ALAMEDA, Calif. - Oakland Raiders linebacker Bill Romanowski was suspended from Monday's practice and fined an undisclosed amount after punching and seriously injuring teammate Marcus Williams during a fight a day earlier.
Williams' left orbital bone was broken and his nose was injured, according to coach Bill Callahan. The seldom-used backup tight end will be out 4-6 weeks.
Though Williams reportedly called Alameda police after the incident, no criminal charges have been filed over the scuffle, which occurred during Sunday's practice. Callahan doesn't expect charges to be pressed.
"It doesn't matter who it is," he said. "When it gets to that severity, I'm going to level a discipline. It goes beyond the game. Once it's beyond the respect and dignity of a player, it's a tragedy."
Williams had several tests at a local hospital before being released Sunday night. His agent, Lee Kalligian, didn't immediately return several phone calls from the Associated Press.
Callahan met with Romanowski on Monday night after practice. Romanowski didn't speak with reporters at the team's training complex.
Romanowski is entering his 16th season and second with the Raiders, who signed him as a free agent before their run to the AFC championship last season.
But Romanowski has a history of violent scrapes with opponents and others. One of his more well-publicized incidents was in December 1997, when he spit in the face of 49ers receiver J.J. Stokes while playing for the Broncos in a nationally televised game.
Romanowski was fined $7,500 by the NFL - one of several fines for his behavior during his career.
Jaguars reportedly try to deal Brunell
A personnel official with the Jacksonville Jaguars phoned the New York Jets to see if they might be interested in adding quarterback Mark Brunell through a trade, ESPN.com reported. The Jets apparently said they were not interested.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen also reported that Brunell, a 10-year veteran who will be 33 in September, was offered to the Cowboys and Ravens, who also declined.
The Jaguars selected Byron Leftwich of Marshall as their first-round pick in this year's draft. The team also is high on second-year QB David Garrard, who has performed well in camp.
ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli wrote that coach Jack Del Rio told the team's Web site that "nothing has changed" in his stance about the Jaguars' starting quarterback. But pressed on the issue, Del Rio could not be pinned down. "Right now, he's our quarterback."
In other Jags news, Seth Marler won the placekicking job for the time being as the team cut 10 players, including kickers Danny Boyd and James Tuthill. Also cut was defensive tackle Reggie McGrew, a former No. 1 pick of the 49ers out of Florida.
CHARGERS: Safety Hanik Milligan, a sixth-round pick competing for a starting job, and rookie receiver Tim Baker are likely out for the season. Milligan had surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle, and Baker had a torn ACL in his knee repaired.
DOLPHINS: Second-year receivers Margin Hooks and Chris Jackson were released.
PACKERS: The team reacquired safety Scott McGarrahan from the Dolphins for a conditional seventh-round draft choice in 2006.
JETS: Quarterback Todd Husak rejoined the team after starter Chad Pennington broke his left wrist Saturday. Backup Vinny Testaverde becomes the starter, with rookie Brooks Bollinger moving to No. 2. Husak joins the team for the third time.
PANTHERS: Nine players were waived, including veteran cornerback Emmanuel McDaniel and running back Skip Hicks.
TEXANS: Running back James Allen, who retired two weeks ago to concentrate on his rap career, would like to rejoin Houston or another team interested in him.
