RENTON, Wash.—Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has fully participated in practice a day after sitting out to give his broken ribs a rest. Hasselbeck said after practice that he feels similar to how he felt at this point a week ago. The Seahawks host Detroit on Sunday. Seneca Wallace ran the first-team offense Wednesday, but it was Hasselbeck leading the charge yesterday.

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.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Running back Knowshon Moreno has agreed to a contract with the Denver Broncos, ending his holdout. Now he can work on moving up the depth chart. Moreno, the 12th pick of April’s draft, agreed after the Broncos finished their lone practice yesterday. The team has today off, so Moreno likely will have his first training camp practice tomorrow.

a closer look Yesterday was an off day for the Redskins, as coach Jim Zorn allowed the players a “victory Monday” to celebrate their 20-17 victory in Seattle on Sunday. That’s not to say that nobody visited the team’s Ashburn facility, though. It’s the time of year when injuries begin to mount in the NFL, and the Redskins are no exception. Trainers took stock of the bumps and bruises yesterday in advance of a Sunday matchup with the 10-1 Giants.

SEATTLE—In the seconds after the Redskins defeated the Seattle Seahawks yesterday, television reporters swarmed around a Washington running back. That player was Shaun Alexander. He and coach Jim Zorn were cheered by a Seattle crowd that acknowledged the role of each player in Seahawks history. Zorn was the day’s star, shaking hands in the hours before the game all the way up to the seconds before he boarded the team bus. His players recognized as much, allowing him to do the “hip, hip, hooray” cheer that echoes in the locker room after victories.

At every stage in his career, Jim Zorn has made adjustments to fit in as a football coach. Now, 20 years after starting as a quarterbacks coach at Boise State, he’ll be the first to tell you he’s still not close.

Shaun Alexander isn’t going to let himself make Sunday’s game any bigger than it needs to be. Sure he’s returning to Seattle, the city where he was league MVP in 2005, but he’s also returning as a third-string running back.