Linebacker Aaron Kampman does not blame the Packers’ coaches and medical staff for him playing most of last Sunday’s game with a head injury. Kampman took a blow to his head on the fourth play of the loss to Tampa Bay, but played into the fourth quarter before he told coaches he wasn’t OK, and was taken out of the game. Kampman said it’s a player’s responsibility to recognize when he has had a significant head injury, but doing so can be difficult because they aren’t thinking straight. Kampman says he is feeling better, but he has not received medical clearance to return to practice and it’s not certain that he’ll recover in time to face Dallas Sunday . . . Bills coach Dick Jauron said Terrell Owens’s hip began bothering him during the team’s day off Tuesday, and the receiver was feeling “very uncomfortable’’ when he arrived for meetings yesterday. It’s unclear how Owens was hurt, because he practiced Monday after the team returned from a four-day break following its bye. Jauron was unsure whether Owens would be able to practice as the Bills prepare to play at Tennessee Sunday. “We’re kind of hoping it goes away as quickly as it came,’’ Jauron said. “We really won’t know any more until tomorrow.’’ Owens declined to speak to reporters . . . Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams missed practice because of a sore knee. Coach John Fox said Williams tweaked it and will be evaluated. Williams rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns in last Sunday’s loss to New Orleans. Fellow running back Jonathan Stewart also sat out, but has routinely missed Wednesday workouts to rest his sore Achilles’ tendon.

Benched by coach Eric Mangini just 2 1/2 games and 69 pass attempts into the season, Brady Quinn will start at quarterback for the Browns in Monday night’s game against the Ravens, the team he was facing Sept. 27 when the former Notre Dame star was yanked at halftime. “I’m excited to play,’’ he said. “I’m excited to be part of Monday night.’’ Mangini’s decision to switch back from Derek Anderson to Quinn wasn’t met with overwhelming support in Cleveland’s locker room. Several Browns players interviewed said they were unaware of Quinn’s return to the top of the depth chart. “In fairness to Derek, there were a lot of things that played a part in this,’’ Mangini said. “Were there throws that he missed? There were some of those and reads that could have been better. But I really like Derek. And I really like the way he handled himself. I don’t think by any means this is some sort of final statement on who he is. I think it is an opportunity to continue to grow and I’m sure he will.’’ . . . Still feeling the effects of a concussion, Redskins running back Clinton Portis probably will miss Sunday’s game against the Broncos. “I don’t want to rule him out, but it’s very doubtful that he’s going to play,’’ said coach Jim Zorn. Portis left in the first quarter of Washington’s 31-17 loss to Atlanta last Sunday after a helmet-to-helmet hit. “He would play if he could, but he really is sort of mellowed out with this concussion. Just a little quiet. He needs to get rest,’’ Zorn said. “And I think it’s a dangerous thing. I would never say, ‘Come on, Clinton! You can do it!’ That wouldn’t be the right thing to try to push, and we’re not going to do that. We’re going to be cautious.’’ . . . Giants cornerback Aaron Ross practiced for the first time since pulling his left hamstring in training camp in August. Ross, who started 24 of 30 games in his first two seasons with the Giants, hopes to be ready to play when New York (5-4) returns from a bye and plays Atlanta Nov. 22 . . . The Chiefs placed right guard Mike Goff on injured reserve. Goff, a 12-year veteran, had started seven games for the Chiefs (1-7) before going down with a shoulder injury. He will probably be replaced by Andy Alleman, a three-year veteran who was acquired in a trade in August from Miami.