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Packers quarterback Brett Favre is checked out by a trainer on the sideline near the end of Monday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Favre still hurting but plans to play

By Seattle Times news services
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Andy Reid figured something must have been wrong if old pal Brett Favre didn't say hello to him on the field after their game Monday night.
So the Philadelphia Eagles coach called Favre on Tuesday to make sure he was OK.
"I said, 'Yeah, one of your guys cheap-shotted me,' which is not true," Favre said. "But he said, 'Yeah, he hit you pretty good.' "
Favre is still feeling the effects of the pinched nerve and possible slight concussion he suffered after he was hit hard in the Green Bay Packers' loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Favre sat out most of practice Wednesday but figures he'll be able to play against the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.
"A little sore, but I'll be fine," said Favre, who has started an NFL-quarterback-record 245 straight games, including the playoffs.
Favre left the game after taking a hard hit from Eagles defensive lineman Juqua Thomas. Favre doesn't remember much about the play.
Favre had a headache after the game and still had soreness in his neck and shoulder Wednesday. And it still hurt when he turned his head a certain way.
He is listed as probable on the injury report.
"I know turning my head to the right, I can only go so far," Favre said. "But fortunately, I'm looking that way when I throw most of the time. So we'll see."
Favre said he might have had a slight concussion, but isn't certain.
"It's hard for me to diagnose that," Favre said.
Notes
• The NFL Players Association will not appeal Albert Haynesworth's five-game suspension for stomping on the head of Dallas center Andre Gurode. The unprecedented suspension is more than twice the previous longest, a two-game suspension for Green Bay's Charles Martin in 1986.
• The Indianapolis Colts could play without three Pro Bowlers on Sunday, but might get kicker Adam Vinatieri (groin) back. The Colts waived kicker Martin Gramatica. Defensive end Dwight Freeney (buttocks), center Jeff Saturday (lower back) and safety Bob Sanders (knee) sat out practice and are listed as questionable. Former Pro Bowl defensive tackle Corey Simon (knee) was ruled out.
• Tennessee Titans wide receiver David Givens (thumb) will miss Sunday's game with the Colts.
• Tampa Bay offensive tackle Kenyatta Walker was placed on injured reserve one day after having season-ending surgery on his troublesome right knee. Jeremy Trueblood, a second-round draft pick from Boston College, will move into Walker's spot.
• Carolina Panthers tight end Mike Seidman has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will likely miss the rest of the season.
• Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham (groin), who hasn't played since he won NFC defensive player of the week honors in his first game with Atlanta, returned to practice.
• New England signed cornerback Chidi Iwuoma to provide depth in the injury-riddled secondary.
• St. Louis Rams fullback Paul Smith (concussion) is out this week and probably next week. The Rams signed linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski, the Seahawks' special-teams captain until being released Saturday, and released safety Dwaine Carpenter.
• Buffalo Bills right guard Chris Villarrial (ankle) did not practice and is expected to miss Sunday's game at Chicago.
• Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Marcus Stroud (ankle, groin), a three-time Pro Bowl selection, missed practice and was listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Jets.
• Chargers safety Terrence Kiel, facing five felony drug charges, went through his first full practice since being arrested last week at team headquarters. Free on $160,000 bond, Kiel could return to the starting lineup Sunday against Pittsburgh.
• Former NFL running back Dave Meggett resigned from his post as the recreation and parks director in Robersonville, N.C., a month after he was charged with raping his former girlfriend. Meggett, 40, who is still jailed at the Pitt County Detention Center, is scheduled to appear in court on a second-degree rape charge in early November.
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