Beanie Wells will be back in the Cardinals backfield on Sunday against the Rams.
St. Louis remembers him all too well.
The last time Wells faced it, almost exactly a year ago, he rushed for a franchise-record 228 yards in a 23-20 Arizona victory in St. Louis.
With Wells coming back from an injury and the Rams defense greatly improved, no one is expecting anything close to that this time around. But the presence of Wells is a welcome addition to a team looking to end a six-game losing streak with quarterback, Ryan Lindley, making his first NFL start.
“I feel great,” Wells said yesterday. ““I’m excited to finally be able to say ‘I feel great.’ I feel good enough to go out there and do my job at a high level.’’
What was described as a “severe turf toe” injury sustained by Wells in Arizona’s victory over Philadelphia in week three was the official reason he was placed on the NFL’s new injured/designated for return list, but the true benefit was to his right knee, which had not fully recovered after arthroscopic surgery following last season.
STEELERS: Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and his wife are welcoming their new son.
Roethlisberger posted the news about Benjamin Jr. on his website. He says wife Ashley gave birth Wednesday at 10:06 p.m. The boy weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and is just over 19 inches long.
The quarterback says mother and baby are doing well.
“We want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers, it really means a lot to us. God is so good,” he wrote.
BILLS: The next time a flight attendant asks Leodis McKelvin to turn off his cellphone on a plane, the Buffalo cornerback says he’s going to listen.
McKelvin apologized after confirming he had been ticketed $75 for refusing to follow a crew member’s order during a flight from New York to Buffalo on Tuesday.
“Yeah, you’ve got to know what you’re doing and who you are. You’ve got to do what you’re basically told,” McKelvin said. “It was a misunderstanding. I apologized for it, and I’m going to pay the fine, pay my dues for what I did.”
BRONCOS: Denver cornerback Tracy Porter practiced and will travel to Kansas City with the team for Sunday’s game. Porter hasn’t played since Oct. 7, as doctors have tried to regulate medication he needs after experiencing similar symptoms to those he felt before having a seizure over the summer.
FALCONS: Receiver Julio Jones was limited in his return to practice for Atlanta.
Three defensive starters were held out — LB Sean Weatherspoon (right ankle), CB Asante Samuel (shoulder) and NT Peria Jerry (quadriceps).
CHARGERS: San Diego says Sunday’s home game against the Ravens will be blacked out in Southern California because more than 9,000 general admission tickets remained unsold 72 hours before kickoff.
It will be the second blackout this season for the Chargers (4-6), who are desperately trying to remain alive in the wild-card race. Their home game against Atlanta on Sept. 23 was blacked out.