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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers will have two players line up at inside linebacker Sunday against the Houston Texans.Who theyll be is anyones guess.The good news at least for Green Bay is that two starters are getting closer to returning at a position where injuries have sapped depth and weakened the run defense.Second-year starter Jake Ryan hasnt played a snap on defense the last three weeks after injuring an ankle on a first-series punt at Tennessee on Nov. 13. Rookie starter Blake Martinez sustained a knee sprain late in the game at Washington on Nov. 20 and didnt play on Monday night at Philadelphia.With both players inactive against the Eagles, Clay Matthews was moved from outside linebacker to inside linebacker and started alongside Joe Thomas. Matthews, however, sustained an injured shoulder on the opening series when he was leveled by Eagles right tackle Allen Barbre on an end-around. Matthews played most of the game after going to the locker room for a painkilling injection.All three players were listed as limited participation on Thursday.You prepare for the worst and, if you get good news, then youre happy about that, defensive coordinator Dom Capers said after practice Thursday evening about the uncertainty.Even while essentially missing the last three games, Ryan is the teams leading tackler. Without him, a run defense that led the league just a few weeks ago gave up a 75-yard touchdown run by DeMarco Murray to open the game at Tennessee, a 66-yard run by Rob Kelley that sealed the Packers fate at Washington and 4.5 yards per carry against the Eagles.When Martinez was injured, he said he immediately feared the worst. He sat out practice last week and felt his return on Thursday was a step in the right direction.Meanwhile, quarterback Aaron Rodgers was listed as limited participation as he recovers from a hamstring injury sustained during the third quarter on Monday night. He is coming off what quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt called his best performance of the season in the 27-13 victory.Rodgers was 30 of 39 for 313 yards and two touchdowns.I thought he was locked in, Van Pelt said. Even had some throwaways and a couple potential drops, so he was almost perfect with the ball.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFLNick Bonino Predators Jersey .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have placed centre Cody Hodgson on injured reserve and recalled two players from their AHL affiliate in Rochester. Kyle Turris Predators Jersey . PAUL, Minn. http://www.authenticpredatorspro.com/Miikka-salomaki-predators-jersey/ . Denis Coderre, the former federal MP who was elected mayor on Nov. 3, has drawn the ire of some Montreal Canadiens. During last nights game he tweeted: "Hello? Can we get a one-way ticket to (minor-league) Hamilton for David Desharnais please. Ryan Johansen Jersey . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? LeBrun: Over the last 48 hours, hes taken in the home-and-home between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche with Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene being the obvious targets. Ryan Ellis Predators Jersey . Supported by three-run homers from Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos, the young right-hander went seven strong innings in the Washington Nationals 8-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.PLYMOUTH, Mich. -- This past week saw USA Hockey hold its evaluation camp for this winters IIHF world junior championship, and three other nations -- Canada, Sweden and Finland -- also took part in a series of practices and games to gauge their top talent for inclusion on the rosters.If you missed my flurry of social posts on the event, youre in luck: What follows is a rundown of the players who stood out the most to me through the practices, scrimmages and games.You may notice that I didnt list Arizonaas Dylan Strome or Torontos Mitch Marner here; if you wanted the spectacular insight about how top-five picks from two drafts ago -- who have torn the OHL to shreds the past two seasons -- looked great against junior-level competition, then I do apologize.dddddddddddd Instead, here are 14 players whose production demonstrated improvement since we last saw them in competition: ' ' '