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The Indianapolis Colts placed safety Bob Sanders on the injured reserve list Friday, ending his season.

Sanders reportedly suffered a torn biceps during last Sunday's triumph over the San Francisco 49ers and was to undergo surgery.

The former NFL defensive player of the year continues to be plagued by injuries.

Sanders missed the first five games of the season as he recovered from offseason knee surgery.

The unbeaten Colts also placed cornerback Marlin Jackson on the season-ending IR list, the Associated Press reported. Jackson suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Wednesday's practice.

Another Colts cornerback, Kelvin Hayden, is to miss as much as four weeks because of a knee injury, according to the Indianapolis Star.

Also, wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez underwent arthroscopic knee surgery, further delaying his return. He has not played since the opening game of the season.

The New England Patriots released guard Kendall Simmons, the team announced Friday.

Simmons played in one game and was on the inactive list for six others after being signed by the Patriots on Sept. 6.

He previously spent seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Philadelphia Eagles withheld tailback Brian Westbrook from Friday's practice.

According to the team's Web site, Westbrook still is expected to play Sunday night at Lincoln Financial Field.

The Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys with first place in the NFC East at stake.

Westbrook missed one game, a triumph over the New York Giants, because of a concussion suffered during a Monday night game against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field.

Westbrook participated in practices Wednesday and Thursday.

The Denver Broncos are about to sign veteran cornerback Ty Law, according to several reports.

The Denver Post reported that the Broncos have not yet announced the move but it may be related to recent struggles by reserve cornerbacks Jack Williams and Alphonso Smith.

Law was with the New England Patriots while Josh McDaniels, the Broncos' first-year head coach, was an assistant with the Patriots.

Law played seven games last season for the New York Jets.

He has 52 interceptions in 14 NFL seasons for the Patriots, Jets and Kansas City Chiefs.

Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter said that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has "his own set of rules."

"When a guy can tell a ref when to throw a flag and he gets it and stuff like that, I mean he got his own rules," Porter said during his weekly segment Thursday on the league-owned NFL Network, according to a written account of the comments on the league's Web site.

"They made the whole 'Don't go at the legs' [rule] because of Tom. So whenever he feels that somebody is coming at his legs, he just points at the ref and he gets the flag. So you got to honestly say that he has his own set of rules."

The Dolphins play at New England on Sunday.

The Indianapolis Colts will be without Bob Sanders, their talented but injury-prone safety, for a significant amount and time and perhaps for the remainder of the season.

According to the Indianapolis Star, Colts Coach Jim Caldwell said that Sanders will have to undergo surgery for an injury to his left elbow and could be sidelined for at least a month.

ESPN reported that the former NFL defensive player of the year will be out for the rest of the season because of a torn biceps tendon.

Sanders was hurt in last Sunday's triumph over the San Francisco 49ers and sought a second opinion from orthopedist James Andrews. Sanders missed the first five games of the season while recovering from offseason knee surgery.

Colts cornerback Kelvin Hayden also is to miss as much as four weeks because of a knee injury, according to the Star.

The injuries come after the unbeaten Colts lost cornerback Marlin Jackson for the remainder of the season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee suffered during Wednesday's practice.

Also, wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez underwent arthroscopic knee surgery, further delaying his return. He has not played since the opening game of the season.

Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant told ESPN that he will enter the NFL draft next spring.

"I feel this is the best decision for me," Bryant said, according to the network. "It's what God wants me to do. I'm going to start my training Tuesday in Tampa."

The NCAA announced Thursday that Bryant's final appeal to be reinstated this season had been denied. He is to remain suspended for the rest of this season and is not to regain his eligibility to play until September 2010. Bryant was ruled ineligible by the school for lying to an NCAA investigator about a meeting with Deion Sanders, the former NFL standout who now works for the league-owned NFL Network.

Bryant, a junior, is regarded by many NFL talent evaluators as a likely first-round pick in the spring.

"This year didn't go the way I wanted it to," Bryant told ESPN. "It was so hard. And to be honest I had my head down at times. But the NCAA has made their decision. And I respect that. And now I've made mine."

He also told the network: "When I talk to the NFL, I'm going to be truthful with them about what happened. It will be what I'm supposed to tell them, which is the truth.... I love the game. I have a passion for the game. Football is what I do. And any NFL team that I play for is going to get great effort."

The Indianapolis Colts reportedly have lost cornerback Marlin Jackson to a seaso-ending knee injury.

Jackson suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament on the final play of Wednesday's practice, ESPN reported.

He is expected to undergo surgery next week, according to the report.

Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck participated fully in the Seattle Seahawks' practice Thursday, according to the Associated Press.

He sat out Wednesday's pratice to rest his injured ribs.

Backup Seneca Wallace ran the starting offense during Wednesday's practice but Hasselbeck was back with the starters Thursday, according to the AP.

According to the Associated Press, Coach Steve Spagnuolo is expected to stick with Marc Bulger as the St. Louis Rams' starter at quarterback.

The Rams, with a record of 1-7, are on their bye week.

Bulger has thrown three touchdown passes and four interceptions this season and has a passer rating of 68.2.

The National Organization for Women has called for the suspension of Oakland Raiders Coach Tom Cable over allegations by his former wife and ex-girlfriend that he hit them in the past.

"Tom Cable's history of violence against women raises a question: Why is he still the head coach of an NFL team?" the organization's president, Terry O'Neill, said to USA Today in a written statement via e-mail. "Mr. Cable admits having battered his first wife, and he stands accused of battering two other intimate partners as well. As a survivor of domestic violence, I know that women do not make such accusations lightly. Indeed, women have much more to lose than to gain by coming forward to tell their stories.

"The Oakland Raiders, properly, say they are undergoing a 'serious evaluation' of these recent allegations. At the very least he should be suspended during this process.... A man who has admitted battering his wife has no business being a role model for all of us who would like to be able to look up to the head coach of an NFL football team."