Jets safety Leonhard out for season with knee injury

JIM LEONHARD will be a sidelined spectator for another Jets playoff push.

The playmaking safety will miss the rest of the season with a torn patellar tendon in his right knee after being injured in Sunday's 37-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. An MRI exam yesterday confirmed what the Jets first feared when Leonhard went down on a tackle following an interception.

"You feel absolutely terrible for him," coach Rex Ryan said.

It's the second straight year Leonhard has been lost for the season because of a devastating injury. Leonhard broke the same leg in a collision with teammate Patrick Turner during practice a little more than a year ago.

Miami quarterback Matt Moore is expected to undergo further tests after suffering what has was initial diagnosed a slight concussion against the Eagles Sunday. If Moore can't play at Buffalo this weekend, J.P. Losman would start against his former teammates. Losman would be the 17th quarterback to start for Miami since Dan Marino retired in 1999.

* New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck had an MRI on a toe injury he played through in Sunday's win over Dallas and is uncertain about his status for this weekend's game against Washington.

* Representatives from the NFL and NFL Players Association will meet with the Cleveland Browns' medical staff today to determine whether proper protocol was followed regarding concussion-like symptoms suffered by quarterback Colt McCoy in Thursday night's loss to Pittsburgh, league and union sources said.

Steelers linebacker James Harrison drew a roughing the passer penalty following a helmet-to-helmet hit on McCoy. Head coach Pat Shurmur maintained that the team's medical staff followed league guidelines before McCoy was cleared to go back into the game.

* Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy said wide receiver Greg Jennings will miss 2 to 3 weeks with a knee sprain, suffered in the third quarter of Sunday's win over Oakland.

* Atlanta coach Mike Smith returned to practice 1 day after being checked at a Charlotte hospital for an undisclosed non-emergency matter. Smith, who went to the hospital after the Falcons' win over Carolina Sunday, said he plans to resume his normal schedule.

* Tennessee coach Mike Munchak says Matt Hasselbeck is sore but walking around despite a left calf injury suffered in the second quarter of Sunday's loss to New Orleans. Munchak said he didn't know whether Hasselbeck would be able to start against Indianapolis on Sunday.

*  Cincinnati guard Bobbie Williams will miss the rest of the season after breaking his right ankle during a loss to Houston on Sunday.