Giants' Manning has to play in pain
Eli Manning is going to have to play in pain if he wants to continue as the New York Giants quarterback.
Manning was diagnosed with inflamed tissue in his right foot late Monday following an MRI at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. It's a problem that usually develops over time and lingers.
Team physician Russell Warren told Manning he could play this weekend against the Oakland Raiders if he could tolerate the pain.
"It's not as serious an injury as (the doctor) has seen before, where it's the whole foot that's hurting," Manning said in an interview on ESPN Radio in New York. "It's just kind of a portion of it."
The Giants (4-0) have listed Manning as day to day with the plantar fasciitis, which has caused soreness and swelling in the heel and arch area on the bottom of his foot.
• The Detroit Lions are publicly holding out hope that rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford might be healthy enough to face Pittsburgh on Sunday. Stafford's right knee was twisted on a sack in the fourth quarter of Sunday's loss against the Bears.
• Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb returned to practice and is expected to start Sunday when the Eagles host Tampa Bay. He has been out since breaking his rib in the season opener.
• The Oakland Raiders will be without starting running back Darren McFadden for 2-4 weeks. He will have surgery today to repair torn cartilage in his knee.
Collins staying put: The messages are flying on Facebook and Twitter. Fans are calling for change on talk radio. Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher isn't budging.
Fisher is sticking with veteran Kerry Collins at quarterback rather than switch to Vince Young, looking for a spark as he did in 2006 when the Titans also were winless. Fisher said the difference now is the Titans won 13 games with Collins in 2008, while they hadn't won a game with Young when the switch was made in 2006.
"Kerry's not the problem," Fisher said. "Kerry's making plays and putting the ball where it needs to be put. - Kerry's made some great throws. We just need to play better around him."
Investigation over: The Napa police have finished their investigation into allegations that Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable assaulted one of his assistants and forwarded the case to county prosecutors.
Napa County District Attorney Gary Lieberstein said in a recorded message left on his media line that his office is reviewing the report.
"We are taking this very seriously," Lieberstein said, adding that there is no timetable on when the review will be completed.
Raiders defensive assistant Randy Hanson was hospitalized with a broken bone in his face following the Aug. 5 attack that he told police was initiated by a member of the Raiders coaching staff at the team's training-camp hotel in Napa.