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Houston Astros legend Craig Biggio missed making the baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday by 39 votes. Houston Texans star J.J. Watt was not happy about Biggio's exclusion, and he showed it by wearing a Biggio jersey to his press conference.

“I’m disappointed he didn’t make the Hall of Fame,” Watt said. “He was a great, great player.”

Biggio was already in the major leagues for a year when Watt was born in Wisconsin. But he likely saw more than enough of Biggio for the years the Milwaukee Brewers and Houston Astros were both in the National League's Central Division.

Watt has plenty on his plate as he prepares for his team to rematch with the New England Patriots for the divisional playoffs. It was pretty impressive of him to stand up for Biggio.

Jordy Nelson missed practice on Wednesday (USA Today Sports Images)

Here's a look at the injury situations worth monitoring in the days leading up to the divisional round of the 2012 NFL Playoffs:

Three Baltimore Ravens did not participate on Wednesday, including fullback Vonta Leach (knee/ankle), rookie running back Bernard Pierce (knee) and offensive lineman Jah Reid (toe). Linebacker Dannell Ellerbe (ankle) was limited with the rest of the roster participating fully.

With the exception of cornerback Tracy Porter, who is recovering from a concussion, every member of the No. 1 seed Denver Broncos practiced fully on Wednesday. The Broncos did list 60 percent of the offensive line on the injury report. Left tackle Ryan Clady has a shoulder injury, right guard Chris Kuper has an ankle injury and right tackle Orlando Franklin has a knee issue worth keeping an eye on this week.

The Green Bay Packers ruled second-round defensive end Jerel Worthy "out" for Saturday night's game against the San Francisco 49ers and practiced without four players on Wednesday, including wide receivers Jordy Nelson (ankle), Randall Cobb (illness) and Jarrett Boykin (ankle). Despite the ailments, head coach Mike McCarthy is not concerned about the availability of Nelson and Cobb. Outside linebacker Clay Matthews was limited with a knee injury, but is expected to play against the 49ers.

Several 49ers were limited on Wednesday, including Pro Bowl defensive tackle Justin Smith, who has missed the last few games with a left elbow/triceps injury. Head coach Jim Harbaugh said "God willing and the creek don't rise, he's going to play" when asked about Smith's availability for Saturday night. Also limited for the 49ers was outside linebacker Aldon Smith, the team's leader with 19.5 sacks, who has a shoulder injury, safety Dashon Goldson (shoulder) and cornerback Tarell Brown (shoulder).

(USA Today Sports Images)Here's a pretty good way to turn a minor citation into a trip to jail.

Rolando McClain, an Oakland Raiders linebacker whose career has been mostly a major disappointment since he was the team's 2010 first-round pick, was pulled over Tuesday because the window tint on his car was too dark. Annoying, for sure. But, for a player who isn't doing well with the Raiders and has had legal issues before, signing the ticket, paying the fine and keeping his name out of the news was probably the best plan.

But no, McClain didn't go that route.

Jerry Richardson (r.) has hired a new general manager (Getty Images)

Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson has tabbed New York Giants senior pro personnel analyst Dave Gettleman to be the team's next general manager.

"I am honored and thrilled to have the opportunity to work in the Panthers organization," Gettleman said in a statement released by the Panthers. "It is similar to the Giants organization in which I have had the privilege of working the last 15 years and has a lot of pieces in place for success. I am excited about getting started."

Gettleman, 61, has worked in an NFL scouting capacity since 1986. Originally hired by the Buffalo Bills, Gettleman spent six seasons in western New York before working as a regional scout for BLESTO scouting service for one season before spending four seasons as an area scout with the Denver Broncos.

Gettleman was the Giants' director of pro personnel for 13 seasons before spending the 2012 season as the team's senior pro personnel analyst. The Giants playing in three Super Bowls between 2000 and 2011 and winning a pair of Lombardi Trophies during Gettleman's tenure in New York were a factor in Richardson's decision.

Jerry Jones promised change in Dallas, and change has arrived.

First to go is defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, but Mike Florio doesn't believe he'll be out of work much longer. As head coaching positions begin to fill out by coaches with offensive backgrounds, Florio believes those coaches will search for a strong defensive-mind, like Ryan. While teams won't be able to trust Ryan to keep his mouth shut, they will be able to trust his knowledge on the defensive side of the ball.

We've been spoiled by Robert Griffin III's immediate success, but after suffering a significant knee injury, Mike Florio wonders if we'll see the same RGIII when he returns under center for the Redskins. His rehab timetable is still considered undetermined, but unlike Adrian Peterson's miraculous return from injury, Florio believes it'll be a slow process for the former No. 2 overall pick. For now, Redskins fans can only watch, wait and hope RGIII's career won't be derailed by such a devastating injury.

Dean Spanos (r.) has found a replacement for A.J. Smith (USA Today Sports Images)

The San Diego Chargers have found a replacement for A.J. Smith as the team has announced a 4 p.m. ET press conference to announce that Indianapolis Colts vice president of football operations Tom Telesco will be the team's next general manager.

Telesco, 40, has been with the Colts organization since 1995, beginning as an area scout before working his way up to director of player personnel, a position he held for six seasons. Telesco was an in-house candidate for the Colts' general manager position last offseason, a position that went to Ryan Grigson. The Colts promoted Telesco to vice president of football operations last February.

Telesco was one of three candidates for the Chargers' general manager position, a search that was headed up by president Dean Spanos and included input from front office executives John Spanos and Ed McGuire, as well as consultant Ron Wolf. That group first interviewed current director of player personnel Jimmy Raye and San Francisco 49ers director of player personnel Tom Gamble.

Robert Griffin will undergo further tests on his right knee (Getty Images)

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III had surgery on Wednesday to repair both the lateral collateral and anterior cruciate ligaments in his right knee, Mark Maske of the Washington Post reports.

According to Maske, the surgery, which began at 7 a.m. ET, was performed by orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews in Gulf Breeze, Florida. The procedure was completed just after noon eastern and Griffin plans to remain in Florida to conduct his rehabilitation.

[Related: RG3 could be in for lengthy rehab]

Griffin was scheduled to undergo surgery to repair the LCL, which was initially sprained on Dec. 9 and was re-injured during Sunday's 24-14 playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks. During Wednesday's procedure, Dr. Andrews examined the ACL and determined that ligament was damaged and "needs to be stronger", so it was repaired along with the previously diagnosed LCL injury.

Dr. Andrews, through the Redskins, released the following statement on Twitter:

"@RGIII had successful knee surgery early this morning. He had a direct repair of his LCL and a re-do of his previous ACL reconstruction. We expect a full recovery and it is everybody's hope and belief that due to @RGIII's high motivation, he will be ready for the 2013 season. The goal of his treatment is to give him the best opportunity for a long professional career."

There have been conflicting reports over the timeline of Griffin's recovery.