Arizona Cardinals' Beanie Wells doesn't need surgery on knee, Ken Whisenhunt says

"I think it's good because at one point yesterday (Sunday), we thought he might be done for the year," Whisenhunt said. "Now, it certainly doesn't appear that way."

Whisenhunt declined to reveal more information on the injury and wouldn't put a timeline on when Wells will play again. "I don't want to set the young man up for failure, if he gets out there Wednesday (in practice) and it's a struggle."

Wells took a hit on the knee during the second quarter on Sunday against the Steelers. He had swelling and did not return.

Wells wouldn't say much about the injury other than he had significant swelling and it wasn't related to the surgery he had performed on the same knee a year ago.

"I don't really remember when it happened," Wells said. "I know I took a (hit) early in the first quarter and the second quarter I kind of felt something in there and took another shot."

If Wells can't play on Sunday in Baltimore, Alfonso Smith is likely to start, but LaRod Stephens-Howling and Chester Taylor likely would play there, too. "It will be a little bit of back-by-committee," Whisenhunt said when asked who would play if Wells was out.

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