Chiefs defensive end Jared Allen has been charged with driving under the influence for the second time in five months. Police pulled Allen over around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday after following a Dodge Charger that was not staying in the lane, Leawood Police Capt. Dale Finger said Friday.

The Chicago Bears claimed defensive back Marcus Maxey off waivers from the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday and put wide reciever Airese Currie on injured reserve with a foot injury.

Billy Volek returned to Nashville on Sunday night, but said it's "time for me to move on." The Chargers, Chiefs and Raiders are interested in trading for Volek, who requested to be released or traded after the Titans signed Kerry Collins. Volek is represented by agent Drew Rosenhaus. "I haven't talked to Drew yet," Volek said Sunday afternoon. "We kind of gave this thing a rest through the week. Now I just have to wait and see. I have to do what is best for my career. "Tennessee fans have been great for me, and now it is time for me to move on."

In May, he said he was eager to tack one more year onto his great career. In July, he sent a jolt through the Kansas City Chiefs when he retired on the eve of training camp. And on Thursday, Willie Roaf said he is done playing professional football. In a high-rise law office in downtown Kansas City, far removed from the stadiums and the cheers, the 11-time Pro Bowl left tackle who helped pave the way for one of the NFL's most dynamic offenses said his body couldn't take one more season.

The NFL absolved Cincinnati defensive end James Geathers on Wednesday for his hit on Kansas City quarterback Trent Green, emphasizing quarterbacks are responsible for avoiding hits by sliding. Green sustained a serious concussion last Sunday after a hit by Geathers and will miss at least two or three games. "The injury ... was unfortunate and has drawn much commentary, but it is not a foul," Ray Anderson, the NFL's senior vice president, said in a statement.

Trent Green was taken from the field on a stretcher after a brutal hit by Cincinnati's Robert Geathers, and while the Chiefs said their quarterback sustained "pretty severe head trauma," he was awake and moving shortly after Sunday's game. "Actually, when he did wake up, he remembered every play except the one that knocked him out," Kansas City general manager Carl Peterson said. "So we're being very optimistic and hopeful." Peterson said Green was taken to a hospital where preliminary X-rays of his neck and head were negative.

The sore right heel that kept T.J. Houshmandzadeh out of practice all week might sideline the wide receiver for Sunday's opener at Kansas City, and could force the Bengals' staff to alter their personnel packages. Houshmandzadeh, coming off a 2005 season in which he notched a career-best 76 catches and continued to be an effective complement to fellow wide receiver Chad Johnson, is officially listed as "questionable" for the game. If he doesn't play, Houshmandzadeh will be replaced in the starting lineup by Chris Henry.

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