Curtis Martin will be in uniform and on the field for the New York Jets on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Just a day after the MRI on his right knee came up negative, running back Curtis Martin announced he would be back in action. "My main thought is all pain is temporary," Martin said. "It can't last forever. You can get through it for three hours in a game and then you can suffer and cry and everything afterward. That's the attitude I try to take. I often try to focus so hard on something else that it takes my attention away from the pain."

After starting 51 of the Jaguars past 53 games, veteran free safety Donovin Darius will miss the remainder of the season after an MRI exam confirmed a torn knee ligament. The injury occurred in the second quarter of Sunday?s loss to the Indianapolis Colts. "It's unfortunate, but I'm at peace with it," Darius said. "I'll be encouraged now matter how extensive [the damage] is, and I'll keep going and do whatever I have to do to make it back."

Jacksonville quarterback Byron Leftwich appeared to injure his left leg as he was bent over backward near the goal line late in Sunday's game at Indianapolis, but returned with 1:44 remaining. Leftwich hobbled off the field and was worked on by team doctors after the third-down play in which he was tackled from behind by Raheem Brock. Leftwich was bent awkwardly and lay on the ground in pain for a few moments, reaching toward his knee. Jaguars backup quarterback David Garrard immediately began to warm up on the sideline, but did not go into the game. Earlier, Jaguars safety Donovin Darius left in the second quarter with a sprained left knee. Darius was injured on a punt return early in the second quarter, and was taken to the locker room for X-rays. Team officials gave no additional details of the injury.

Seattle Seahawks? tight end Itula Mili will likely miss Sunday?s opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars after being hospitalize last Thursday with a blockage in his intestine. "That's like having a bad bunch of chicken, or something," coach Mike Holmgren said. "He'll be OK." "In all likelihood, he'll probably just stay home, and we'll see him on Monday," Holmgren said.

Receiver Cortez Hankton had surgery on his right ankle Friday and will miss several weeks. Hankton, who has 26 catches for 247 yards in two seasons with the Jags, was slowed by what the team called a high ankle sprain during the preseason. He had been listed as questionable for Sunday's opener against Seattle. "Doctors determined [surgery] was necessary, that rest was not going to make it better," coach Jack Del Rio said. "It's a simple procedure to allow him to get back in a few weeks without the continuing pain."