NFL Week 11

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Now on to the news from around the NFL.

Steelers chairman Dan Rooney and his son will likely buy a controlling interest in the team from Rooney’s four brothers.

“It’s not really (that) a deal has been reached, but we’re coming along very well,” Art Rooney Jr., one of the brothers, said Saturday.

“You’re dealing with five people who are very private. There are a lot of ideas and nuances. We’re moving in the right direction after all,” he said. “There’s still things that have to be worked out, but it’s headed that way.”

Dan Rooney was the only person interested in buying the team, which the brothers want to see remain in the family, according to Art Rooney Jr.

“That was a pretty big factor in this whole thing,” he said.

Dan Rooney declined to comment on Saturday. A message left with his son, team president Art Rooney II, was not immediately returned.

Art Rooney Jr. would not confirm that he and brothers Patrick, Timothy and John Rooney would get about $750 million after business debt is subtracted.

That was the figure the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported on its Web site Friday night in a story about the probable deal. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported a price of $800 million.

Art Rooney Jr. was reluctant to name a price, saying it could change. The team has been estimated to be worth as much as $1.2 billion.

Each brother owns 16 percent of the team, adding up to 80 percent, with another Pittsburgh family, the McGinleys, owning 20 percent. Those shares are not being sold. The Rooneys’ father, Hall of Famer Art Rooney Sr., bought the franchise in 1933for $2,500.

Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis did not practice again Friday and will be used only “in a limited fashion” if he is able to play Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys.

The NFL’s second-leading rusher was able to watch practice—unlike Wednesday and Thursday, when his sprained left knee kept him away from the field — and was “getting some mental reps in case he has a chance to go,” according to coach Jim Zorn.

Portis sprained the knee in the 23-6 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers before last week’s bye. He is questionable on the injury report.

Big-hitting safety John Lynch’s crunching collisions are over.

Lynch has decided to retire, officially ending his career with a news conference Monday in Tampa, Fla.

The 37-year-old was a nine-time Pro Bowler for Denver and Tampa Bay, finishing with 1,277 tackles, 100 pass breakups and 26 interceptions in 224 regular-season games.

He departed Denver on good terms in July after being bumped from his starting role and signed with the Patriots. He was cut two weeks later and has been out of the game since.

“Just everything you’d want in a player,” Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said Friday after hearing about Lynch’s retirement. “He set an example on how to be a pro.”

Lynch made it known that there was a price to pay for coming over the middle — a painful pounding.

New York Giants offensive tackle Kareem McKenzie was charged with drunken driving after a traffic stop Thursday night.

McKenzie was stopped after he cut through a gas station lot at about 9:30 p.m., said Little Falls police Lt. Salvatore Calafiore. A Breathalyzer test found McKenzie’s blood-alcohol level was above New Jersey’s legal limit of 0.08. He was taken to police headquarters and released later that night, Calafiore said.

In a statement issued by the Giants on Friday afternoon after McKenzie had left the stadium, the lineman expressed remorse about the incident.

“I am prepared to deal with the consequences of that situation from both a legal standpoint and as a player in the National Football League,” McKenzie said.

Giants coach Tom Coughlin said the team was aware of the arrest and had spoken with McKenzie. He did not address if it would affect McKenzie’s status for Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Quarterback Chad Pennington was added to the Miami Dolphins’ injury report because of a sore foot, and he’s listed as probable for Sunday’s game against Oakland.

The Dolphins didn’t elaborate on the injury Sunday or say or when it happened. Pennington ranks sixth in the NFL in passing and has led surprising Miami to a 5-4 record.

If Pennington can’t play, rookie Chad Henne would make his first NFL start. He was taken in the second round of the April draft.

The Dolphins signed linebacker Rob Ninkovich off their practice squad and placed guard Matt McChesney on injured reserve.

Quarterback Kyle Orton was listed as probable for the Chicago Bears’ game at Green Bay on Sunday.

Orton sat out a 21-14 loss to Tennessee last week with a sprained right ankle. He was taken from the field on a cart late in the first half of a win over Detroit on Nov. 2.

Orton is enjoying a breakout season with 1,777 yards and 10 touchdowns after beating former starter Rex Grossman in a preseason competition.

If Orton can’t go against the Packers, Grossman will likely make his second straight start.

Finally, Matt Hasselbeck and Deion Branch are facing a challenge the Seahawks are thrilled to be dealing with: rust.

Seattle’s three-time Pro Bowl passer and former Super Bowl MVP receiver worked with the first-team offense for the entire practice Friday. So each is ready to start for the first time in six weeks Sunday against first-place Arizona.

They’re back for what coach Mike Holmgren says is a must-win game to save Seattle’s season. The four-time defending division champions are 2-7 and trail the Cardinals by four games in the NFC West with seven games remaining.

“We can label it. It’s about time we label one,” Holmgren said, laughing. “I’ve always said that, until mathematically you can’t do it anymore, you have hope. So, we’re getting to that point right now. This is a must-win game.”

Buffalo Bills starting defensive end Aaron Schobel (foot) will miss his fifth game, while No. 2 receiver Josh Reed (ankle) likely won’t play for a third straight game Monday night.

Reed is listed as doubtful for the game with Cleveland.

Starting strong safety Donte Whitner hopes to play despite being listed as questionable.

Whitner’s been nursing a separated shoulder since Buffalo’s loss to the Jets two weeks ago. He missed his first game of the season last week in a loss to New England.

“I’m feeling good,” Whitner said after Friday’s practice. “We’ll see how it goes. I expect to play, and I want to play, but it’s up to (the coaches and trainers). It depends on how I progress over the next two days.”