"The Indianapolis Colts will be without Bob Sanders for at least one more game.
The Pro Bowl safety is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Cleveland, but coach Tony Dungy said Sanders will not play.
"He's close," Dungy said after Friday's practice.
Close enough, Dungy said prior to the workout, that if injuries kept safeties Antoine Bethea (ankle) and Melvin Bullitt (rib) out of the game, Sanders could play. After practice, though, Dungy indicated Bethea and Bullitt would be available, allowing Sanders another week to heal.
Dungy said he received "good news" regarding Sanders' right knee from team physicians and that Sanders "feels pretty good.''
The 2007 Defensive Player of the Year has taken part in occasional morning walk-throughs but has not participated in a full-squad workout since experiencing swelling in his right knee in practice for the Nov. 16 game with Houston. He has missed the past two games and seven this season. The first five were because of a sprained right ankle."