Seattle Seahawks receiver Koren Robinson was suspended without pay Monday for the next four games for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.
Jerry Rice, who started and had three receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 24-17 win over Miami, will take over at Robinson's position.

Robinson also sat out the Miami game, but coach Mike Holmgren said that was punishment for violating undisclosed team rules and had no relation to the NFL suspension. Robinson wasn't available for comment after the game.

This isn't Robinson's first brush with trouble.

The ninth overall pick of the 2001 draft, Robinson was suspended for a game at Arizona last season after missing a team meeting. He was arrested outside a bar in Raleigh, N.C., in February 2003 for failure to disperse.

"It's very disappointing to see wonderful potential lost like that," Holmgren said. "Is he going to rebound off this? Yes, but this is a missed time. You just want the lights to go on for some of these young guys and have them understand how fortunate they are to be doing what they're doing."

Robinson has slumped in his fourth NFL season, catching 31 passes for 495 yards with two touchdowns.

Back to football: The opening of ABC-TV's "Monday Night Football" went from tawdry to tepid.

Last week, the show began with the controversial skit in which "Desperate Housewives" actress Nicollette Sheridan appeared to disrobe while trying to seduce Philadelphia receiver Terrell Owens in a parody of the character she plays in the ABC show.

That led to a firestorm of controversy last week. The NFL complained, and ABC apologized.

There was no such controversy Monday, as the tame segment used to introduce the New England-Kansas City game wasn't even a skit. New England quarterback Tom Brady said: "It's 9 p.m. Eastern time on a Monday night, and you know what that means."

Announcer Al Michaels then set the scene for the game and several other players, including Kansas City quarterback Trent Green, merely set up the show's theme song -- Hank Williams Jr.'s "Are You Ready For Some Football."

It's all tack: Buffalo coach Mike Mularkey is shrugging off St. Louis coach Mike Martz's accusations that Bills' players took cheap shots during their win over the Rams.

"Based on what I saw, I don't understand the comments that came from him," Mularkey said. "I'll leave it at that. I don't see what he saw."

Mularkey declined to get into a debate with the Rams coach over his complaints following Buffalo's 37-17 win on Sunday.

"He's got his opinions, and I don't understand them," Mularkey said.

Martz was unhappy after the Rams lost three cornerbacks to injuries, accusing the Bills of intentionally attempting to hurt his players by going after their knees.

Injury update: Randy Moss is expected back on the field this week for the Minnesota Vikings, provided his strained right hamstring doesn't swell, said coach Mike Tice. ...

Cleveland right tackle Ryan Tucker is done for the season after tearing a left knee ligament during Sunday's loss to the New York Jets. ...

Jets quarterback Chad Pennington will start throwing this week for the first time since straining his right rotator cuff, but his exact return to the lineup is uncertain. ...

Tennessee cornerback Andre Woolfolk had surgery to repair his dislocated right wrist, which doctors could not put back into place. ...

Green Bay is down to one healthy running back -- 33-year-old fullback William Henderson ---- after Ahman Green (ribs), Tony Fisher (neck stinger) and Nick Luchey (shoulder) were injured in Sunday night's win against Houston. ...

Indianapolis safety Bob Sanders will miss three to six weeks with a knee injury suffered in a 41-10 win over Chicago.

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