Griese Tears Cartilage in Shoulder

Denver quarterback Brian Griese, the NFL’s top-rated passer, has partially torn cartilage in his throwing shoulder that makes him questionable for Sunday’s game against Kansas City.

Griese was injured when driven to the ground by an Oakland defender early in the second quarter of the Broncos’ 33-24 victory. It was the same play that produced a cut on Griese’s chin that required four stitches.

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Jacksonville’s Mike Hollis, the most accurate field-goal kicker in NFL history, had surgery to repair a fragmented disc in his back. Coach Tom Coughlin would not speculate how long it would take Hollis to recover. . . . Buffalo tight end Jay Riemersma is expected to be sidelined up to five weeks because of a sprained left knee, and rookie linebacker Corey Moore is expected to miss at least two weeks because of a high ankle sprain. . . . Ryan Leaf will start at quarterback for San Diego after Moses Moreno strained his throwing shoulder in a loss at Kansas City. Moreno is expected to be sidelined for at least two weeks. Charger tight end Reggie Davis will undergo knee surgery and will be sidelined for up to four weeks, and running back Robert Chancey is day-to-day after injuring his neck. . . . Baltimore backup quarterback Trent Dilfer underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to repair a torn medial meniscus and will probably miss at least one week. . . . Officials acknowledged that they made an error in the closing seconds of Pittsburgh’s loss to Cleveland and that the Steelers should have been given at least five more seconds to get off a field-goal attempt. The NFL said that the clock should have been stopped and the ball spotted after Pittsburgh quarterback Jeff Graham was sacked. . . . Defensive end Vaughn Booker’s collapse during Cincinnati’s loss at Jacksonville is a mystery despite several medical tests and officials want to examine him further before clearing the 300-pounder to play. . . . Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair is expected to throw a few light passes today in an attempt to show Coach Jeff Fisher that he is recovered from a bruised sternum and is fit to play. . . . Denver linebacker Bill Romanowski faces a Nov. 6 hearing on charges he used a prescription drug prescribed for someone else. . . . The NFL will hold a hearing today to consider possible sanctions against Indianapolis defensive back Mustafah Muhammad, who was convicted Aug. 29 for beating his pregnant wife, Nichole. She died 10 days later as the result of injuries sustained in an auto accident, and the baby was stillborn.