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8/27/2008	Jim Sorgi (IND) QB
Sorgi will not play in Thursday's final preseason game, but has shown progress with his injured knee. "He's doing better," head coach Tony Dungy told the team's official web site. "He appears to be healing. The swelling's going down. He's not here today, but he is doing better."
8/27/2008	Peyton Manning (IND) QB
Manning (knee) won't play in Thursday's final preseason game, but practiced on Wednesday and remains on track to start in Week 1. "He will not play in the game, but he’s right on schedule," head coach Tony Dungy told the team's official web site.
8/27/2008	Trent Edwards (BUF) QB
Edwards (thigh bruise) was back on the practice field again Wednesday, but the team is being cautious with him and he was held out of team work, the Bills' official site reports.
8/27/2008	Derek Fine (BUF) TE
Fine had thumb surgery to repair the damage suffered in the Indianapolis game Sunday night, the Bills' official site reports.
8/27/2008	Kyle Boller (BAL) QB
Boller (shoulder) doesn't need surgery at this time, but will miss the Ravens' preseason finale, the Baltimore Sun reports. According to GM Ozzie Newsome, "(Boller) could play again this season...that could change, but this is good news."
8/27/2008	Matt Leinart (ARZ) QB
Kurt Warner, not Leinart, will start Friday's preseason game, the Arizona Republic reports.
8/27/2008	Kurt Warner (ARZ) QB
Warner will start Friday's preseason game, the Arizona Republic reports.
8/27/2008	Jeff Otis ( ) QB
Otis has been waived by the Raiders.
8/27/2008	Casey Bramlet ( ) QB
The Chargers have released Bramlet.
8/27/2008	Jerome Simpson (CIN) WR
Simpson will probably suit up as the Bengals' No. 3 receiver for their season opener against the Ravens, Bengals.com reports.
8/27/2008	Demetrius Williams (BAL) WR
Williams, who has been activated off of the Ravens' PUP list with a lower left leg injury, hopes to play in the season opener against the Bengals on Sept.7, the Baltimore Sun reports.
8/27/2008	Dexter Jackson (CIN) S
Jackson sprained his ankle in practice on Monday and was in a walking boot on Tuesday, Bengals.com reports.
8/27/2008	Nnamdi Asomugha (OAK) CB
Head coach Lane Kiffin said Asomugha (ankle) will not play in Thursday's preseason finale against Seattle on Thursday, the Oakland Tribune reports.
8/27/2008	Rudi Johnson (CIN) RB
Though both the Bengals and his agent have dismissed rumors that they're looking to deal him for a receiver, Johnson seems to have taken them to heart, the Bengals' official site reports. "It's imminent to me," Johnson said after Tuesday's practice. "They've been trying to get me out of here for years. Since I first got here. That's why nothing surprises me and I'm not worried. Every year. It [might] not happen. Every year."
8/27/2008	Michael Bush (OAK) RB
Head coach Lane Kiffin made it fairly clear on Tuesday that Bush will not be making a move to fullback any time in the near future, the Oakland Tribune reports.

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