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A severe bone bruise in his left knee could spell an early season’s end for Houston Texans runnning back Domanick Davis.

“It’s getting to the point where it’s just draining me,” he said. “I’m tired of watching. I’ve been here and I’ve worked hard with everybody else and I can’t be out there and help. It’s just killing me watching.”

Davis said he doesn’t really have any significant pain when doing every day activities, but when he runs his knee is “just not right.”

“It’s up and it’s down,” he said. “I can feel good one day and I’ll do a little more and kind of aggravate it a little bit, then I have to back off of it a little bit.”

It’s possible that Davis could be put on injured reserve. This obviously doesn’t sit well with Davis fantasy owners. While his rushing numbers and touchdown totals decreased from 2004 last season, Davis still was seen as a quality back for the upcoming season. Rookie Wali Lundy is slated to start in his place, but the Texans also have Antwain Smith and Vernand Morency on the roster.

The New York Jets have officially named Chad Pennington as starting quarterback for the 2006 season.

Pennington, who was in a preseason battle with former Redskins’ backup Patrick Ramsey for the No. 1 spot, only played in three games last season before having to undergo his second shoulder surgery in two seasons.

In a related topic, the Jets also put running back Curtis Martin on the physically-unable-to-perform list with a knee injury that has caused him problems since the second half of last year.

Martin being put on the PUP list shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone considering the Jets just recently traded for former 49ers’ RB Kevan Barlow. I guess neither should the crowning of Pennington as their starting quarterback.

He took a salary cut to stay in New York through this season, but with two shoulder surgeries in just an eight-month span, the writing is on the wall for Pennington.

I don’t think I’m going out on a limb by saying this will be Pennington’s last year in green and white if he doesn’t produce early and often this season.

The status of Domanick Davis is in serious question. HC Gary Kubiak is inferring that Davis may not make the 53-man roster. This would leave Wali Lundy as the starter with Vernand Morency hot on his tail. It would be wise to handcuff the two, but fantasy owners might have a RBBC on their hands. I wonder if the team regrets passing on Reggie Bush…Carson Palmer tested his knee on Monday night, throwing for 140 yards and three touchdowns. He’s expected to start Week 1. His presence is a boost to Rudi Johnson, Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh…Philip Rivers’ shoulder is bruised, but the quarterback said that he could play if it were game day. That sound you hear is LaDainian Tomlinson and Antonio Gates owners breathing a sigh of relief…Ahman Green looked pretty good on Monday night, but the Green Bay offensive line didn’t really open any holes for him. One of the first decisions GM Ted Thompson made when he took the job in 2005 was to let guards Mike Wahle and Marco Rivera become free agents. The Packers quickly went from having one of the best offensive lines to one of the worst…In other news, the Raiders signed 38 year-old Jeff George. Let me repeat that: the Raiders signed 38 year-old Jeff George. This guy wasn’t very good ten years ago.