James Starks will definitely be out for weeks. He thought it was a bruise, but did some testing and did not like what they saw. Will be multiple week.
Nelson and Matthews getting better.
Great to have Charles out there. He's getting close. Did some competitive drills.
Will practice in pads. We'll see if Woodson can do so.

Neal, no information. Probably won't know until tomorrow. I don't feel good about what the training staff told me.
Lang, don't have a feeling one way or the other. Not progressing way he would like.

Defensive backs Charles Woodson (broken collarbone) and Sam Shields (ankle) were both on Clarke Hinkle Field Wednesday taking part in all phases of practice.

WR Donald Driver (thumb) alsoi returned from practice.

Still missing from practice was LB Clay Matthews (hamstring).

Jeff Saturday found his way onto the injury list with a foot injury.

Neal, who like Starks has a long injury history, hurt his shoulder against the Vikings. It’s unclear whether it’s the same shoulder that ended his rookie season in 2010, but it didn’t sound good.

“The circumstances around his injury, we probably won’t be able to get the information we need until tomorrow,” McCarthy said. “I don’t feel really good about what the medical staff told me today about Mike, but we’ll be able to get more information tomorrow."

McCarthy said Nelson and Matthews’ hamstring injuries were “getting better,” but “I don’t know if they’ll be ready this week.”

Interesting... Jeff Saturday has an owwie ... conspricary theorist says ...

LT- Newhouse
LG- Lang
C- Dietrich-Smith
RG- Sitton
RT- Barclay

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 

CJ Wilson is still not participating. So if we lose him AND Neal, that will leave us with FOUR DL.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

1. Brian Price
2. Antonio Dixon
3. Amobi Okoye
4. Marcus Thomas
5. Albert Haynesworth
6. Remi Ayodele
7. Marcus Dixon
8. Gerard Warren
9. Anthony Adams
10. Ogemdi Nwagbuo
11. Fred Robbins
12. Jovan Haye
13. Kelly Gregg
14. Tommie Harris
15. Jimmy Kennedy
16. Howard Green
17. Daniel Muir
18. Marcus Harrison
19. Nick Hayden
20. John McCargo

rotoworld.com wrote:

They could always cut someone (So'oto or 1 of 7 WRs) or IR someone (Manning or Driver)
and make room for another DL

(say one of these FAs)

Phillip Merling
Daniel Muir
Albert Haynesworth
Anthony Hargrove

Also is it just me or are there a lot of former NFC North guys in this list of FA DTs?

Originally Posted by: beast 

That's a good point. We got guys we could swap out.

I'm actually interested in seeing what DuJuan Harris can do. Did I get his name right? That new RB.

I assume they'd bring up Lawrence Guy from the PS.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

"One-hundred percent right now," Shields said. "I'm ready to roll."

McCarthy said Starks would be out for “multiple” weeks but the team elected to keep him on the active roster, for now, even though the training staff didn’t like the results of testing conducted on Monday.

Lang: “It’s not progressing the way he’d like.”

Neal: “The circumstances around his injury, we probably won’t be able to get the information we need until tomorrow. I don’t feel really good about the medical staff told me today about Mike, but we’ll be able to get more information tomorrow.”

Driver said he has a broken thumb. “One thing about it is it’s not the worst that I’ve had. I can fight through anything and I’ll continue to fight through this one,” he said.

McCarthy said Saturday is battling some late-season soreness but will be fine for Sunday.

Bryan Bulaga said his injury was a “small fracture” of the hip socket, and not a dislocation. He said he met with a specialist on Tuesday and is on track for a “full recovery,” though he wouldn’t say if there’s a timeline on whether he might be back for the offseason practices in the spring.