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[IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE]=09 PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS: =09 Count on MedStrong to Save Your Life! MedStrong is for anyone interested in= safe emergency care for themselves and their families. CLICK HERE. =09 Dear Joe Stepo, Here is the latest NFL News from the Associated Press: = RAIDERS Oakland kicker Sebastian Janikowski fell at a nightclub due to "an = apparent drug overdose," cutting his face and requiring five stitches a few= hours after the Raiders' game against Dallas, police said Tuesday. Janiko= wski was taken to a hospital after patrons at the Sno-Drift Bar reported he= had collapsed early Monday morning, police spokesman Dewayne Tully said. = Janikowski, 23, who attended team meetings later Monday, was not arrested, = Tully said. A police report indicated the club's doorman told officers that= Janikowski was "possibly overdosing on GHB" _ the so-called date-rape drug= . Last April in Florida, Janikowski was found innocent on charges of drug = possession and evidence tampering in April in Florida after being accused o= f possessing GHB. In the police report Monday, officers wrote they "found = Janikowski incoherent and wildly flailing around on the floor. As a result = of the uncontrolled flailing, Janikowski hit his head on the floor and caus= ed a cut over his right eye." Janikowski did not respond when officers tal= ked to him, and he was placed in soft restraints on a gurney for the trip t= o the hospital, the police report said. Janikowski's roommate, Jay Hoffman= , told police the kicker was not taking drugs but that he was with an unide= ntified woman earlier in the night who may have slipped something into his = drink. Other witnesses told police they saw Janikowski voluntarily taking = what appeared to be GHB and that he "does it all the time." Paul Healy, th= e kicker's agent, said Janikowski needed stitches for a head wound. He said= his client had been drinking, and said reports of a drug overdose were "to= tally false." "I know he was out there at a nightclub in San Francisco and= slipped and fell. At a lot of these clubs, people spill their drinks, and = he slipped and whacked his head," Healy said. "You don't have a drug overdo= se Sunday night and go to practice Monday morning." Raiders coaches said J= anikowski appeared fine Monday. The kicker, who has made all eight of his f= ield goals this season, was not in the locker room in the hour that reporte= rs are allowed access on days following games. Janikowski, a native of Pol= and, was Oakland's first-round choice in the 2000 draft after starring at F= lorida State. In June 2000, Janikowski was acquited on a charge he offered= a Tallahassee policeman $300 to release his roommate after an argument wit= h a bouncer who wouldn't let him into a local nightclub. His contract incl= udes a clause that will force him to pay back about $25,000 for every game = he misses due to suspension. The clause was added because of his run-ins wi= th the law. CHIEFS Starters Derrick Alexander, Tony Richardson and Dante H= all will probably be out Sunday when Kansas City plays host to Pittsburgh. = The loss of Alexander, last year's team MVP and the Chiefs' only experienc= ed wide receiver, will send the Chiefs (1-3) into the weekend dangerously s= hort at the position. Sylvester Morris, last year's No. 1 draft pick, has = been out all year with a knee injury. Marvin "Snoop" Minnis, this year's to= p pick, has been inconsistent. Inconsistency at wide receiver has been cit= ed by coach Dick Vermeil as the top reason for quarterback Trent Green's pr= oblems. Green threw four interceptions last week in Denver. "It really mak= es us thin at wide receiver," said Vermeil. "We count on Hall as one of our= four wide receivers, but now we can't do that." Alexander, slowed all sea= son with a sore Achilles' tendon, developed back spasms during pregame warm= ups last week before the Chiefs' loss at Denver. Although Alexander played,= Vermeil said he "couldn't bend over and tie his shoelaces" on Monday. Ful= lback Richardson, the Chiefs' most consistent performer on offense, also mi= ssed last week's game with a shoulder injury. Hall, a wide receiver/kick re= turner, has a "deep contusion" on a shoulder that has already undergone sur= gery. "It would take drastic change to all of a sudden have Tony Richardso= n back," Vermeil said. "I think it's a better chance of having him a week f= rom this weekend." The only healthy wide receivers left are Minnis, Chris = Thomas and Larry Parker. Tight end Mikhael Ricks will probably be used in t= he position. The Chiefs will be reduced to using defensive backs as wide r= eceivers during practice. But Vermeil said he did not anticipate bringing i= n another wide receiver. "The problem with bringing guys in is you have to= let somebody else go. Who? If guys are injured and go on injured reserve, = they create their own roster vacancy," Vermeil said. "But who do you want t= o sacrifice? It's not an easy thing to do. "Then if you do bring somebody = in, will he suit up on Sunday? When you bring them on the roster and he can= 't automatically line up and play this weekend because he doesn't know the = scheme, that really hurts you." One possibility would be Derrick Mayes. Si= gned to a free-agent contract last spring, the former Seattle starter was r= eleased after training camp. "We've talked to Mayes in the past about bein= g in shape and being available," Vermeil said. "He would be a logical guy b= ecause of his knowledge of our scheme. But who would we let go?" Vermeil s= aid Parker would probably return punts, but rookie running back Derrick Bla= ylock could be activated. Reserve running back Mike Cloud was expected to r= eturn kickoffs. Richardson's loss is felt throughout the offense. "Tony R= ichardson might be the best player at his position in the league," Vermeil = said. "We miss his leadership. We miss his running. We miss his blocking. I= t's not easy to just plug somebody in." COWBOYS Rookie quarterback Quincy = Carter is expected to be out two weeks for the Dallas Cowboys after straini= ng his left hamstring in the loss against Oakland. Anthony Wright, who rep= laced Carter in the first quarter, is set to face Washington in his third s= tart of the season. Carter had a MRI on Monday to determine the injury's s= everity. "My teammates know I can play," he told The Dallas Morning News o= n Tuesday. "They know I have talent. I've just had some injury problems." = Carter had returned to the lineup on Sunday after missing two games with a = bruised thumb. During an 8-yard run in the 28-21 loss to Oakland, Carter s= trained his hamstring. He finished the drive but did not return. On his fi= rst play, Wright threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Joey Galloway, who ran p= ast Pro Bowl cornerback Charles Woodson. "Anthony showed us that he can co= me off the bench and play with a limited number of repetitions in practice,= " coach Dave Campo said. Wright completed 14 of 22 passes for 126 yards wi= th two touchdowns and no interceptions. He has been the quarterback when Da= llas scored 44 of its 66 points this season. =09 ---COOL NEW REMINDERS---Great Quotes of the DayTravel DigestPet Tips ---= FAVORITE REMINDERS---Entertainment NewsChildren's Product RecallsU.S. Mark= et Indicies Sign up today to get a daily email listing of important events= that occurred this date in history. CLICK HERE. =09 To unsubscribe from this Reminder topic, click here. =20 To unsubscribe from SmartReminders altogether, click here. =20 [IMAGE]
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