Rogers Sits It Out Again

An injury update from the Sunday morning practice, which was in full pads:

For the second straight day, starting cornerback Carlos Rogers sat out all of the team drills -- including the stints when the first-team offense took on the first-team defense in a two-minute drill -- with a sore calf muscle.

"We're just going to continue to keep that thing loose," Coach Jim Zorn said.

Though the injury is not a long-term concern, Zorn said he would like to get Rogers back as quickly as possible so the coaching staff can evaluate not just his play, but the defense as a whole.

"I think every drill's important," Zorn said. "I think every drill's valuable. I'm not worried about it, but I'm concerned that any player would lose the opportunity to get a little bit better, and we need him to get into the flow of practice and the flow of preparation, but we have to deal with the reality of it. I think he'll be back soon. The calf muscle's just a little bit harder to judge when a guy can come back."

The other potentially significant injury Sunday was to receiver Roydell Williams, who Zorn said was pulled from drills after a pass hit his finger, causing him significant pain. Williams will undergo X-rays.

Rookie defensive lineman J.D. Skolnitsky and rookie fullback Eddie Williams both sat out with hamstring injuries.