Lions Lose Rogers Again

Detroit Lion wide receiver Charles Rogers will sit out the rest of the season after breaking his collarbone for the second consecutive season.

The No. 2 pick in the 2003 draft was injured going for a pass Sunday in the first quarter of a victory over the Chicago Bears. X-rays revealed a fracture near the one he got last year during a bye week practice.

Rogers played only the first five games of his rookie season because of the injury. He will have surgery this week or early next week and will be put on injured reserve, Coach Steve Mariucci said Monday.

Cornerback Dre’ Bly, who suffered a sprained knee in Sunday’s game, will sit out the next two games, Mariucci said.

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San Francisco 49er quarterback Ken Dorsey is expected to make his first NFL start after Tim Rattay was diagnosed with a separated right shoulder.

Rattay was injured while getting sacked by Atlanta’s Rod Coleman in the 49ers’ loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

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Seattle Seahawk running back Shaun Alexander has a bone bruise on his right knee, but could play this week against Tampa Bay.

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Ethan Brooks, who replaced Jonathan Ogden at left tackle in the Baltimore Ravens’ loss to Cleveland, will sit out at least two weeks because of a sprained knee ligament.

The Ravens hope to have Ogden back for this week’s home opener against Pittsburgh. Ogden suffered a sprained knee.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneer wide receiver Joey Galloway will sit out four to six weeks after aggravating a groin injury.... Philadelphia Eagle rookie guard Shawn Andrews will have season-ending surgery on the right leg he broke Sunday against the New York Giants.... Denver Bronco cornerback Lenny Walls could sit out up to a month after dislocating his right shoulder in Sunday’s victory over Kansas City.... New York Giant linebackers Carlos Emmons and Barrett Green and cornerback Terry Cousin filed complaints with the NFL Players Assn. for being fined by Coach Tom Coughlin for not being “early enough” to team meetings. They were fined $500 apiece despite arriving a couple of minutes early for a recent meeting, NFLPA spokesman Carl Francis said.