Nick Foles’ collarbone injury is supposed to keep him out of commission for six to eight weeks, essentially the rest of the season.
The former Arizona Wildcats star is trying to get back on the field early.
Foles, who did not undergo surgery for the injury, was seen throwing with the practice squad and running sprints Sunday before the Philadelphia Eagles’ game at Green Bay.
Foles was cleared to begin working out the following day. Coach Chip Kelly said the quarterback’s return will depend on how the bone heals.
Philadelphia has gone 1-1 with Mark Sanchez, Foles’ replacement, under center.
Player of the week
Rob Gronkowski, TE, New England Patriots
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Gronkowski closed out the Patriots’ win over the Colts by muscling his way to the end zone for a 26-yard touchdown. The catch was his fourth of the game, giving him 71 receiving yards. The Patriots, winners of six straight, return home this week for a matchup against the Detroit Lions.
Four to watch
Antoine Cason, DB, Carolina Panthers
Cason’s five tackles Sunday were his most since Oct. 12. Four of those tackles came in the final quarter of the Panthers’ 19-17 loss to Atlanta. Carolina has Week 12 off.Lance Briggs, LB, Chicago Bears
Briggs helped Chicago snap its three-game losing streak Sunday, registering four tackles and a pass deflection in a 21-13 victory over Minnesota. He is now three games away from surpassing Glenn Parker (174) for the second-most games played by a former Wildcat in the NFL.Brooks Reed, LB, Houston Texans
The UA and Sabino High alum contributed to Houston’s 23-7 win at Cleveland with three tackles, including his second tackle for loss this season. Reed and the Texans will host the Bengals this week.Eben Britton, OL, Chicago Bears
Britton was inactive in Week 11 while recovering from an appendectomy. The lineman is listed as questionable to this week’s against Tampa Bay.
The big number
5.5 Career sacks for Miami’s Earl Mitchell after be brought down Buffalo’s Kyle Orton in the final minutes of the Dolphins’ 22-9 victory last weekend.
Give the Devil his due
Every week, we’ll highlight one former ASU player who’s playing well at the pro level. (Relax, people, it’s just one guy.)Garth
- Gerhart, OL, Green Bay Packers
Gerhart appeared in his second straight game for the Packers in Week 11. The former ASU center lined up at left guard during Green Bay’s 53-20 victory over the Eagles.
He said it
“Yes, he was just yapping at me the whole time. That’s why I took him and threw him out of the club. … I was the bouncer, picked him up and tossed him out of the club on that one touchdown. So that was perfect.”
— Gronkowski, on his block of Indianapolis’ Sergio Brown that aided Patriots running back Jonas Gray to a touchdown. Gronkowski was flagged for both unnecessary roughness and taunting on the play.
