John Clay's Sidelines

One week to go before the start of the NFL season. So this past weekend was an important one for some ex-UK football players trying to make rosters:

• Jared Lorenzen completed seven of 11 passes for 52 yards in Indianapolis’ 20-7 loss to visiting Buffalo. The Colts No. 2 quarterback, Jim Sorgi, missed the game because of a sore knee. Phillip B. Wilson, blogger for the Indianapolis Star, wrote, “I'm guessing Lorenzen has the upper hand on the mistake-prone Gray going into their final game. I expect both to play a half in the preseason finale. Starters, or in this case, even backup Jim Sorgi with a gimpy right knee, probably won't see much action.”

• Steve Johnson caught one pass for four yards for the Bills in the victory over Indianapolis.

• Indy's Jacob Tamme caught one pass for 12 yards.

• Quarterback Shane Boyd did not play in Houston’s 23-22 loss to Dallas. That might not bode well for Boyd making the roster.

• Keenan Burton, right, caught three passes for 63 yards and a touchdown in St. Louis’ 24-10 win over Baltimore. He has five catches for 74 yards in the pre-season. Bill Coats wrote in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “Terrific in the June minicamp, Burton leveled off a bit during training camp. His most likely role will be as the fourth or fifth wideout.”

• Wesley Woodyard has played well enough with Denver that the Broncos may cut experienced linebackers. From Mike Klis of the Denver Post, "Will the starting middle linebacker be announced Monday? Niko Koutouvides is assured of making the 53-man roster, but will he be playing ahead of, or watching, Nate Webster in the opener at Oakland? Two of the Broncos' best special-teams players — Jordan Beck and Louis Green — are linebackers, but there may not be room for both with the emergence of rookie Wesley Woodyard."

• The Titans are expected to place Rafael Little on the Physically Unable to Perform list on Tuesday.

• Andre Woodson completed three of eight passes for 41 yards in the New York Giants 10-7 loss to the Jets.