Sunday, November 10, 2002
NFL notebook, standings
Kidney concerns keeping Carter out
The Associated Press
MIAMI - Dolphins wide receiver Cris Carter will be sidelined indefinitely after tests revealed kidney-function abnormalities, the team said Saturday.
Carter, a Middletown native who came out of retirement three weeks ago, missed Miami's practices this week because he felt ill. When the former Ohio State star was re-evaluated Friday by team physicians, tests disclosed the abnormalities.
Carter will undergo further testing. He won't play tonight against the New York Jets and didn't accompany the Dolphins on their flight Saturday. Team officials wouldn't elaborate on Carter's condition and declined to say whether he had been hospitalized.
Miami coach Dave Wannstedt declined to comment.
Carter retired last spring after 15 NFL seasons, then signed with the Dolphins three weeks ago to reinforce an injury-depleted receiving corps.
The eight-time Pro Bowl receiver struggled in his first game with Miami, a 24-10 loss Monday night at Green Bay. He lost a fumble following his first catch and failed to catch a pass that was then intercepted. He finished with three receptions for 31 yards.
Carter, who turns 37 on Nov. 25, ranks behind only Jerry Rice in career receptions (1,096) and touchdown catches (129).
James McKnight will start in place of Carter against the Jets. The game will be the first Carter has missed because of illness or injury since 1992, when he broke his collarbone while with the Minnesota Vikings.
COLTS: The mayor of Indianapolis began formal talks Friday with Colts owner Jim Irsay about the team's future and sounded confident the NFL franchise wouldn't be leaving town.
"That's not even part of the discussion," Mayor Bart Peterson told reporters after the two-hour, closed-door session. "They're not going to be leaving Indianapolis."
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div Miami 5 3 0 .625 200 167 3-1-0 2-2-0 4-2-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 Buffalo 5 4 0 .556 248 269 2-3-0 3-1-0 2-4-0 3-0-0 1-2-0 New England 4 4 0 .500 206 165 2-2-0 2-2-0 4-3-0 0-1-0 2-1-0 N.Y. Jets 3 5 0 .375 160 206 1-3-0 2-2-0 2-5-0 1-0-0 1-2-0
South
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div Indianapolis 4 4 0 .500 160 167 2-2-0 2-2-0 4-3-0 0-1-0 2-1-0 Tennessee 4 4 0 .500 183 212 2-2-0 2-2-0 3-2-0 1-2-0 2-0-0 Jacksonville 3 5 0 .375 164 157 2-2-0 1-3-0 2-4-0 1-1-0 0-3-0 Houston 2 6 0 .250 107 214 1-3-0 1-3-0 1-5-0 1-1-0 1-1-0
North
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div Pittsburgh 5 3 0 .625 192 160 2-1-0 3-2-0 5-2-0 0-1-0 4-0-0 Cleveland 4 5 0 .444 205 195 2-3-0 2-2-0 4-4-0 0-1-0 1-3-0 Baltimore 3 5 0 .375 139 162 2-2-0 1-3-0 3-2-0 0-3-0 1-1-0 Cincinnati 1 7 0 .125 113 214 0-4-0 1-3-0 1-5-0 0-2-0 0-2-0
West
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div Denver 6 2 0 .750 207 170 3-1-0 3-1-0 4-2-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 San Diego 6 2 0 .750 186 163 3-1-0 3-1-0 5-2-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 Kansas City 4 4 0 .500 259 240 2-2-0 2-2-0 4-4-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 Oakland 4 4 0 .500 226 188 2-2-0 2-2-0 3-2-0 1-2-0 0-2-0
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div Philadelphia 6 2 0 .750 221 118 4-0-0 2-2-0 5-0-0 1-2-0 3-0-0 N.Y. Giants 4 4 0 .500 113 132 2-2-0 2-2-0 3-4-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 Washington 4 4 0 .500 155 191 2-2-0 2-2-0 2-4-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 Dallas 3 6 0 .333 115 155 2-2-0 1-4-0 2-5-0 1-1-0 0-2-0
South
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div Tampa Bay 7 2 0 .778 203 109 3-1-0 4-1-0 4-2-0 3-0-0 2-1-0 New Orleans 6 2 0 .750 256 209 3-1-0 3-1-0 5-2-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 Atlanta 5 3 0 .625 187 136 3-2-0 2-1-0 3-3-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 Carolina 3 5 0 .375 111 117 2-2-0 1-3-0 2-5-0 1-0-0 0-2-0
North
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div Green Bay 7 1 0 .875 227 164 4-0-0 3-1-0 5-1-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 Detroit 3 5 0 .375 158 220 3-1-0 0-4-0 3-3-0 0-2-0 1-2-0 Chicago 2 6 0 .250 152 199 1-3-0 1-3-0 2-5-0 0-1-0 1-3-0 Minnesota 2 6 0 .250 186 230 2-2-0 0-4-0 2-4-0 0-2-0 2-1-0
West
W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div San Francisco 6 2 0 .750 203 164 3-1-0 3-1-0 5-1-0 1-1-0 3-0-0 Arizona 4 4 0 .500 150 158 2-2-0 2-2-0 4-3-0 0-1-0 1-2-0 St. Louis 3 5 0 .375 166 172 2-2-0 1-3-0 2-4-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 Seattle 2 6 0 .250 145 180 1-3-0 1-3-0 2-5-0 0-1-0 0-3-0
Today's Games
Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Detroit at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. San Diego at St. Louis, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Seattle at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Washington at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m. New England at Chicago, 4:15 p.m. Kansas City at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Jets, 8:30 p.m. Open: Buffalo, Dallas, Tampa Bay, Cleveland
Monday's Game
Oakland at Denver, 9 p.m.
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