Vikings' Pat Williams out with fractured shoulder
Defensive tackle Pat Williams will miss anywhere from 2-6 weeks with a fractured shoulder, leaving the Vikings (9-5) without their best run stopper as they prepare to face the two best rushing teams in the league with a playoff berth hanging in the balance.
Kiffin to join son at Tennessee: Monte Kiffin, Tampa Bay's longtime defensive coordinator, confirmed he will leave the Buccaneers at the end of this season for a position on the staff of Lane Kiffin, the new coach at Tennessee.
Around the NFL: Interim coach Tom Cable lashed out at assistant offensive line coach James Cregg on Monday, saying he quit on the Raiders by leaving with two games left in the season to join former coach Lane Kiffin's staff at Tennessee. ... Rams wide receiver Derek Stanley will require reconstructive knee surgery for an injury sustained on a lost fumble in Sunday's loss to the Seahawks. ... NFL owners may vote on Wednesday whether to accept the restructured ownership plan in which Steelers chairman Dan Rooney and his son will buy most of the shares owned by other family members. ... Chiefs president and general manager Carl Peterson has resigned, effective at the end of the season. ... Chargers wide receiver Malcom Floyd was hospitalized overnight in Kansas City after sustaining a collapsed lung in Sunday's victory against the Chiefs. ... Giants cornerback Corey Webster signed a five-year, $43 million contract extension. ... Bills rookie wide receiver James Hardy will miss the rest of the season after tearing a ligament in his left knee early in the first quarter against the Jets on Sunday. ... Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer is doing well in his comeback from an elbow injury and could throw in practice this week. ... The 0-14 Lions are sticking with quarterback Dan Orlovsky. ... Bills coach Dick Jauron anticipates he'll be back next season despite receiving no public assurances from team management or owner Ralph Wilson - and overseeing a meltdown that reached a low after Buffalo's latest bumbling loss Sunday to the Jets.