FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Matt Forte still isnt practicing for the New York Jets, but he gave fans a reason to be excited nonetheless.When asked Tuesday if he thinks he could miss the teams regular-season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 11, Forte said, Nah, Ill be available. Definitely.Forte, whom the Jets signed as a free agent back in March, has missed the teams training camp practices thus far due to a hamstring injury. But he did participate in individual drills Tuesday, taking handoffs and catching short throws from quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.When hes back, hes back, Jets coach Todd Bowles said of Forte. I dont have a timetable for him. We understand the process were taking with him, and were fine with it.Forte said he has had no setbacks with the hamstring injury.Its taken longer than I expected, just because were being super, super cautious about it, he said. At this point theres no reason to really rush back out there. I got a lot of reps in the offseason, I know the offense, and by watching in camp and stuff I know a lot more. It wont take that long to get back into it.The Jets almost certainly wont play Forte in their second preseason game, against the Washington Redskins, on Friday night. The bigger question is whether hell play in the teams third preseason game, when starters typically see the most action.Forte sounded anxious to get back on the field.This is the most patience Ive had to have with an injury, he said. Theyve had to hold me back personally because if not, if it were up to me, Id be going at it every day to try to be out there on my own terms.Bowles is taking a wait-and-see approach.If we can have him back in time enough to get some reps in before the first game, then well work from there, he said.The Jets have high hopes for the two-time Pro Bowler, who played eight seasons with the Chicago Bears and leads the NFL in all-purpose yards (12,718) since entering the league in 2008.Further down the depth chart, the Jets placed running back Bernard Pierce (hamstring) on injured reserve Tuesday, and signed running back Antone Smith. White Air VaporMax 2018 . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. Wholesale Air VaporMax 2018 .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again. http://www.cheapairvapormaxstore.com/ . Duchene scored two goals and had an assist, helping the Colorado Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Friday night to match the best 10-game start in team history. Black Air VaporMax Shoes . -- The Magic have their first victory of the new year. Youth Air VaporMax 2018 . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres are sending top prospect Alexander Nylander to play for Sweden in the world junior hockey championships next week.The Sabres selected Nylander with the eighth overall pick in this years draft. The forward has five goals and 12 assists in 29 games with Rochester in the AHL.Nylander had fouur goals and five assists for Sweden at last years world juniors.dddddddddddd Buffalo announced the move Tuesday.This years tournament opens Monday, with games split between Toronto and Montreal. ' ' '