The Minnesota Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield told reporters Friday that he will not be able to play for his team this Sunday as he has to take care of his injured right foot.
“I’ve been out the last couple of days running on it, testing it,” Winfield said on Friday. “It’s good going forward but I still have a little problem cutting. But I would say next week I should be OK.”
Having missed the last two games, the Pro Bowler has been expected to be available for playing against the Detroit Lions this weekend. And he did wear his Vikings jersey and practice in full gear all week but just still feels pain when he plants on the foot, which seems not ready to support him for playing a full game.
He is still happy that he can sit out to see Vikings win the last game against the Green Bay Packers. As for next week’s game against the Seattle Seahawks, Winfield would not like to promise he will be able to play as he does not want to take the risk of being further injured by rushing back and missing even more games.
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Friday, November 13, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Lions Coach expects WR and RB to play against Seahawks
Two weeks after their playing together against the Washington Redskins, the Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, wide receiver Calvin Johnson and running back Kevin Smith will likely play together again this weekend, this time against the Seattle Seahawks.
Stafford has been limited in practice for this week with a sore right knee; Johnson has missed the Lions past two games with the same injury but he has been able to practice all the week; Smith injured a shoulder during last weekend’s 17-10 loss to St. Louis Rams and missed Wednesday’s practice but took part in workouts Thursday and Friday. All of the three are expected by Coach Jim Schwartz to wear back their Lions jerseys and play at Seattle this Sunday.
As the group of three led the Lions to their only win of the season by playing together against the Redskins, perhaps Schwartz just hopes that the same thing will happen this Sunday but uniting the three again.
Stafford has been limited in practice for this week with a sore right knee; Johnson has missed the Lions past two games with the same injury but he has been able to practice all the week; Smith injured a shoulder during last weekend’s 17-10 loss to St. Louis Rams and missed Wednesday’s practice but took part in workouts Thursday and Friday. All of the three are expected by Coach Jim Schwartz to wear back their Lions jerseys and play at Seattle this Sunday.
As the group of three led the Lions to their only win of the season by playing together against the Redskins, perhaps Schwartz just hopes that the same thing will happen this Sunday but uniting the three again.
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