The following players are visiting teams on Wednesday for workouts or tryouts, according to league sources:

Tennessee Titans

WR David Clowney

WR Mardy Gilyard

WR Johnnie Lee Higgins

Detroit Lions

DB Anthony Madison

Jacksonville Jaguars

RB Jalen Parmele

Carolina Panthers

WR Donnie Avery

DE Jeremy Jarmon

Cincinnati Bengals

RB Larry Johnson

RB Clinton Portis

Green Bay Packers

T Tony Moll

Minnesota Vikings

T Max Starks

New England Patriots

RB Lousaka Polite

New Orleans Saints

T Pat McQuistan

T Ray Willis

 Philadelphia Eagles

RB Aaron Brown

DE Everette Brown

RB Dimitri Nance

The prognosis looks good for Cowboys RB Felix Jones, according to a league source.

Jones suffered a separated shoulder during Sunday’s overtime victory over the 49ers but was able to come back in the game, finishing with nine rushes for 25 yards and one reception for 5 yards. He has since been re-evaluated, and the test results came back with good news.

The team believes Jones will be fine, though he’s obviously in serious discomfort and will have to manage the pain throughout the week as the Cowboys prepare to play the Redskins.

Tests on Monday showed that Jets center Nick Mangold suffered a high ankle sprain during Sunday’s 32-3 victory over the Jaguars, but he didn’t sustain any additional damage, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

Mangold has a tremendous pain threshold and is known to be a quick healer, but a high ankle sprain would put almost anyone out for at least a week. The extent of how long Mangold will be out remains to be determined, but it could be in the 2-to-4-week range.

The All-Pro center was injured when Jaguars LB Daryl Smith fell on Mangold’s leg. He exited the game and didn’t return.

Mangold has started every game for the Jets since entering the league as a first-round draft pick in 2006. If he is forced to miss time, Colin Baxter will fill in at center. Jets coach Rex Ryan praised Baxter’s effort in relief against the Jags.

Robert Turner was in line to serve as Mangold’s backup this season, but he suffered a broken leg during the preseason.

Eagles QB Michael Vick wanted to return to Sunday night’s game against the Falcons after suffering a concussion, but the team refused to allow him to, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

Vick was adamant about returning to the field, but once the concussion diagnosis was made, as per NFL protocols, there was no chance the Eagles would let him back on the field.

Vick’s status for next week, given the league’s mandates on concussions, seems quite doubtful.

Vick was alert and attentive Sunday night after the third-quarter hit, according to those who spoke to him. But there is no way to predict exactly how anyone responds to concussions and how quickly Vick would meet all baseline tests to be cleared again to practice and potentially play.

It seems unlikely that Raiders rookie QB Terrelle Pryor will win his appeal of his NFL-mandated five-game suspension, given the conditions of his deal to be allowed into the league via the supplemental draft in the first place.

A decision in Pryor’s favor would surprise many league insiders, especially since NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell consulted NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith before the league rendered its decision, and the QB previously agreed to it.

No direct timetable for a decision was given after last week’s hearing, but it’s likely to come this week, with Pryor already entering the third week of the suspension.

Pryor’s case was presented by his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and several NFLPA officials at the hearing, which lasted just over an hour. Smith wasn’t present as he was conferring with NBA Players Association officials in Nevada as that league braces for its work stoppage.

Calvin Johnson will play for the Lions on Sunday against the Chiefs, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

Johnson was listed as questionable with an ankle injury and he missed time in practice.

The Detroit Free Press reported the star wideout was on the field for pregame warmups, running two laps around the field.

Johnson sprained his ankle during the Lions’ 27-20 Week 1 victory over the Buccaneers.

Arian Foster‘s return to the Texans won’t mean the end of Ben Tate‘s role, according to sources.

Foster is set to start Sunday against the Dolphins, but the Texans will watch his hamstring closely, and they plan to use Tate regardless.

The Texans wemt with a two-back approach in Week 1 and have no qualms about giving Tate the ball to spell Foster. Tate had a big Week 1 against the Colts, rushing for 116 yards and one touchdown.

UPDATE: Foster was officially deemed active for the game when the Texans released their inactives list.

The Raiders are optimistic that TE Kevin Boss (knee) and WR Darrius Heyward-Bey  (knee) will play on Sunday against the Bills. Both are currently listed as questionable.

With kickoff of Week 2 hours away, the playing status of some prominent names is coming into clearer focus:

• Cowboys WR Dez Bryant (thigh) would have to show much improvement in pregame activities to be able to play against the 49ers. Internal expectations aren’t high for him to play.

• Jets WR Santonio Holmes (knee) told teammates he will play, and the team fully expects him to go against the Jaguars. UPDATE: NFL Network’s Albert Breer reports that Holmes, safety Eric Smith (ankle) and LB David Harris (toe) will play for the Jets, according to team sources.

• Redskins safety LaRon Landry (hamstring) will be inactive, but LB Brian Orakpo (ankle) will play against the Cardinals.

• Saints safety Roman Harper (ankle) will be active against the Bears, but CB Tracy Porter (calf) is a true game-time decision, and unless he shows well in a fitness test, he’ll be inactive. UPDATE: Harper and Porter were listed as inactive on the Saints’ official list.

• Raiders DE Richard Seymour (ribs) will play against the Bills, but he’ll be closely monitored by the medical staff to see how many snaps he can take.

• Colts DE Robert Mathis (neck) intends to play against the Browns.

Carson Palmer is staying in football shape and has been throwing regularly to former Bengals teammate T.J. Houshmandzadeh, according to a source.

Palmer has no plans to report to the Bengals or to play for the team again, but he hasn’t closed the door on playing football.

He is still seeking a trade, though he knows the likelihood of owner Mike Brown dealing him is bleak. Should rookie Andy Dalton develop to the point where the Bengals are ready to deal Palmer to add more pieces, perhaps that expedites the process.

Regardless, on the off chance that Brown does somehow have a change of heart before next month’s trade deadline, Palmer will be ready. Palmer is due to make $11.5 million this season and roughly $50 million over the duration of his contract.

The Seahawks, 49ers and Dolphins are among the teams that approached the Bengals about trading for Palmer before the lockout, according to league sources.

Veteran safety Darren Sharper will be among several players working out for the Broncos on Tuesday, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

Sharper, 35, is a former Pro Bowler who most recently worked out for the Patriots and starred for the Saints in their Super Bowl season. The Broncos are dealing with a host of injury concerns and will be looking at several running backs and at least one defensive lineman on Tuesday as well, according to a source.

It’s very unlikely Sharper signs with the Broncos, as the workout is more for down the line in the event of an injury. Sharper is being very selective about what he does — he turned down two offers earlier this summer, according to sources — and is waiting for the right opportunity. So even though Sharper does have ties to the coaching staff in Denver, don’t look for this visit to end with a new contract.

Thomas Clayton, who worked out for the Dolphins last week, will be among four running backs working out for the Broncos. Knowshon Moreno, who has been oft-injured during his brief NFL career, is currently battling a hamstring injury and is questionable this week.

One of biggest fines handed down from the league office for Week 1 went to Giants S Antrel Rolle, who has been fined $20,000 for unnecessary roughness.

According to a league source, Rolle speared an opponent with his helmet. He was called for a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty for hitting Redskins TE Fred Davis helmet-to-helmet during the fourth quarter of the 28-14 loss in Washington.

In addition to the $15,000 fine levied against Steelers safety Troy Polamalu, CB Ike Taylor was fined $15,000 Friday for unnecessary roughness for unnecessarily head-butting an opponent on a run play. In the same game, Ravens LB Brendon Ayanbadejo was fined $15,000 for unnecessary roughness for a horse-collar tackle on a special teams play.

Also, Patriots S Patrick Chung was fined $7,500 for unnecessary roughness on a helmet takedown of Dolphins RB Reggie Bush on Monday night.

Raiders rookie QB Terrelle Pryor‘s hearing to appeal his five-game suspension will take place Thursday, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

The suspension, handed down by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell upon declaring Pryor eligible for the Aug. 22 supplemental draft, is for the same number of games that QB would have missed had he stayed at Ohio State.

Pryor gave up his final season with the Buckeyes after an investigation into the team’s memorabilia-for-cash scandal cost coach Jim Tressel his job. Tressel was hired by the Colts as a day-of-game consultant but won’t begin his duties until the seventh game of the season.

Pryor and his representatives had expressed mixed messages as to if the QB would appeal his suspension, but they ultimately decided to file.

The Giants auditioned T.J. Houshmandzadeh on Wednesday, but the veteran receiver won’t be signed, according to a league source.

Instead, the Giants plan to sign Brandon Stokley to help shore up their depleted receiving corps. Hakeem Nicks currently is fighting to play through a hyperextended right knee sustained during a season-opening loss to the Redskins, though he told the Star-Ledger he doesn’t see himself “missing any time.”

Stokley had 31 receptions for 354 yards with the Seahawks last season and beat out a group that included WR David Clowney in addition to Houshmandzadeh.

UPDATE: The Star-Ledger, citing the player’s agent, reported Wednesday night that the Giants did sign Stokley.

Medical tests Tuesday revealed no serious damage to Bengals rookie QB Andy Dalton‘s wrist area, but his status for Sunday’s game against the Broncos remains in doubt, according to a league source.

Dalton was knocked from the Bengals’ season-opening victory over the Browns during the second half and didn’t return.

The X-rays conducted Sunday were normal, and other tests showed no serious injury, but the ailment could limit Dalton’s ability to practice early this week. For a rookie quarterback who already missed offseason workouts because of the lockout, that would be significant.

Dalton said he’s hopeful of playing Sunday, but it’s hardly out of the question that Bruce Gradkowski, who led the Bengals to the comeback victory, will end up starting in Week 2.