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The Houston Texans lost three offensive lineman for the season due to injuries during what were supposed to be non-contact drills last May. Dan Stevenson and Jordan Black both suffered labrum tears in their respective shoulders, while Chukky Okobi injured his triceps.

Black is now employed by the Jaguars, Okobi has no team just yet, and Stevenson's career is jeopardy (though he's technically still on the Texans). According to ESPN, Stevenson plans to sue the Texans, while Black and Fred Weary -- a former Texans' lineman -- have signed affidavits supporting Stevenson's claims.

Chukky Okobi may have spent a long career as a very well-paid Steelers backup center, but he's not exactly thrilled with the Steelers.

Okobi ripped new coach Mike Tomlim yesterday, saying that he was never given a fair shot at winning the center job, and he should have made the final roster.

"To think I wasn't good enough to be on that team is ridiculous," said Okobi. "But I know how this business works. I've been in this league a long time. Part of it is money, and they're doing what they feel they need to do. It's their team now. It's not Bill Cowher's team."

Okobi may be complaining, but he's back in the same job he was with Pittsburgh--backup center. His complaint has some merit--Mahan was the likely starting center from the minute he signed as a free agent, but Okobi's struggles against nose tackles gave the Steelers a reason to go searching for a different center. And hey, he collected more than $10 million as a backup center, which has to be one of the best gigs anyone has ever gotten.

As was the case with most NFL teams in week one, the Arizona Cardinals were unable to escape without injury. Their starting center, Al Johnson, suffered a left knee "sprain" on Monday night and was scheduled to undergo an MRI yesterday. Although the results have not yet been made available, his status for week two is already in doubt.

"Since Lyle [Sendlein] finished the game, he'll be the one who takes it this week," Whisenhunt said yesterday.

Although Whisenhunt appears ready to give Lyle Sendlein the starting nod in week two, that is subject to change pending the addition of free agent Chukky Okobi. The former Steeler, who has connections to Russ Grimm and Ken Whisenhunt, visited the Cardinals yesterday and reportedly took a physical.

A veteran addition would be huge for Arizona if it turned out Johnson was going to miss more than a week.

"The thing that is critical at that position is communication from the center; he is the focal point of the communication," Whisenhunt said. "Last night when Lyle was in there, it affected Deuce's play and Levi's play because we were not as efficient communicating."

Johnson's MRI results should be revealed later today, at which point the status of Okobi will also be determined.

Update: Thanks to reader David Corcoran for updating me on this situation. The Cardinals have officially signed Okobi, as well as offensive lineman Brad Badger.

Taking into account that it's the preseason, many of the players sitting on the sidelines tonight would normally be on the field if it was a meaningful game. With that said, I'm sure most fans would like to know who they should expect to see this evening. For that reason, I've done by best to create an accurate injury report -- official reports are not posted until week one of the regular season.

Green Bay Packers:

Out: Quarterback Paul Thompson (no injury) and running back Vernand Morency (knee).

Doubtful: Fullback Brandon Miree (stinger) and guard Tony Moll (stinger).

Questionable: Running Back DeShawn Wynn (quad), cornerback Al Harris (back) and cornerback Charles Woodson (hamstring).

Probable: Wide receiver Greg Jennings (hip), tackle Chad Clifton (knees), tackle Orrin Thompson (back), tight end Bubba Franks (cornea) and wide receiver Robert Ferguson (foot).