LAKE FOREST, Ill. — As rumors swirl that Cade McNown might be traded, the quarterback is slipping on the Chicago Bears depth chart.
Bears coach Dick Jauron said Monday that if Jim Miller's pulled hamstring has healed, he will be the second quarterback in Saturday's game at Kansas City behind Shane Matthews and not McNown.
"Shane's the No. 1, so he'll start the game as usual," Jauron said. "Jimmy will get more playing time. We'll figure out where Cade and Danny (Wuerffel) fit in that rotation."
McNown played the second and third quarters in the first two preseason games.
"I think it's pretty clear that Jim needs to get on the field," Jauron said.
McNown said he's trying to put reports that he'll be traded to Miami in the back of his mind.
"As a professional football player you need to play above any of the speculation or the rumors or any of the outside circumstances that may come up," McNown said. "My job right now is playing quarterback for the Bears and trying to win a starting job for the Bears. And that's what I'm going to continue to focus on."
TITANS: All Pro cornerback Samari Rolle ran lightly in the morning, then tried some running and backpedaling in the afternoon as the Tennessee Titans moved closer to activating him off the physically-unable-to-perform list.
Rolle, who tied for the AFC lead last season with seven interceptions, has been sidelined since camp opened with a sore hip. Doctors X-rayed his hip Saturday and planned to check him again, but Rolle said the pain that had radiated through his left hip dissipated.
"We're hopeful he'll be able to do a lot more running and work himself back into drills," coach Jeff Fisher said. "We'll have to see how it goes."
"If we feel he's able to get in and do some things tomorrow, we'll take him off (the list)."
COLTS: Indianapolis Colts quarterback Mark Rypien appears ready to challenge Billy Joe Hobert for the job of backing up Peyton Manning.
Rypien, the 1992 Super Bowl MVP, completed 12 of 20 passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns in a preseason victory Saturday against Seattle.
It was his first appearance in an NFL game since 1997, but Rypien didn't seem to have lost much of his passion for the game.
"I felt comfortable out there, from a standpoint of technique and working on things like that," he said. "It felt good to be back out there, but there are still things that I need to do to get better if I'm going to help this team."
With Hobert being forced to leave with a slight concussion late in the second quarter at the RCA Dome, Rypien relieved and led the Colts on a 74-yard scoring drive that culminated in a 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Trevor Insley.
Indianapolis head coach Jim Mora was impressed with the 38-year-old quarterback.
"That was really kind of an interesting thing to see," Mora said. "Not so much because he hadn't played in a game in three years. That's tough enough to be able to come back from.
"But the way that he was able to step in, with only a week or so of experience in learning our offense, and run the 2-minute offense like he did, was pretty darn impressive to me."
SEAHAWKS: Cornerback Shawn Springs has a torn left hamstring, an injury that could force him to miss the start of the regular season for the Seattle Seahawks.
Coach Mike Holmgren said Springs is expected to be out four to six weeks.
"You know how it goes," Holmgren said. "Sometimes they come back sooner, sometimes it takes a little more time."
Springs tore the hamstring Saturday early in the second quarter of the Seahawks' game against Indianapolis.
Veteran Willie Williams filled in for Springs during morning practice, but Holmgren said it was too early to decide on the full-time replacement.
Rookie Ken Lucas and second-year player Ike Charlton are battling for the other starting cornerback job. "Numberswise, we have it covered," Holmgren said. "The thing that's tough about it is that Shawn is a very fine player."
VIKINGS: Moe Williams' bid to become the Minnesota Vikings' starting running back probably is coming to an end before it started. Williams will miss his second exhibition game, against Pittsburgh on Thursday, because of a foot injury.
Meanwhile, rookie Michael Bennett made an impressive debut against the New Orleans Saints on Saturday by rushing for 79 yards on nine carries. Doug Chapman, who started, gained 21 yards rushing on six carries.
"We miss Williams on special teams more than anything, because he was such a great player for us," coach DennisGreen said. "But right now, he's going to be out for a couple (weeks)."
BENGALS: Cincinnati Bengals free safety Darryl Williams severely sprained his left ankle in afternoon practice and will be out at least six weeks.
Trainer Paul Sparling of the Bengals said Williams was hurt in a non-contact drill. Players were not in pads for the practice.
Williams is listed as a second-team, second-string player for this season, but last season he started all 16 games. Chris Carter is the starting free safety.
BRONCOS: After Terrell Davis gingerly made it through practice, it was difficult to gauge how the former MVP running back felt. He wasn't saying.
Davis, still bothered by a tight hamstring and a sore knee, was a limited participant as the Denver Broncos resumed workouts following Saturday's 20-6 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
Davis took part in position drills but watched as Olandis Gary, Mike Anderson and KaRon Coleman rotated in the backfield when Denver's offense lined up for situational work against the defense.
"It looked like he was just kind of favoring it a little bit," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said. "It looked like it was tender, but it was nice to see him practice and kind of get through practice."