Packers’ Walker Is Out for the Season

Green Bay Packer wide receiver Javon Walker will sit out the rest of the season after severely injuring his right knee in the team’s opening loss at Detroit on Sunday.

Walker will need an operation once the swelling subsides to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament and will require eight to 12 months of rehabilitation.

“Talking to him last night, he’s very positive and upbeat about it, understands what’s ahead of him and is planning on breaking all kinds of records and getting back sooner,” Coach Mike Sherman said Monday.

Walker made the Pro Bowl last season after catching 89 passes for 1,382 yards and 12 touchdowns.

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Carolina defensive tackle Kris Jenkins is out for the rest of the season after injuring his knee in the Panthers’ loss to the New Orleans Saints.

Jenkins, a 2003 All-Pro, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, the Panthers said.

Jenkins was injured when he broke through the line and tried to tackle Deuce McAllister in the backfield in the first quarter. He left but returned briefly in the third quarter, only to have to be helped off the field again.

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Mark Brunell needed only one game to become the starting quarterback for the Washington Redskins, with Patrick Ramsey undone by an interception and two fumbles.

Joe Gibbs said Brunell would start next Monday night against the Dallas Cowboys.

Gibbs said Ramsey’s sore neck had nothing to do with the decision. The coach instead cited his limited patience for turnovers as a reason.

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All-Pro tight end Antonio Gates rejoined the San Diego Chargers’ active roster after serving a three-game suspension for missing a team-imposed deadline to report to training camp. Gates sat out the final two exhibition games and Sunday’s 28-24 loss to Dallas.

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One day after owner Jim Irsay announced the Colts had given Coach Tony Dungy a three-year contract extension, Dungy said Indianapolis would be his final stop on the NFL’s coaching carousel.

“I don’t know how long I’ll coach, but this is it,” Dungy said.

“Hopefully, when it’s over we’ll have been to a few more Super Bowls.”

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Denver cornerback Champ Bailey has a dislocated shoulder and running back Mike Anderson has separated cartilage in his ribs, and both need to be evaluated further before their status for this week is decided.

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Seattle Seahawk defensive coordinator Ray Rhodes rejoined the team after being hospitalized last week because of dizziness.... Cincinnati backup running back Kenny Watson had surgery to repair a torn biceps, and will not play again this season.... Jacksonville Jaguar offensive line coach Paul Boudreau returned to work a day after collapsing in the locker room from “heat and dehydration.”