The Eagles’ season-opening victory over the Panthers was dampened by the news that QB Donovan McNabb suffered a fractured rib.

CB Darrelle Revis and NT Kris Jenkins will be among four starters — including C Nick Mangold and RT Damien Woody — who’ll miss the New York Jets’ preseason opener against the St. Louis Rams because of injuries.

Panthers WR Steve Smith hopes to be healthy enough to start the team’s regular-season opener against Philadelphia on Sept. 13.

Redskins DT Albert Haynesworth returned to practice Tuesday after missing two days for treatment on his left knee.

Browns WR Braylon Edwards continues to sit out practice with an undisclosed injury. Cleveland coach Eric Mangini has refused to reveal the nature of Edwards’ injury and reiterated on Tuesday that Cleveland’s top playmaker will be on the field when he is medically cleared by the Browns’ training staff.

Ravens OT Adam Terry will be placed on season-ending injured reserve because of chronic problems with his right knee that will require further surgery.

Texans starting center Chris Myers left Tuesday morning’s practice with what appeared to be an ankle injury. The 6-4, 299-pound fifth-year pro from the University of Miami was taken off the field on a cart.

Four months after starting a comeback to the NFL, Saints LB Dan Morgan has decided to retire again because of unspecified injuries, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, wrote on his Twitter page.

The NFL released the first official injury report for Super Bowl XLIII on Wednesday. With 10 full days before the Steelers and Cardinals take the field, there isn’t much to learn about the potential playing status of any players.

Give Baltimore WR Derrick Mason the tough guy award for Week 10.

Whether or not it holds any bearing on his playing status on Sunday is debatable, but Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger missed practice for the second consecutive day on Thursday because of his lingering shoulder injury. Coach Mike Tomlin told the Steelers’ official site that he expects Roethlisberger to start on Sunday night against the Jaguars.

San Francisco 49ers CB Shawntae Spencer will have season-ending surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn ligament in his left knee.

The Baltimore Ravens expect SS Dawan Landry to return to the field this season after suffering a spinal cord concussion in Sunday’s 28-10 win over the Cleveland Browns.

Now that guard Chris Naeole is ready and recovered from the torn quadriceps tendon he suffered midway through last season, Jacksonville has re-signed him to bolster its offensive line.

Once again, the Colts will be without safety Bob Sanders, the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year, who will miss four to six weeks with a high ankle sprain. When Sanders has failed to play, Indianapolis’ defense has turned from one of the best in the league to pedestrian. And now it will have to overcome his loss yet again.