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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Clay Matthews has a separated AC joint in his left shoulder, and hes not happy about what caused it.The Green Bay Packers linebacker was injured in Monday nights 27-13 win when?Eagles?right tackle Allen Barbre delivered a blindside block on an end-around in the first quarter.I wasnt a fan of it, Matthews said of Barbres block. I mean, Ive got a lot more to say about it, but Im going to say it behind closed doors. It was a cheap shot, but it is what it is. I ate it. Unfortunately, I landed on my shoulder, and thats kind of what Ive been dealing with since.Matthews said he wasnt sure if it was a legal block by Barbre, who wasnt penalized on the 3-yard gain by Eagles receiver Bryce Treggs.I dont know. They didnt throw a flag probably because I wasnt a quarterback, said Matthews, whose status for Sundays game against Houston remains uncertain. I know all about that.Barbre, who was Matthews teammate in Green Bay during the 2009 season, didnt seem particularly moved by the six-time Pro Bowlers claim.Everyones got their own opinion, Barbre said, via the Delaware New Journal. If I didnt block him, then maybe he wouldve made the tackle. Im here to try to help us win, so I dont really value his opinion. I just want to win.Matthews, who was forced to move to inside linebacker against the Eagles because of injuries to starters Blake Martinez and Jake Ryan, said he took a pain-killing injection in order to return to the game. Safety Morgan Burnett had to take a few snaps at inside linebacker while Matthews was in the locker room getting examined.Im in some pain, no doubt about it, Matthews said. Theres some swelling [and] bruising, but we got an X-ray and nothings broken, so thats good. So well see moving forward the progress I make going into this game. Thats ultimately the goal, but weve got some work to.Earlier Wednesday, coach Mike McCarthy expressed confidence that both Matthews and quarterback Aaron Rodgers would play against the Texans. Rodgers pulled his left hamstring in the third quarter against the Eagles, and his mobility was limited after trainers taped his leg.Although Rodgers said it was too early in the week to tell how the injury might impact him, McCarthy said he did not expect it to be as limiting as the calf injury that Rodgers suffered late in the 2014 season.The calf injury, that was a big injury, McCarthy said Wednesday. We made a ton of adjustments. And for him to play through that was extraordinary. But well see how he is. I really dont want to comment until I see him move around tomorrow.In a rare move, McCarthy did not hold a practice Wednesday. 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The club announced the surgery following a 5-3 exhibition loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Air Max 270 Australia . Any real chance at payback wont come until the playoff. Still, Pittsburgh knows its taut 3-2 win over the Bruins on Wednesday night is a pretty good place to start laying the groundwork. "They are a very good defensive team," Penguins forward Brandon Sutter said. Air Max 95 Outlet Australia . Thats not a comment on the suspension that banished the Portland Winterhawks general manager and coach from his Western Hockey League teams bench for most of the 2012-13 season. TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians says he expects quarterback Carson Palmer to pass the last stage of the concussion protocol on Tuesday.That indicates Palmer could be back for next Monday nights home game against the New York Jets.Palmer was injured when his head slammed to the ground on a sack by Aaron Donald late in Arizonas 17-13 home loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Oct. 2. He sat out Thursday nights 33-21 victory over the San Francisco 49ers while backup Drew Stanton filled in.Speaking at his regular Monday news conference, Arians said he expects inside linebacker Kevin Minter to pass the protocol Tuesday as well. Minter sustained what Arians has called a mild concussion in the 49ers game.The Cardinals also released quarterback Zac Dysert, another sign that Palmer is expected to return, and signed guard/tackle Martin Wallace. Wallace was released by the Chicago Bears on Aug. 28.Arizona lost starting guards Evan Mathis and Mike Iupati with ankle injuries in the 49ers game. Mathis was placed on injured reserve.Arians said it was very good news that Iupati has a sprained ankle when initiially it was feared to be worse.dddddddddddd Arians said he didnt know when Iupati will return.John Wetzel and Earl Watford took over the guard spots against San Francisco and will be in those positions with the starting group when the players resume practice on Wednesday. Wetzel, normally a tackle, hadnt played guard since training camp.He gets a game ball, Arians said. It was huge, not having practiced it even for a while. I thought he stepped up as big as anybody has in a couple years.The coach said rookie lineman Cole Toner is more than ready to make his first NFL appearance.Mathis, in his 12th season, was signed in part to guide right tackle D.J. Humphries in his first season of NFL action. Humphries, a first-round draft pick in 2015, was inactive for every game last season.I think D.J. has grown so much and has learned so much from Evan throughout OTAs this summer that he can handle it on his own now, Arians said.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '