Aikman Questionable for Monday

Troy Aikman’s teammates believe he’ll be back in the starting lineup for the Dallas Cowboys’ next game.

Coach Dave Campo, however, wasn’t ready after only one practice to say for sure that Aikman will be the starting quarterback Monday night at Washington.

“He looked good today,” Campo said. “We’re very fortunate to have an extra day. That gives us a little bit more evaluation time.”

Aikman returned to the practice field Wednesday for the first time since suffering his ninth career concussion in the season-opening 41-14 loss to Philadelphia on Sept. 3. He split snaps with Randall Cunningham during the nearly two-hour workout.

“Troy’s Troy. He came out there, threw the ball around and looked like his old self,” tight end Dave LaFleur said.

Campo wouldn’t say if Aikman and Cunningham would continue sharing time in practice this week.

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New Orleans running back Ricky Williams is listed as probable because of a chipped bone in his foot.

“It was swollen at first and sore, but nothing bad,” Williams said. “It doesn’t affect my running.”

Williams didn’t want to say which foot was injured, saying he did not want Seattle players trying to step on it during Sunday’s game against the Seahawks.

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The NFL has decided to crack down on the St. Louis Rams’ touchdown celebration.

The “duck down,” in which players squatted Spiderman-style on the field after scores, lasted only one game. An NFL measure passed in March against orchestrated group celebrations saw to that.

Players learned the news a few days before their 37-34 victory at Seattle on Sunday.

“It’s crushing us a little bit that they’re taking away our dances and everything,” receiver Torry Holt said. “But we’ll keep it classy.”

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Former Jet standout Mark Gastineau was sentenced to 18 months in jail at New York for failing to complete an anger-management course after hitting his estranged wife.

Gastineau admitted in May that he had violated terms of his probation after a guilty plea to misdemeanor assault in October 1998. So, he was ordered to spend a year in a treatment center but left after about four months, prosecutors said.

Gastineau’s lawyer, Sharyn Stein, asked the judge to give the former defensive lineman another chance to straighten out his life. “He’s a changed man,” she said.

But Manhattan criminal court Judge A. Kirke Bartley told Gastineau, “I have given you beyond a second and third chance.”

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Terrell Davis returned to practice for the first time since spraining his left ankle in the Denver Broncos’ season-opening loss to St. Louis.

Despite some soreness, the running back was confident he would play Sunday against Oakland.

“It’s typical the first time you practice,” he said. “That’s what I’m trying to work through, some of the soreness and get that out of the way.”

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Green Bay Running back Dorsey Levens practiced for the first time since Aug. 13, when tendinitis in his left knee became so painful he underwent an arthroscopic operation two days later.

The Packers are hoping Levens can return to the lineup Sunday against Philadelphia and share some snaps with Ahman Green, who’s recovering from a knee injury himself.

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Chris Howard got his first start at running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars and dropped the ball. On Wednesday, Coach Tom Coughlin decided to drop him.

Howard was waived only three days after he had two fumbles on only eight carries in a 39-36 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, a move Coughlin initially described as a simple roster shuffle brought on by more injuries.

The Jaguars activated linebacker Erik Storz from the practice squad to replace Brant Boyer, who injured a groin and is doubtful for Sunday’s game against Cincinnati.

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The Cleveland Browns, who lost left guard Jim Pyne for the season and wide receiver JaJuan Dawson for at least eight weeks, signed lineman Paul Snellings and receiver Lenzie Jackson to their practice squad.