Seahawks’ Alexander Has a Broken Foot

League most valuable player Shaun Alexander has a broken left foot and will be lost to the Seattle Seahawks for at least a couple of weeks.

Coach Mike Holmgren said Monday that a bone scan revealed Alexander sustained a small crack and displaced fracture on a non-weight-bearing bone in his foot sometime during the Seahawks’ 42-30 win over the New York Giants on Sunday. Alexander ran for 47 yards in 20 carries before sitting out the fourth quarter, which began with Seattle leading, 42-3.

The coach said last season’s NFL rushing leader was on crutches inside team headquarters Monday.

“You lose the MVP for a while, it’s a hit,” Holmgren said. “Let’s face it, he’s the MVP. We’re not going to sugarcoat it.”

Alexander will miss at least Sunday night’s showdown at Chicago, which is also 3-0. Seattle has its open date the next week before playing at division rival St. Louis on Oct. 15.

“I don’t think it will be lengthy,” Holmgren said. “He just has to stay off of it and let it heal.”

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Matt Leinart in the lineup for Kurt Warner? It could happen.

Arizona Cardinals Coach Dennis Green didn’t say the rookie would replace the struggling veteran, but he also didn’t dismiss the possibility.

“I don’t talk personnel on Monday,” Green said. “We’ll start looking at things and have a staff meeting and take it from there.”

Green’s noncommittal comments came in the wake of Warner’s awful performance in Sunday’s 16-14 home loss to the St. Louis Rams. The 35-year-old quarterback had three passes intercepted.

ESPN.com reported Monday night that the Cardinals were expected to start Leinart against the Falcons in Atlanta on Sunday, citing team sources the website did not identify.

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Coach Marvin Lewis expects middle linebacker Odell Thurman to be suspended for the rest of the season after his arrest early Monday on a drunk driving charge, making him the sixth Cincinnati Bengal arrested this year. Thurman, already serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy, could get an additional one-year suspension from the league.

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Kicker Nate Kaeding signed a six-year contract that will keep him with the San Diego Chargers through 2012.... Running back Frank Gore is expected to be in the 49ers’ lineup at Kansas City on Sunday despite bruised ribs, and tight end Vernon Davis will be out four weeks because of a broken bone in his right leg.... St. Louis Rams defensive end Anthony Hargrove, who skipped two days of practice last week while dealing with personal issues, was reinstated to the team.... Kansas City quarterback Trent Green, still recovering from a severe concussion, thanked fans for thousands of expressions of support from around the world. How long Green will be sidelined remains unknown.