USA Today:

Michael Vick is keeping his job, for at least another week anyway.

Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid announced Wednesday morning that he won’t bring rookie Nick Foles out of the bullpen for Monday night’s game at the New Orleans Saints.

Vick’s 13 turnovers are among the key issues plaguing the 3-4 Eagles, however he took care of the ball in Sunday’s 30-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He said afterward that he supported whatever Reid chose to do and seemed to be bracing for a seat on the bench.

Foles, a third-round pick out of Arizona in April’s draft, posted some gaudy numbers in Philadelphia’s 4-0 preseason, compiling a 110.1 passer rating and completing nearly 64% of his passes while throwing six TD passes against two interceptions.

Still, sticking with Vick seems to be the logical move for Reid, who’s clearly under intense pressure to win now in order to save his job. Asking a rookie who hasn’t taken a regular-season snap to save the season is a long shot. And if there was ever a week the talented Eagles offense might have a breakout performance, it could be against a Saints defense on pace for a historically bad season.

Vick sports a 5-2 record vs. the Saints but hasn’t beaten them since 2005, the year before Sean Payton and Drew Brees arrived in New Orleans.

The scenario keeps getting worse for Pierre Garcon. First, the Washington Redskins wide receiver had a minor foot injury sustained in Week 1. Then it lingered. It turned out to be a tear of the ligament that allows a runner to push off his second toe. The ability to push off is pretty important to a speed receiver.

Now, Garcon might need surgery, if the ligament doesn’t heal with rest, according to The Washington Post.

“We knew, but we didn’t really want to believe it,” Garcon said Thursday. “We wanted to think it was something minor that could be fixed within the five or six weeks that I was out.

“I can play with it. But, you know, I can’t really run full speed. I can’t really, you know, explode, be fast … because it’s that painful. I could keep going. I can keep trying. But, you know, I’m out there to make plays, not to just, you know, distract the guys or do whatever. But if coach wants me to go out there, I’m more than willing to do it.”

Garcon could have surgery now, but that would end his 2012. It’s the type of injury that an offensive lineman could play through and still be productive. Garcon’s whole game is based on his deep speed and ability to get in and out of cuts. The Redskins have not forced him to play.

“I don’t want to be on the sideline,” Garcon said. “It is frustrating. But you’ve just got to think about what’s best for it and what’s best for your future, because this is long term.

“You don’t want to make it worse just for one season. As bad as I want to be out there, it’s a tough decision we’ve got to deal with.”

Garcon could take the next two weeks off, then the Redskins have a bye in Week 10. That’s the immediate target date for his return. If Garcon still isn’t right at that point, it’s hard to imagine that he will be at all this season.

PFT:

According to a report from Albert Breer of NFL.com, Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez will have to satisfy himself with the fish and chips selection in Boston rather than sampling one of the staples of British cuisine in London.

Breer reports that Hernandez did not accompany the Patriots to London for Sunday’s game against the Rams. Hernandez was listed as limited in practice on Wednesday before missing Thursday’s practice, the same kind of pattern the Pats have been following since Hernandez returned from the ankle sprain that kept him out of three games already this season. This report would suggest that Hernandez’s absence on Thursday wasn’t just about maintenance and could signal he’s suffered a setback.

There wasn’t much talk about a great risk that he’d miss this week’s game, but, if the report proves true, the Patriots must have felt that the combination of travel and game would not work out well for the tight end. Hernandez will have two weeks until the Patriots’ next game if he doesn’t play against the Rams, which could be enough time for him to fully heal and be at 100 percent for the second half of the season.

Without Hernandez, the Patriots will rely more on Rob Gronkowski to produce plays from the tight end spot. He continues to be limited in practice because of a hip issue this week, but that didn’t stop him from scoring twice against the Jets last Sunday.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings will have surgery next Tuesday to repair the groin injury that has limited him to three games this season.

Jennings didn’t give a timetable for his return Thursday, but says the recovery won’t end his season.

Green Bay’s No. 1 receiver was hurt in the season opener. He sat out the second game, returned against Seattle but aggravated the injury early in the fourth game.

Jennings hoped the injury would heal with rest and rehab, but knew more aggressive treatment was needed after he felt it tighten up again as he tried to run off the field Sunday in St. Louis.

He saw a specialist in Philadelphia on Wednesday, and Jennings says he opted for surgery over an injection because it is a sure fix of the injury.