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Brady goes out, returns

Associated Press

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady went to the locker room for treatment of an arm injury, but did not miss a play in Sunday’s 22-21 loss to Miami.

Texans quarterback Matt Schaub returned to his game after getting treatment for a separated shoulder.

Schaub hurt his left shoulder on the Texans’ first play of a 23-18 loss to Jacksonville. After getting sacked by Derrick Harvey, Schaub stayed on the ground as trainers rushed onto the field.

Bears wide receiver and kick returner Devin Hester left Chicago’s 17-9 win over the St. Louis Rams in the third quarter with a calf injury.

Lions rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford aggravated his injured non-throwing shoulder late in Detroit’s 23-13 loss to the Bengals and didn’t return.

Stafford’s left shoulder was driven into the ground on a hit by Dhani Jones as he threw a fourth-down incompletion. Stafford lay on the ground for a couple minutes before walking off slowly.

Tomlinson moves up: San Diego running back LaDainian Tomlinson moved up two spots on one list of milestones and stands alone on another.

Tomlinson moved into eighth place on the career rushing list, with 12,315 yards, against the Browns, passing both Jim Brown and Marshall Faulk.

Tomlinson’s 11-yard run up the middle with 9:01 left in the fourth quarter moved him into eighth place past Brown, a Hall of Famer who spent his entire career in Cleveland and attended Sunday’s game.

Smaller revenue sharing to be cut: The NFL has told the players’ union it will cut a $100 million annual supplemental revenue-sharing program that subsidizes lower-revenue teams.

That plan, which is a small portion of the $6.5 billion shared in full by all 32 teams, will be cut because the 2010 season will not have a salary cap.

Union officials believe the owners can’t terminate the program without the union’s approval. The NFLPA also is concerned that some teams will not spend competitively because there is no minimum for spending under a non-salary cap system.

Chiefs retire Thomas’ number: Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Thomas had his number retired by the Kansas City Chiefs.

The nine-time Pro Bowler’s No. 58 was retired at Arrowhead Stadium during halftime of the Chiefs’ game against the Denver Broncos.

Thomas is the franchise leader with 126 1/2 sacks, including an NFL-record seven in one game. He died from injuries suffered in a car crash in 2000, not long after completing his 11th NFL season.