Report: Jay Cutler may need surgery on his thumb

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on November 20, 2011, 9:25 PM EST

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The surging Bears may have hit a roadblock.

Jay Glazer of FOX reports that the Bears fear Jay Cutler has a broken thumb.  Vaughn McClure of the Chicago Tribunequickly followed up that report to say Cutler indeed does have a broken thumb on his throwing hand.

It’s unclear when the injury occurred. Cutler was able to finish Sunday’s win against the Chargers.

UPDATE: Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports there is fear the injury could end Cutler’s season. Oh my.

UPDATE II: Michael C. Wright of ESPNChicago.com hears Cutler may need surgery, which could end his regular season.

UPDATE III: Cutler broke his thumb on his fourth quarter interception when he was blocked into the ground, according to the Chicago Tribune. He threw two passes after that, completing both of them.

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DeAngelo Hall says the Redskins should cut him

Posted by Michael David Smith on November 20, 2011, 8:20 PM EST

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Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall gave up a 24-yard Dez Bryant touchdown in the first quarter of today’s loss to the Cowboys, and a crucial 26-yard Bryant catch in overtime was Hall’s fault, too. Afterward a dejected Hall said the Redskins would be better off without him.

“I can’t point a finger at anybody but myself.The way I’m playing right now, they need to go and cut me, because I’m definitely not worth what I’m getting. It’s frustrating,” Hall told the Associated Press.

Hall wasn’t saying he wants out of Washington. He says he wants to stay. But he also says he realizes that the quality of his play is totally unacceptable.

“Hopefully they see something in me and bring me back next year,” Hall added. “But the way things are going right now, I’m definitely not playing up to par.”

Hall’s bad day was a big reason the Redskins failed to win despite a surprisingly solid effort from their offense. At least Hall knows he has himself to blame.

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Heyward-Bey left game on a stretcher

Posted by Mike Florio on November 20, 2011, 3:37 PM EST

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Raiders receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey has left the game at Minnesota on a stretcher, after taking a knee to the head while being tackled in Oakland’s game against the Vikings.

Heyward-Bey was immobilized after the hit.  He raised his right hand as he was leaving the playing surface.

His helmet came off after he was struck in the back of the head.

We’ll continue to monitor his situation.

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Adrian Peterson's x-rays came back negative

Posted by Mike Florio on November 20, 2011, 3:43 PM EST

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The bad news for the Vikings is that they continue to trail the Raiders by more than double digits.

The good news is that Vikings running backAdrian Peterson has no broken bones in his ankle.

X-rays were negative, per a league source.  And that’s a positive for Peterson.

That doesn’t mean he’ll be able to play next weekend, given that he may have a sprained ligament.

According to the source, Peterson won’t be returning to the game.

UPDATE 4:11 p.m. ET:  Peterson will have an MRI tomorrow.

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