The Associated Press

Jacksonville receiver Jimmy Smith was one of five suspended players reinstated by the NFL on Monday after violating the league's substance abuse policy.

Smith, the leading receiver in Jaguars' history, missed four games. Also reinstated were Denver safety Lee Flowers, New England running back Mike Cloud and Atlanta linebacker Keith Newman. Minnesota tight end Byron Chamberlain was reinstated, only to be released by the Vikings because he was out of shape.

49ers: The relationship between WR Terrell Owens and QB Jeff Garcia appears strained after a disastrous weekend trip to Minnesota for the 49ers, who fell to 1-3 with a 35-7 loss to the Vikings.

Owens directed blame and shame at his entire team during a postgame diatribe at the Metrodome - and for the first time, Garcia was a target. Owens stopped just short of suggesting the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback should be benched after finding his All-Pro receiver for just five catches for 55 yards and no touchdowns.

Coach Dennis Erickson met with Owens in the morning, but he didn't discipline his star receiver for the latest in a long line of questionable behavior.

"Obviously, I didn't like what happened yesterday," Erickson said. "It will not be tolerated any longer, basically."

CHARGERS: David Boston stood in front of reporters Monday and apologized for the behavior that got him suspended for a game by coach Marty Schottenheimer.

The receiver, whose $47 million contract is the largest in team history, made a 37-second statement following practice. With the consent of the team, he refused to take questions.

RAMS: The wife of benched St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner sounded off again Monday, saying in a radio interview that a trade would be welcomed after the season if the situation stayed the same.

On Monday, Brenda Warner told "Steve and D.C." on The Mall that her husband wouldn't mind changing teams.

"Probably, just from the point that we want to play, he wants to play, plain and simple," Brenda Warner said. "So, if he's not going to play here, then he wants to play somewhere.

• Jason Sehorn, out since late July with a broken left foot, is expected to start at free safety for St. Louis when they return from the bye week.

VIKINGS: Minnesota will decide later this week whether Daunte Culpepper's back has healed enough for him to return as the starting quarterback.

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