ASHBURN - Banged-up running back Clinton Portis will be a game-time decision for the second consecutive week for the Washington Redskins. Portis is nursing a bruised calf after getting kicked in the second half of last week’s loss to Detroit. He’s also been hindered by bone spurs in both ankles, but coach Jim Zorn said yesterday the calf is the reason he feels Portis has a “50-50” chance of playing tomorrow against Tampa Bay.

IRVING, Texas—Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber is expected to play Sunday against Denver. Barber missed Monday night’s 21-7 victory against Carolina after injuring a thigh the previous week. Barber showed more progress than expected Wednesday, and he was in full gear for yesterday’s practice. Barber’s return gained urgency when backup Felix Jones sprained a left knee ligament against the Panthers. The second-year back from Arkansas is not expected to play against the Broncos.

DAVIE, Fla. - Chad Pennington may not be available to give his winless team a much-needed lift. The Miami Dolphins quarterback dislocated his right shoulder and may seek a second opinion to determine how long he’ll be sidelined, a person familiar with his status said yesterday. The person insisted on anonymity because the Dolphins have said little about the injury. Teammates braced for a new quarterback, with backup Chad Henne expected to make his first NFL start Sunday against Buffalo.

INDIANAPOLIS—Middle linebacker Gary Brackett and cornerback Kelvin Hayden did not travel with the Indianapolis Colts to Arizona where they will play the Cardinals tonight. Brackett injured his left knee late in last Sunday’s victory at Miami. Hayden hurt his hamstring. Both were held out of practice this week. Freddy Keiaho likely will replace Brackett, the defensive captain, in the starting lineup. It’s uncertain who will replace Hayden for the Colts in the secondary.

Washington running back Clinton Portis rushed for 79 yards on 19 carries in the Redskins’ 9-7 win over the Rams last Sunday. ASHBURN—Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis is listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game at the Detroit Lions. Portis has sore ankles and did not practice. Still, coach Jim Zorn said he expects Portis to play for the Redskins (1-1) against the Lions (0-2).

RENTON, Wash. - The Seattle Seahawks are preparing to play without Matt Hasselbeck on Sunday against the Chicago Bears, though the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback is hoping to start despite a broken rib. Seattle coach Jim Mora confirmed yesterday that Hasselbeck has a fractured rib from a hard hit in the back by 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis while the quarterback dived for the goal line late in the first half of San Francisco’s 23-10 win on Sunday.

SAN DIEGO - LaDainian Tomlinson is one of three San Diego Chargers who have been ruled out of tomorrow’s home opener against the Baltimore Ravens. The star running back, who sprained his right ankle in Monday night’s 24-20 win at Oakland, will miss just the second game of his brilliant career because of injury. The first was in January when a groin injury kept him out of San Diego’s playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

PHILADELPHIA—Jeff Garcia is back with the Philadelphia Eagles. Eagles coach Andy Reid yesterday confirmed the team has signed Garcia, a 10-year veteran who played for Philadelphia in 2006 and went 6-2 in eight starts—including the playoffs—while McNabb was injured. The team needed a backup quarterback in case McNabb, who suffered a broken rib in Philadelphia’s 38-10 win over Carolina in the season opener, is not able to play this week against the New Orleans Saints.

ALAMEDA, Calif. - Richard Seymour ended his five-day sit out and joined the Oakland Raiders yesterday, saying he was initially “blindsided” by the trade from the New England Patriots. Seymour was acquired last Sunday for a 2011 first-round pick but did not report to the Raiders, raising speculation he did not want to join Oakland. He turns 30 next month and is in the final year of a contract that pays him about $3.7 million this year.

ALAMEDA, Calif. - Five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Richard Seymour did not report to the Oakland Raiders yesterday, a day after being acquired in a trade with the New England Patriots. Raiders coach Tom Cable said after practice that Seymour had to resolve some things with the Patriots before the deal for a first-round pick in 2011 could be finalized. Cable did not say when Seymour would have to arrive in order to be able to play in the season opener Monday night against San Diego.

CHICAGO - Thursday night provided Kevin Jones the perfect opportunity to prove he belongs as the primary backup to Matt Forte, who sat out the final exhibition against the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field. Instead, the Bears running back found himself in a familiar situation: being carted off the field with an injury. The former Virginia Tech star suffered a left ankle injury on the Bears’ second offensive series and is out for the season.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall, openly unhappy with the Denver Broncos, was suspended by the team through Sept. 5 for what coach Josh McDaniels called “detrimental” conduct. Marshall, who has brooded since demanding a trade and asking for a new contract, was informed of the suspension by McDaniels yesterday. “We tried to handle this situation with Brandon as privately and professionally as we could throughout the entire process with he and his agent,“ McDaniels said at a news conference. “This morning, we made the decision as an organization to go ahead and suspend Brandon. We’ll look forward to having him back on Sept. 6 as we begin our preparations for Cincinnati [their Sept. 13 opener].“

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.—Buffalo Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens took a step closer in recovering from a sprained toe after working out and catching passes in individuals drills during practice. ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall appears unlikely to make his season debut in Sunday night’s exhibition against the Chicago Bears after missing practice again.

SAN DIEGO - Quarterback Philip Rivers signed a six-year contract extension yesterday with the San Diego Chargers worth $93 million, with $38 million guaranteed. A person familiar with the contract confirmed the numbers to The Associated Press. The deal goes through 2015. Rivers comes off his best pro season, when he set a team record for touchdown passes with a league-high 34. He also led the NFL with a quarterback rating of 105.5, another team record.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The New York Giants were without all three of their big defensive free agent signees in Saturday’s 17-3 exhibition loss at Chicago. Tackles Chris Canty (slight hamstring tear) and Rocky Bernard (hamstring) and linebacker Michael Boley (hip surgery) still have not played. Canty, a former University of Virginia star, left the Dallas Cowboys to sign with the Giants. Bernard, who came from the Seattle Seahawks, just got off the non-football injury list. He is expected to play this weekend against the New York Jets.