Beanie returning to Cards’ lineup
Beanie Wells will be back in the Cardinals backfield on Sunday against the Rams.
St. Louis remembers him all toowell.
The last timeWells faced it, almost exactly a year ago, he rushed for a franchiserecord 228 yards in a 2320 Arizona victory in St. Louis.
With Wells coming back from an injury and the Rams defense greatly improved, no oneis expecting anything close to that thistimearound. Butthe presenceofWells is awelcome addition to a team looking to end a sixgame losing streak withquarterback, RyanLindley, making his firstNFLstart.
“I feel great,” Wells said yesterday. “I feel good enough to go out there and domy job at a high level.’’
What was described as a “severe turf toe” injury sustained by Wells in Arizona’s victory over Philadelphia in week three was the official reason he was placed on the NFL’s new injured/designated for return list, but the true benefit was to his right knee, which had not fully recovered after arthroscopic surgery following last season.
STEELERS: Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and his wife are welcoming their newson.
Roethlisberger posted the news about Benjamin Jr. on his website. He says wife Ashley gave birth Wednesday at 10:06 p.m. The boy weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce.
BILLS: Thenexttimea flight attendant asks Leodis McKelv into turn off his cellphone on a plane, the Buffalo cornerback sayshe’s going tolisten.
McKelvin apologized after confirming he had been ticketed $75 for refusing to follow a crew member’s order during a flight fromNewYork to Buffalo on Tuesday.
BRONCOS: Denver cornerback Tracy Porter practiced and will travel to Kansas City with the team for Sunday’s game. Porter hasn’t played since Oct. 7, as doctors have tried to regulate medication he needs after experiencing similar symptoms to those he felt before having a seizure over the summer.
FALCONS: Receiver Julio Jones was limited in his return to practice for Atlanta.
Three defensive starters were held out — LB Sean Weatherspoon (right ankle), CB Asante Samuel (shoulder) and NT Peria Jerry (quadriceps).
CHARGERS: San Diego says Sunday’s home game against the Ravens will be blacked out in Southern California because more than 9,000 general admission tickets remained unsold 72 hours before kickoff.