FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. ? Arizona running back Marcel Shipp, the team’s leading rusher last season, will miss at least eight weeks because of a broken left leg.

Cardinals coach Dennis Green said Shipp appeared to dislocate his left ankle in the team’s intrasquad scrimmage on Friday, but more X-rays revealed a broken fibula.

“We were hoping that would not be the case, but it looks like it probably will be,” Green said Saturday. “We’ll just take our time and make sure he’s on the heal and on the mend and look at the rest of it later.”

A team official said Shipp would have a plate and screws inserted into the injured leg in a few days to stabilize the fracture, and additional surgery to add pins was expected.

Shipp, who led the Cardinals with 830 rushing yards in 2003, was caught beneath a pile during a routine running play and was taken off the field on a cart. He was unavailable for comment Saturday.

“I talked to him (Friday) night and he seemed pretty good, so I assume he had some pretty good pain medication,” Cardinals running back Damien Anderson said. “He was up in spirits. He seemed very, very positive.”

Anderson and Kansas State product Josh Scobey now will battle for the No. 2 spot on the depth chart behind starting running back Emmitt Smith.

Anderson rushed for 68 yards on 18 carries in limited action last season. Scobey returned 73 kickoffs for 1,684 yards and a touchdown last year, but he did not carry the ball on offense.

“It’s going to be pretty tough to fill those shoes at that two spot,” Scobey said. “We’ve just got to continue to come out and try to work hard everyday.”

Bills

Buffalo running back Willis McGahee found the end zone often Saturday in his first NFL scrimmage.

The former Miami Hurricane was selected 23rd overall in the 2003 draft, but missed all of last season after reconstructive surgery on his left knee. McGahee finished with 10 carries for 40 yards and one reception for 8 yards against the Browns in the scrimmage.

McGahee scored up the middle on a 1-yard plunge to cap a six-play, 65-yard drive and scored on three straight plays from the 2 during a goal-line drill.

On his way back to the sideline, McGahee was greeted by a standing ovation from the crowd at the Bills training camp site in suburban Rochester.

“It’s good to know that they’re behind me and they want to see how I do,” McGahee said. “And I’m just glad to score and let them know that I can still do certain things.”

Redskins

Coach Joe Gibbs named veteran Mark Brunell the starting quarterback for Monday night’s Hall of Fame game against Denver in Canton, Ohio.

Titans, Falcons

Tennessee and Atlanta scrimmaged before 31,408 fans, capping three days of practices between the teams. Titans quarterback Steve McNair, the league’s co-MVP, didn’t practice in the two morning sessions, but took part during a first-team session and the two-minute drill.

Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick tossed a handful of passes early, then left the offense in the hands of rookie Matt Shaub. Vick watched the rest of the workout from the sidelines while he rested his right hamstring.

Rookie Quincy Wilson, son of former Chicago linebacker Otis Wilson, had eight carries for 47 yards for Atlanta. Titans rookie Jarrett Payton, son of the late Walter Payton, had five carries for 23 yards.

Browns

Cleveland linebacker Brant Boyer will miss at least eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a broken bone in his right foot.

Colts

Five Indianapolis players did not take part in Saturday’s scrimmage because of injuries: rookie linebacker Antonio Crow, rookie defensive tackle Nautyn McKay-Loescher, defensive tackle David Pugh, cornerback Corey Chamblin, and cornerback Willie Miles.

Offensive tackle Tarik Glenn missed his fifth straight day of practice as he tries to get under a team-mandated weight limit.

Chargers

San Diego signed journeyman quarterback Joe Germaine. Germaine played in the Arena Football League last season and hasn’t played in an NFL game since 1999.

Starter Drew Brees is healthy, but backup Doug Flutie will be sidelined for two weeks after having arthroscopic surgery on his knee. Cleo Lemon, a member of the practice squad last year, is San Diego’s other quarterback. Rookie Philip Rivers still is unsigned.

Germaine has been with St. Louis, Kansas City and Cincinnati.

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay receiver Joey Galloway left practice because of a sore right knee, and first-round pick receiver Michael Clayton missed workouts because of a bruised sternum. Receiver Charles Lee skipped practice because of a hamstring injury.

Also missing were: guard Matt Stinchcomb (calf), tackles Todd Steussie (knee) and Kenyatta Walker (knee), defensive tackles Ellis Wyms (ankle) and DeVone Claybrooks (ankle), and defensive end Reinard Wilson (knee). Quarterback Brad Johnson and cornerback Ronde Barber also missed practice.

Linebacker Shelton Quarles practiced with a cast on his left wrist after suffering a hairline fracture earlier in the week.

Rams, Bears

St. Louis quarterback Marc Bulger and running back Marshall Faulk did not play in a scrimmage against Chicago. Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher (hamstring) and receiver Marty Booker also sat out.