The latest injury Brett Favre must fight to maintain his record durability streak is a pulled groin muscle. Back from his bye week, Favre said he believes he’ll be fine.
Favre said he was hurt in practice while rolling out during a drill two weeks ago and aggravated the injury in pregame warmups at Green Bay on Nov. 1. The Vikings didn’t play last week, giving their 40-year-old quarterback extra time to heal.
“It was a concern for the game. I made it through. With a week’s rest I think I’ll be fine,” Favre said Wednesday. “But I’m not going to make it a bigger issue than it is. It’s kind of a new thing for me. To play 18 some-odd years and not have anything like that that probably worried me more than anything. But I think I’ll be fine.”
Favre said the injury bothered him during the Packers game, but “not as bad” as he feared it might. He told coach Brad Childress, offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell and backup quarterback Tarvaris Jackson to be ready in case he couldn’t finish the game.
“I didn’t want to have to go into every drive or leave the huddle and say, ‘I have to play a little bit cautious this way,’ or ‘I hope I can get this handoff out there,’” Favre said.
SEAHAWKS — Matt Hasselbeck didn’t fully practice with Seattle because of a sore shoulder and healing ribs, though he will start Sunday’s key divisional game at Arizona.
Coach Jim Mora reiterated before Hasselbeck shared some first-team snaps with backup Seneca Wallace that there is nothing structurally wrong with Hasselbeck’s throwing shoulder.
BILLS — Trent Edwards is back as the Buffalo Bills starter, though he might be missing his top threat after Terrell Owens missed practice because of a strained hip.
Coach Dick Jauron said Owens’ hip began bothering him during the team’s day off on Tuesday, and he noted that the receiver was feeling “very uncomfortable” when he arrived for meetings. It’s unclear how Owens was hurt, because he practiced on Monday after the team returned from a four-day break following its bye.
BUCCANEERS — Tampa Bay re-signed linebacker Matt McCoy and promoted cornerback Derrick Roberson from the practice squad to the active roster.
The team also said reserve safety Will Allen and backup linebacker Rod Wilson will miss the remainder of the season after being placed on injured reserve.
COWBOYS — Center Andre Gurode and safety Ken Hamlin were held out of Dallas’ practice.
Coach Wade Phillips says it would have been unlikely that Gurode (ankle sprain) and Hamlin (groin strain) could have played if it had been a game day. But he isn’t ruling them out of Sunday’s game at Green Bay.
GIANTS — New York cornerback Aaron Ross practiced for the first time since pulling his left hamstring in training camp in August.
Ross, who started 24 of 30 games in his first two seasons with the Giants, hopes to be ready to play when New York (5-4) returns from a bye and plays the Atlanta Falcons on Nov. 22.
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