WR Stallworth tries chance with Lions

As wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth’s agent Drew Rosenhaus announced one day after the Cleveland Browns released the receiver, Stallworth would work out for a team today to check if he has a chance to work there. And today’s reports disclosed that the team is the Detroit Lions.

A few days after the Super Bowl games, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reinstated Stallworth to the league following a whole-season suspension. However, only one day later, Stallworth lost his job as a wide receiver in Browns jersey. But both Stallworth and his agent were confident that the receiver would soon find a new job in a new team.

There has not been any confirmation from Rosenhaus or the Lions about Stallworth’s workout, but there is neither any denial. So we may remain hopeful that Stallworth is to be signed "in the next couple of weeks at the latest" just as Rosenhaus expected.

Lions RB Smith not available for remaining games

Having suffered at least one ligament tear in the knee, the Detroit Lions running back Kevin Smith has to undergo surgery on his left knee and is not going to wear back his Lions jersey for the remaining games of this season, as the Lions confirmed on Monday.

Backup Maurice Morris will take over Smith’s starting job for the final three games. Although Morris isn’t a home-run threat, he had decent speed and the explosion to be a good inside runner and to get through the hole, which means there may be roster moves to the Lions after they lost last week’s game to the Baltimore Ravens 48-3.

However, Lions Coach Jim Schwartz claimed Monday that no moves are imminent. He only admitted that the team could make some different decisions on starters as they have already done during the whole season as adjustments for bigger winning chance.

Vikings RB Peterson was limited in practice with back injury

Because of back injury, the Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson had to be limited in practice Wednesday, making his status for this Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers uncertain while a lot fans expect to see him in his vikings jersey.

Peterson was hurt during the Monday game against the Detroit Lions. Three days later, the team announced that the starting running back was placed onto the team’s injury report. Peterson has been the league’s leading rusher and rushed for 92 yards and made one touchdown during the game against the Lions.

On Wednesday’s workout, safety Madieu Williams was also limited with a shoulder injury. And linebackers Erin Henderson and E.J. Henderson did not practice at all. Erin missed because of a calf injury, and E.J., Erin’s brother, who is also the team’s leading tackler this season and had eight tackles in 27-13 win over the Lions on Sunday, missed because he had a shoulder injury.