JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars left tackle Tony Boselli collapsed to the turf Sunday with an injury to his surgically repaired right knee. An early diagnosis showed no cartilage damage.
Coach Tom Coughlin said an MRI test and a thorough doctor's exam indicated a bone bruise.
"It's a positive outlook right now," Coughlin said, stressing that more tests were pending. He said Boselli was on crutches, and Coughlin offered no estimate on how long the lineman would be out.
Boselli was blocking defensive lineman Renaldo Wynn on the play that resulted in the injury, but Boselli didn't collapse until well after he had disengaged with Wynn, and pivoted to his right. He fell, got back up, then fell again.
Boselli was wheeled off the field with the knee heavily wrapped and his hands held over his face.
Coughlin said if another exam Monday showed no cartilage damage, Boselli would begin an "aggressive rehab, then we'll have to see how he tolerates it."
The Jaguars have had a series of injuries in training camp.
Receiver Keenan McCardell had surgery on a hernia that will keep him out the rest of the preseason, possibly longer. Center John Wade reinjured his foot and hasn't practiced yet. Backup offensive lineman Mark Baniewicz is out for the season with a torn triceps, and guard Zach Wiegert has been limited in practice as he recovers from a knee injury
BILLS: At Orchard Park, N.Y., The Buffalo Bills thought they had solved two offensive line positions last spring by moving versatile veteran Jerry Ostroski to starting right guard.
After a year at center, Ostroski was more comfortable playing guard. Plus, the switch allowed backup Bill Conaty, a true center, to take over in the middle.
Those plans suffered a blow, though, when Ostroski broke his right leg — meaning he could miss all season — two plays into Saturday's 6-3 preseason victory over Philadelphia.
"We need to see what our options are," Bills coach Gregg Williams said. "We have a lot of young guys that need to step up."
Ostroski was to be re-evaluated Sunday to better determine the extent of the injury.
The Bills cut veteran tackle Robert Hicks last week.
PACKERS: At Green Bay, Wis., The Packers signed free agent defensive tackle Harry Deligianis and waived Matt Keneley (back injury), the team's seventh DL to get hurt.
The 6-foot-4, 304-pound Deligianis never has played in a regular season NFL game although he was drafted by Jacksonville out of Youngstown State in 1998. He also has spent time with the Bengals, Lions, Bears, Panthers and Steelers.
"I'll be ready if they need me," for Monday night's game against the Denver Broncos, Deligianis said Sunday.
Defensive tackles Santana Dotson and Steve Warren are recovering from surgery to repair torn quadriceps tendons and Gilbert Brown (knee) and Russell Maryland (back) have been sidelined.
PATRIOTS: At Smithfield, R.I., The New England Patriots head back to their Foxboro home Monday looking for more improvement from their offense and their rookies.
"I don't think we're where we need to be," coach Bill Belichick said Sunday, a day after a 23-8 victory over the Carolina Panthers, adding that his team is leaving "too many points on the field."
The Patriots followed a shutout over the New York Giants in their first preseason game by grabbing three interceptions and holding the Panthers to 165 yards total.
The Patriots (2-0) also showed improvement on offense against Carolina, accumulating 382 yards, 167 on the ground. Antowain Smith had 54 yards on 11 carries, while J.R. Redmond added 39 yards on 11 carries and a 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
GIANTS: At Albany, N.Y., Giants rookie receiver Jonathan Carter will be sidelined a week or two after catching a cleat in the grass.
Carter sprained his left knee as he reached back to try to catch a pass during practice at the University at Albany.
The fifth-round draft pick, who caught a 44-yard touchdown pass in the New York Giants' preseason victory over Jacksonville, said the injury was diagnosed as a first-degree tear of his medial collateral ligament.
He doesn't need surgery.
"Oh man, it's frustrating," said Carter, who started to pick up his play this past week. "I said, 'What else can go wrong?' "
Another wideout, Amani Toomer, appears to be close to returning after spraining his ankle against Jacksonville.
BROWNS: At Berea, Ohio, The Cleveland Browns can't seem to protect their quarterback.
Tim Couch, playing behind an offensive line missing at least two projected starters, got blind-sided and blasted by Warren Sapp and Co. during the first half of Saturday night's 7-6 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Couch had a tough time getting up after being jarred by Bucs tackle Anthony McFarland, and was given a thorough exam by the Browns doctors and trainers.
Earlier, he was drilled by Simeon Rice after a throw and was sacked by Jamie Duncan.
Couch has spent his first two NFL seasons getting knocked around.
He was sacked 56 times in his rookie year, and last year he went down 10 times before missing the final nine games with a broken thumb.
Against Tampa Bay, the Browns' starting offense gained a total of minus-14 net yards under Couch, who went 2-for-6 for 4 yards and had a QB rating of 2.8.
LIONS: At Pontiac, Mich., The Lions claimed tackle Robert Hicks off waivers Sunday. He was released by Buffalo last week.
Hicks was in the final year of a four-year contract at Buffalo and was scheduled to make a base salary of $512,000.
The 6-foot-7, 325-pound lineman was the Bills' third-round draft pick in 1998 out of Mississippi State and started 23 of the 38 games he appeared in with Buffalo.
He started only seven games last season and was listed third on the Bills' depth chart when he was released Thursday.
Hicks, who had arthroscopic surgery in April, missed two days of practice last week complaining of tendinitis in his right knee after playing as a backup right tackle in Buffalo's preseason-opening 24-10 loss to St. Louis.
REDSKINS: At Carlisle, Pa., The Redskins are close to signing Dave Szott, the former All-Pro guard who played most of his career for Washington coach Marty Schottenheimer in Kansas City.
The 11-year veteran missed most of the 1998 and 2000 seasons for the Chiefs with arm injuries, and he seemed ready to retire when Schottenheimer contacted him in the spring.
"Over the course of the last three weeks, David has indicated he would like to play," Schottenheimer said. "He knows this offense like the back of his hand, so he could step in there right away and understand where to go and what to do."