Warner Leaves Hospital but Won’t Start Sunday

Kurt Warner got out of the hospital Monday and was doing better a day after sustaining a concussion in a 23-13 loss to the New York Giants.

He won’t, however, start Sunday at quarterback when the St. Louis Rams face San Francisco in their home opener.

Ram Coach Mike Martz said he’ll probably wait until the end of the week to decide whether to activate Warner, but backup Marc Bulger -- 6-1 last year -- almost certainly will start.

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Jake Delhomme was named Carolina’s starting quarterback after leading the team from 17 points down to a 24-23 win over Jacksonville.

Delhomme, who signed a two-year contract worth $4 million with Carolina in the off-season, replaced starter Rodney Peete in the second half Sunday and threw three touchdown passes, including the game winner on fourth and 11 with 16 seconds left. The Panthers play at Tampa Bay on Sunday.

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Tennessee Titan kicker Joe Nedney tore a ligament in his non-kicking leg and will have season-ending surgery.

Nedney, in his third year of a five-year contract, was hurt while making a tackle in the Titans’ 25-20 victory over Oakland.

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Chicago Bear starting guard Chris Villarrial will sit out four to six weeks because of a sprained left knee.

Villarrial damaged the medial collateral ligament Sunday in the second quarter of Chicago’s 49-7 loss to San Francisco. It is the fourth major injury to the Bears’ offensive line.

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Donald Driver remained in the hospital Monday after the receiver’s scary neck injury in the Green Bay Packers’ season opener.

Coach Mike Sherman said Driver had a “very severely sprained neck” and probably wouldn’t play this Sunday against Detroit.

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Minnesota Viking strong safety Corey Chavous is doubtful for Sunday’s game against Chicago because of a sprained right knee.

Chavous was injured in the second quarter Sunday, yet stayed in the game and made a key interception in the 30-25 victory over Green Bay.

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Miami Dolphin cornerback Sam Madison wore a boot to protect his bruised left ankle and didn’t say whether he’ll play Sunday against the New York Jets.

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The Detroit Lions signed cornerback Alex Molden one day after giving up 344 yards passing in a 42-24 season-opening victory over Arizona.

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Rookie fullback Chris Davis will sit out the rest of the season because of a torn ligament in his left knee, an injury sustained in a season-opening 27-10 win over New Orleans.

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The New York Jets re-signed quarterback Jamie Martin, who had been released last week.