"Toward the end of morning practice yesterday, Laveranues Coles Laveranues Coles was limping a little bit after a deep but incomplete pass. It didn't appear serious, but the Jet wideout didn't practice during yesterday's second session.

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Eric Mangini said that Brett Favre won't play more during the preseason than normal despite the fact that he's learning a new team. Said Mangini, "We'll follow the same pattern that we've had."

Shaun Ellis Shaun Ellis is out with a hand injury, but Mangini said, "I'm not sure of the exact timetable, but I don't think it's going to be leading into the season or anything like that."

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Favre isn't exactly a fan of the days during the week between games.

"I still don't like it. I wondered this morning when I got up, 'What the HECK am I doing?' " he said yesterday. "But the answer to that question is I love to play. I hate to study. At times I hate to practice. But I love to play. "