Cardinals Add Tillman to Ring of Honor

Pat Tillman , who left the Arizona Cardinals to join the Army Rangers and died in Afghanistan in 2004, was added to the team's Ring of Honor in a halftime ceremony yesterday.

The crowd stood and cheered when his name was unfurled overlooking the 50-yard line in the Cardinals' new University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

Before the game, the Cardinals dedicated an area outside the stadium known as Pat Tillman Freedom Plaza. It includes a 500-pound, eight-foot tall bronze statue of Tillman.

Behind the sculpture is a 42-foot-long wall, symbolic of Tillman's number at Arizona State. There are 40 oak trees west of the memorial, symbolizing the No. 40 he wore with the Cardinals.

Tillman started at safety for three seasons for Arizona and set a franchise record with 200 tackles in 2000. He turned down contract offers in 2002 to become an Army Ranger. He was killed by friendly fire while on duty in Afghanistan April 22, 2004.

· PACE INJURED: Rams star LT Orlando Pace left yesterday's game against Seattle in the second quarter after tearing the biceps in his left arm.

Pace, who has been selected to seven consecutive Pro Bowls, was injured while pass blocking with about five minutes remaining in the first half. After a seven-yard pass, he held his limp left arm at his side and called for trainers to assist him off the field. . . .

Steelers S Troy Polamalu suffered a concussion during the first quarter against New Orleans and did not return to the game. At one point, after being examined by doctors, Polamalu leaned sideways and nearly tumbled off the bench. . . .

Jacksonville LT Khalif Barnes was arrested early yesterday and charged with driving under the influence and was benched for the Jaguars' game against Houston.

-- From News Services