SOS to police for injured QB Young not needed

Jeff Fisher said Tuesday night the Tennessee Titans didn't have the luxury of waiting to be sure about the safety of their quarterback Vince Young before calling police for help in finding him.

That led to four hours' of uncertainty Monday night before Young contacted the Titans and met with Fisher, a psychologist and police crisis negotiators at the team's headquarters before driving himself home. Combined with Young's reaction to being heavily booed in Sunday's opener, his mental state has been questioned heavily the past two days.

The only thing known for sure? Young has a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, and Fisher said on his TV show that the quarterback will not play Sunday at Cincinnati. The coach would not give a timetable past that, calling the test results good news and that Young needs to heal up his leg.

Belichick not panicking: New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick says he's in no rush to sign a new quarterback. Belichick spoke Tuesday, one day after losing MVP Tom Brady for the season with a knee injury. The coach said quarterbacks Tim Rattay and Chris Simms were in Foxborough on Monday, but they didn't work out or take physicals.

Detective says Collier targeted: The lead detective in the shooting of Jacksonville Jaguars tackle Richard Collier says investigators believe the player was targeted. Sheriff's Detective Dennis Sullivan says Collier remains in critical but stable condition at a Jacksonville hospital, with multiple gunshot wounds. He was shot in his car outside an apartment last Tuesday.

Around the NFL: The NFL Network's Adam Schefter reported that the Bears worked out offensive tackle Fred Miller on Tuesday. ... Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman has decided to have surgery on the two torn ligaments in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season.

- Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is nursing a sore shoulder but should play Sunday at Cleveland.

The NFL Network's Adam Schefter reported that the Bears worked out offensive tackle Fred Miller on Tuesday.

- A U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia says the son of legendary football announcer John Facenda can sue NFL Films over the use of his father's voice.