Carstens has blood clot on his left lung

Carolina defensive tackle Jordan Carstens remained hospitalized Thursday in Charlotte, N.C., as doctors treated a blood clot on his left lung.

Carstens was sent to the hospital Wednesday after complaining of chest pain just before practice began.

“Kudos to our medical people,” Panthers Coach John Fox said. “He had some chest pain and that’s all we thought it was. Luckily [trainer] Ryan [Vermillion] and our doctors were very cautious and sent him to the hospital. We thought it was a muscle strain or rib cartilage and it turned out to be a blood clot. Fortunately they got him the right treatment.”

Carstens was diagnosed with a kidney problem last year. One of the side effects of the medication he was taking was the possibility of blood clotting.

Fox said he doesn’t know how long Carstens would be hospitalized or whether he would return this season.

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New York Giants all-time leading receiver Amani Toomer will have season-ending knee surgery today.

He suffered a partially torn ligament in his left knee in Sunday’s game against Houston.

“I never thought that after the game, after I’d completed the game

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Dallas receiver Terry Glenn missed practice for the second day in a row, making his status uncertain for Sunday’s game at Arizona.

Bill Parcells said Glenn was still considered probable, but the coach said Glenn probably won’t play against the Cardinals if he doesn’t practice today.

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Anthony Thomas, who ran for 95 yards in 20 carries and an impressive 14-yard touchdown in over three quarters of work Sunday against Green Bay, will make his first start in more than a year Sunday when he takes over for the injured Willis McGahee against Indianapolis.

Bills safety Donte Whitner faces a harassment charge after an alleged domestic dispute with his girlfriend. Whitner was arrested in the Buffalo suburb of Hamburg on Saturday after police were called to his home in response to a fight with a woman, police said. He was arraigned on the violation and released on his own recognizance.

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Kansas City linebacker Derrick Johnson will not play against Miami on Sunday, joining several other key starters on an injury list that gets longer each week.

Already out were Pro Bowl left guard Brian Waters, who injured his knee during last week’s game at St. Louis, and right tackle Kevin Sampson. Johnson, Kansas City’s best tackler and top playmaker at linebacker, hurt his ankle in the victory over St. Louis.

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Brian Urlacher’s sprained left big toe should not be a problem and the linebacker said he should be able to play Sunday night against the New York Giants.... Indianapolis safety Bob Sanders has missed practice the last two days, but the team is hopeful he will be able to play against Buffalo.... Detroit put defensive end James Hall and running back Brian Calhoun on injured reserve, ending their seasons. The Lions signed defensive end Corey Smith and running back Aveion Cason.