Kickoff returner likely out for season

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams kickoff returner Tony Fisher is likely out for the rest of the season with a right knee injury, leaving the team short at running back.

Results of an MRI exam were not in, but coach Scott Linehan said Monday it was "probable" that Fisher tore a ligament in his ACL. Fisher, also the team's third-down back, was hurt making a cut on his second kickoff return on Sunday against the Chiefs.

The Rams will bring in some potential replacements on today's off-day, looking first for a player who could fill both roles. Linehan said he didn't think Kevin Curtis, who averaged 21.5 yards on four returns as Fisher's replacement on Sunday, would handle that role next week against the Seahawks.

Fisher was the third player used as a returner by the Rams.

J.R. Reed, the return man the first five games, has been inactive the last three games and appears to be an afterthought at this point. Linehan said only that Reed was "certainly a possibility" to fill that role this week.

-- The Associated Press