injury appeared to occur during the second quarter on a 26-yard run. After being looked at by trainers on the sideline, Thomas went back in, but team officials said in the second half that he would sit out the remainder of the game.
Tampa Bay fullback Earnest Graham was helped off the field favoring his right leg in overtime. Defensive end Jimmy Wilkerson left under his own power with a knee injury.
Tony Gonzalez, four catches from 1,000, left Atlanta’s 31-3 rout of Buffalo with a right calf injury. The Falcons also lost punter Michael Koenen to a head injury in the third quarter, and kicker Matt Bryant was limited by a hamstring injury.
Seattle running back Julius Jones aggravated a rib injury and hurt his ankle, and cornerback Josh Wilson had a hip pointer in the Seahawks’ 48-10 win at Green Bay.
St. Louis running back Steven Jackson, the NFL’s second-leading rusher, was inactive for the Rams’ 31-10 loss at Arizona. He didn’t practice all week because of a sore lower back, and missed a game for the first time this season.
Michael Vick was listed as the third quarterback for Philadelphia’s 30-27 win over Denver after missing practice all week with a bruised quadriceps. Vick got hurt on a running play in the Eagles’ win over San Francisco last week.
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