Manning Jr. suspended for game

Chicago Bears defensive back Ricky Manning Jr. was suspended one game by the NFL on Wednesday for his role in an altercation at a Westwood restaurant and will not play this week at New England.

Manning, the Bears’ leader in interceptions with four, pleaded no contest in September to a felony assault charge stemming from an altercation with a man. Manning acknowledged he argued with a man at a Denny’s near UCLA, where he attended college, in the early hours of April 23. He denied accusations that he and former Bruins Tyler Ebell and Maurice Drew punched and kicked the man in the face until he lost consciousness.

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Receiver Antonio Bryant won’t be suspended by the San Francisco 49ers after his weekend arrest on charges of reckless and drunk driving.

Although the NFL could issue disciplinary action against Bryant when his case is resolved, Coach Mike Nolan said he would allow Bryant to keep practicing and playing.

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Jeff Garcia will replace Donovan McNabb, who is out for the season because of a knee injury, as the Philadelphia Eagles’ starting quarterback Sunday against Indianapolis.... Denver Broncos center Tom Nalen was fined $25,000 for a cut block on San Diego’s Igor Olshansky in the final minute of the Chargers’ 35-27 win on Sunday. Olshansky, who threw a punch and was penalized and ejected from the game, was fined $10,000.... Simeon Rice’s streak of consecutive seasons with double-digit sacks ended at five when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed him on injured reserve because of a lingering shoulder injury.