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Chicago Bears WR Devin Aromashodu and DT Tommie Harris were both inactive for Monday’s game against Green Bay. Both players are healthy, indicating they are deep within Coach Lovie Smith’s doghouse. Aromashodu isn’t even worth hanging onto in fantasy leagues at this point. Harris is a shell of his former-Pro Bowl self.

New York Giants DE Osi Umenyiora (knee) will be a game-time decision Sunday night against Indianapolis. Umenyiora was limited during practice on Friday as he deals with an undisclosed knee injury. With the late kick-off time, fantasy owners should look elsewhere for a defensive line option in IDP leagues. Osi will likely be limited if [...]

New York Jets NT Kris Jenkins has been diagnosed with a torn ACL, ending his 2010 season. It’s the same ACL that Jenkins tore last season as his career now appears to be in jeopardy. A big blow to the Jets defense, the team will reportedly look outside the organization for help on the defensive [...]

New York Jets NT Kris Jenkins left Monday’s game against Baltimore with a left knee injury and did not return. The injury is concerning being that Jenkins tore the ACL in the same knee last season. Losing Jenkins for any significant period of time would be a big blow to the Jets defense.

Cincinatti Bengals DE Antwan Odom is facing a four-game NFL suspension for violating the league’s steroid policy, according to mulitple outlets. Profootballtalk.com confirmed an earlier report by Cincinatti blog Threewaychili.com about the possible suspension. Odom plans to appeal and should be available for this Sunday’s game against New England.

The Tennessee Titans and Washington Redskins have discussed a deal involving DL Albert Haynesworth, according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. The deal makes sense, even with the season opener just a few days away, as Haynesworth would need very little time to re-adjust to the Titans scheme. The Redskins would be wise to move on from [...]

Washington Redskins DL Albert Haynesworth is unlikely to start entering the season and could even be a game-day inactive, according to the Washington Post. While the report states Haynesworth being a healthy scratch is unlikely, the very fact it’s a possibility is concerning. Haynesworth reportedly gave little effort during the team’s final preseason game, and [...]

The Arizona Cardinals have signed DE Darnell Dockett to a four-year, $48 million extension. The extension will run through the 2015 season and contain $30 million guaranteed. Obviously the Cardinals felt that Dockett was a more valuable piece than Anquan Boldin or Karlos Dansby. Time will tell.

Mike Shanahan fired back at DL Albert Haynesworth Sunday, claiming that Haynesworth will not play if he continues to miss practice. This comes a day after news broke of Haynesworth possibly having a muscle condition, so it’s clear this story isn’t going away anytime soon. We’ll see once the regular season starts.

Free agent DE Aaron Schobel announced on Monday that he will retire rather than play for the Houston Texans in 2010. Schobel leaves the NFL with plenty left in the tank at age 33. The Texans could have used the depth across from Mario Williams.