Anderson not on field this morning

Right tackle Willie Anderson, who did practice Wednesday, came out late to practice this morning in work-out clothes -- not his practice uniform -- and worked out on the side with strength coaches. There was no official words from the team, and Anderson could be following a pre-planned schedule to prepare for the opener Monday night.

Kicker Shayne Graham worked out on the side with strength coaches and then jogged over to the artificial turf to prepare to kick. He was in his practice uniform. He had limited participation Wednesday as he rehabs from a bruised hip.

Also not practicing for the second day in a row were wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh (knee) and cornerback Johnathan Joseph (foot).

Practice squad wide receiver Bennie Brazell appeared to suffer an injury to his left knee and sat on a water cooler with the knee wrapped in a large ice bag.

Levi Jones remains listed as the starter at left offensive tackle on the depth chart dated Sept. 4.

Media no longer are allowed by the Bengals to report from practice which players might be running with the first team or second team. Head coach Marvin Lewis sent that rule down today through the public relations staff.

Independent media are limited to watching to first 30 minutes of practice. Some NFL teams close their practices to all but team-owned media.