Published Friday, December 11, 2009 12:30 AM

NFL Roundup

Wire reports

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan sat out another practice because of a toe injury, making it increasingly unlikely he'll be able to play against the unbeaten New Orleans Saints.

While Ryan went through a walkthrough, which wasn't open to the media, he wasn't even at the indoor practice facility for the 2 1/2-hour workout. Still, coach Mike Smith said the team isn't ready to say for sure that Ryan won't play Sunday.

Chris Redman ran the first-team offense.

Ryan hurt the big toe on his right foot in a Nov. 29 victory over Tampa Bay. He sat out last weekend's game against Philadelphia, along with four other offensive starters, and the Falcons (6-6) lost 34-7 to severely damage their playoff hopes.

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SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Chargers said Thursday they probably need public money to build a new stadium on a downtown site just east of Petco Park.

The team has said since 2002 that it wants to finance stadium construction privately, although they have sought a piece of public land to develop and help pay for the stadium.

Previous sites under consideration would have accommodated both a stadium and a related development project, the profits from which would help pay for the costs of the stadium.

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