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Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme will miss  the rest of the season after deciding to undergo surgery on his right elbow. Coach John Fox said Delhomme, who was injured two weeks ago, had trouble throwing the ball early Monday, a day after he briefly threw on the side while sitting out Carolina’s win over New Orleans. Delhomme then made the decision to have surgery next week. He’s expected to recover in time for the start of next season. ”Anytime you lose your starting quarterback it’s a blow,” Fox said. “Jake was playing very well. I think that’s pretty well documented. He’s not only our starting quarterback, but what he brings to our football team will be missed.” The move leaves the Panthers (3-2) in need of another quarterback. Backup David Carr, signed in the offseason, suffered a back injury against the Saints on Sunday and his status for next week’s game at Arizona is uncertain.

Steven Jackson apologized to his St. Louis Rams teammates Wednesday for his sideline rant at the end of the team’s second straight loss. “I didn’t want anything to get out of hand,” the running back said. “I didn’t know how guys took it, so I didn’t want them to read something and then think what they’re reading is true. “I wanted to let them know from my heart and talk to them without being scripted, let them know how I felt and what happened and explain to them that there were no problems.”

BUFFALO, N.Y.– Kevin Everett’s doctor plans to have him stand up on his own soon, and believes the Bills tight end will be walking within weeks - or sooner.” Soon, in Buffalo or in Houston, they’re going to stand him up,” Dr. Barth Green told The Associated Press, shortly after discussing Everett’s condition with Bills orthopedic surgeon Dr. Andrew Cappuccino. “They’re very confident he’ll be walking very soon … in the next days or weeks, not months.”