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Young turns up after police search
Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. » Jeff Fisher said last night the Tennessee Titans didn't have the luxury of waiting to be sure about the safety of their quarterback Vince Young before calling police for help in finding him.
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That led to four hours of uncertainty Monday night before Young contacted the Titans and met with Fisher, a psychologist and police crisis negotiators at the team's headquarters before driving himself home. Combined with Young's reaction to being heavily booed in Sunday's opener, his mental state has been questioned heavily the past two days.
Fisher addressed all those questions on his radio show last night.
"We can never be too careful sometimes, and sometimes you can't jump to conclusions. You have to wait on information and be patient," Fisher said. "The information I had didn't afford us any patience."
The only thing known for sure? Young has a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, and Fisher said on his TV show that the quarterback will not play Sunday at Cincinnati. The coach would not give a timetable past that, calling the test results good news and that Young needs to heal up his leg.
Belichick happy with Cassel
BOSTON » New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick says he's in no rush to sign a new quarterback.
Belichick spoke yesterday, one day after losing MVP Tom Brady for the season with a knee injury.
The coach said quarterbacks Tim Rattay and Chris Simms were in Foxborough on Monday, but they didn't work out or take physicals.
"I didn't even see them when they were here," Belichick said yesterday.
Roethlisberger will play
PITTSBURGH » Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be limited in practice this week because of a sore shoulder but is expected to play this weekend at Cleveland.
Roethlisberger played three quarters of the Steelers' 38-17 win over the Houston Texans in the season opener Sunday. He is expected to play Sunday against the Browns in Cleveland.
Jaguars sign two linemen
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. » Looking to bolster their offensive line following injuries to guards
Vince Manuwai and Maurice Williams, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed veterans Milford Brown and Chad Slaughter yesterday.
The Jaguars placed Manuwai, a former Hawaii standout, on injured reserve and waived rookie cornerback Isaiah Gardner. The team also waived offensive tackle Cliff Louis from the practice squad.
Manuwai tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee Sunday at Tennessee. Williams ruptured his right biceps in pregame warmups and is out indefinitely.
Seahawks release three
SEATTLE » Following a season-opening loss at Buffalo, the Seattle Seahawks began making changes by releasing punter Ryan Plackemeier, running back Justin Forsett and wide receiver Jordan Kent yesterday.
The moves to release Forsett and Kent are likely to open a pair of roster spots for nickel back Jordan Babineaux and starting defensive tackle Rocky Bernard, both of whom missed the opener under league suspension. Seattle also placed wide receiver Nate Burleson on injured reserve.
The Seahawks signed veteran punter Jon Ryan to take Plackemeier's spot.