PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : RAMS : Anderson to Wait and See on Thigh

Wide receiver Flipper Anderson, who has been listed as probable on the Ram injury report because of a thigh bruise, said he won’t know until Sunday if he can play.

“Yeah, there is a doubt,” Anderson said. “It doesn’t feel too good today. They want me to come over to the stadium early to see how it is.”

Anderson did not practice Wednesday and, after doing some work Thursday, he reported more pain Friday.

“It’s pretty sore,” he said.

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Anderson, the team’s leading receiver with 29 catches for 636 yards and four touchdowns, injured his thigh early against the Raiders, but continued playing.

Earlier this season he suffered a small fracture in his back, missed practice time, but did not sit out a game.

“This is different; this is my leg,” Anderson said. “I could cover my back, but I need my legs for what I do.”

Coach Chuck Knox said the team will wait until Sunday morning to determine the effectiveness of Anderson, backup quarterback Chris Chandler (ankle) and guard Leo Goeas (abdominal muscle). Knox said Darryl Ashmore will start once again at right guard in place of Goeas.

The Rams listed center Bern Brostek, tackle Ronald Edwards, linebacker Henry Rolling and running back Johnny Bailey as inactive for the game.

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Rolling, who could sit out the rest of the season while recovering from eye surgery, considers himself fortunate.

“When I got hit, I thought I lost my eye,” said Rolling, who hopes to play again this season. “When the doctor finished with the surgery, he told me 98% of the people who have suffered the damage I had lose their eye. I consider myself very, very lucky to be part of that 2%.”

Rolling was poked in the eye during practice a few weeks ago and suffered a “blowout fracture.” He had surgery, which included a silicone implant, and has been instructed to wait for it to heal.

“It was scary; I asked the guys around me if I still had my eye after getting hit,” Rolling said. “When they did the surgery, it was worse than what they first thought, but the surgery was very successful and I’ll be back.”