"But he's a pro and he knows his body," Ryan said. "I think he works hard to get out there on the field, but yeah, sometimes it's, 'Do you play him? Do you sit him? Do you do whatever?' If you know what really helps a guy moving forward maybe you decide to sit a guy, but he's a guy that answers the bell."
Nelson's main concern was monitoring his ankle on the flight and trying to prevent any additional swelling.
Nelson sprained his left ankle against Detroit last Sunday. He was also questionable after being limited at practice, something that surprised Ryan since it appeared earlier in the week that Nelson's sprain was severe. Nelson didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday.
Cornerback Dee Milliner (quadriceps) fully practiced and will play for the first time since Week 2. Ryan was uncertain whether Milliner would start, leaving open the possibility that both Antonio Allen and Darrin Walls could get the call with Milliner coming in as a reserve.
"His ankle was unbelievable," Ryan said. "Some guys are unbelievable healers now. We'll see how he does,
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"The muscle itself is healthier, 100 percent, than it was," Decker said. "Now, it's just a matter of working everything around it and strengthening it back up."
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP)
