Houston Texans owner Bob McNair has discussed the possibility of his team playing at Rice Stadium if repairs to Reliant Stadium from Hurricane Ike can't be made in time for its first home game Oct. 5.

The stadium's retractable roof lost five pieces in the storm and officials said large pieces of debris had fallen into the stadium.

Though he has discussed playing at Rice, which is four miles from Reliant, McNair is "optimistic" that repairs can be made in time for Houston to play at home against the Indianapolis Colts.

"We would have to talk to them at Rice, but certainly it's a large enough stadium that it is a possibility," McNair said yesterday.

Rice Stadium holds 47,000 in its current configuration, but the tarps could be moved off the end zone seating to expand the capacity to 70,000. It was opened in 1950 and hosted the Super Bowl in 1974.

McNair said engineers are going over Reliant, which seats 69,500, this week to look for possible structural damage, but had not found any by yesterday.

"I am optimistic that we are not going to find any structural damage, the damage is just going to be to the roof and that's something we're going to be able to deal with," he said.

McNair said there is a possibility the Texans could play their home games without a roof, but that officials are worried about possible drainage issues if there is any significant rainfall while it is uncovered.

"If we had weather like this it could be fine," McNair said on a cool, sunny day. "But if we had a tropical deluge the drainage is something that is a concern."

He's waiting for updates on how long it will take to get the roof panels made and installed at the stadium.

SEAHAWKS

SEATTLE RECEIVES HELP

Seattle took two steps to bolster its injured-depleted wide receivers by trading for Keary Colbert and reacquiring Koren Robinson yesterday.

Seattle agreed to a one-year contract with Robinson, its former No. 1 draft choice.

Robinson worked out for the Seahawks yesterday and convinced team president Tim Ruskell he has changed since Ruskell released him in the 2005 season because of repeated problems with alcohol.

The 28-year-old Robinson said he has been sober for 25 months thanks to a new marriage, two young sons, a baby girl due next month and religion.

Colbert's agent, Gary Uberstine, said yesterday in an e-mail to The AP his client is also coming to Seattle, from Denver. Fox Sports.com first reported the trade.

The deal is believed to be for a fifth-round pick. It will likely become official today, Ruskell said.

Colbert has not caught a pass in two games with the Broncos after signing a three-year deal in March.

RAIDERS

DEFENSIVE END ARRESTED

Oakland defensive end Tommy Kelly was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Authorities say Kelly was booked at Oakland's Glenn E. Dyer Detention Facility on Monday and later released.

Calls to the Raiders and Kelly's agent were not immediately returned.

The Raiders signed Kelly to a $50.5 million contract this year even though the veteran defensive lineman was coming off a serious knee injury that cut his 2007 season short. Kelly had surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

ELSEWHERE

Referee support: Ed Hochuli received the support of the NFL Referees Association yesterday, two days after he botched a call at the end of the San Diego-Denver game that allowed the Broncos to keep possession and go on to score the winning points. "The NFLRA stands by Ed Hochuli as a 19-year veteran with multiple Super Bowl and countless playoff game experience who has the integrity and character to admit a mistake and accept the criticism that comes with it," NFLRA executive director Tim Millis said in a statement.

Steelers: Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin clarified the status of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's shoulder: Sprained but not separated. The injury will likely keep Roethlisberger from fully participating in practice today, but not from playing Sunday against Philadelphia. The Steelers said last week that their quarterback was nursing a sore shoulder, but a TV commentator Sunday night termed the injury a shoulder separation.

Buccaneers: Tampa Bay rookie cornerback Elbert Mack was suspended one game without pay by the NFL for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan. The league said the flagrant violation of player safety rules was the second in three games for the undrafted free agent, who was fined $5,000 for an unnecessary roughness foul against Houston quarterback Alex Brink during the Bucs' preseason finale Aug. 28.

Law and order: Former New York Giants receiver Mark Ingram was sentenced yesterday in Central Islip, N.Y., to more than seven years in prison for bank fraud and money laundering. It's a third term behind bars for the player who starred in the 1991 Super Bowl. The 42-year-old Ingram also was ordered in Long Island federal court to pay $252,000 in restitution. He is free on $200,000 bail until Dec. 5.

Chiefs: Kansas City will start rookie cornerbacks Brandon Flowers and Brandon Carr on Sunday at Atlanta. Flowers was handed the starting job as soon as he was drafted in the second round out of Virginia Tech. Carr, a fifth-round pick, will replace 11-year veteran Patrick Surtain, who injured his shoulder last week against Oakland.

Browns: Cleveland defensive end Robaire Smith will miss the rest of the season after being placed on injured reserve because of a left Achilles' injury. Smith was hurt during Sunday night's 10-6 loss to Pittsburgh.

Cowboys: Dallas safety Roy Williams is expected to miss about a month after breaking a bone in his right arm Monday night against Philadelphia.