Knee keeps Haynesworth from fitness test (AP) - Albert Haynesworth came to work Saturday morning with a slightly swollen knee, forcing him to scrap his latest chance to pass the Washington Redskins conditioning test and keeping him exiled from practice for yet another day. The two-time All-Pro defensive tackle arrived early at Redskins Park and told the team he had some irritation in his left knee.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:57:33 PDTBucs agree with No. 3 overall pick McCoy (AP) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed to terms on a five-year contract with first-round draft pick Gerald McCoy and also reached a six-year deal with restricted free agent left tackle Donald Penn on the opening day of training camp. General manager Mark Dominik announced the developments Saturday during the club's first practice.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:00:29 PDTQB Bradford has first practice with Rams (AP) - Sam Bradford is doing his best to ignore the big contract numbers. Sighting a handful of Oklahoma jerseys in the crowd watching his first practice with the St. Louis Rams helped keep him grounded. "That's great," Bradford said after a 1 1/2 -hour workout. "It obviously made it a lot more comforting, knowing I did have some fans behind me.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:18:25 PDTFans cheer Roethlisberger at practice (AP) - Ben Roethlisberger was so worried that the Pittsburgh Steelers fans who once embraced him would boo him, he couldn't recall being so nervous and apprehensive before a football practice. What Roethlisberger didn't expect was this: Waves of cheering supporters wearing his No. 7 jersey and knocking over temporary security fences to get the autograph of a player whose vulgar off-field behavior...
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:36:16 PDTEagles WR Jackson suffers back injury (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles wide reciever DeSean Jackson has been carted off the field with a back injury during an afternoon practice at training camp. The Eagles' leading receiver caught a pass Saturday and stumbled to the ground, then needed help to the sidelines. Moments later, a cart came and took him to the workout facility.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:45:32 PDTSaints RB Bush not focused on USC (AP) - Running back Reggie Bush said he would not let the distractions of USC's probation and the school's subsequent ostracizing of him affect his performance with the Saints. Talking publicly for the first time Saturday since USC sent back its replica of the 2005 Heisman Trophy Award he won and eliminated nearly all mention of him on its campus, Bush said he had no choice but to move on.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:54:31 PDT1st-rounder Haden agrees with Browns (AP) - Hours after missing the first workout of training camp, first-round draft pick Joe Haden reached agreement with the Cleveland Browns. Haden, a cornerback out of Florida, was en route to Cleveland on Saturday after signing a five-year contract. His agent, Malik Shareef, said on his Twitter account that Haden had agreed to terms of a deal.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:39:26 PDTLions still working on deal with DT Suh (AP) - Ndamukong Suh sounded confident he wouldn't be a holdout after the Detroit Lions drafted him No. 2 overall in April. When the topic was raised again last month, he insisted that reporting to training camp on time wouldn't be an issue. Suh, though, wasn't on the field Saturday with the rest of the Lions.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:39:22 PDTCowboys WR Bryant to miss 4-6 weeks (AP) - With rookie receiver Dez Bryant out until perhaps the regular season, the Dallas Cowboys will certainly need that $2 million insurance policy named Patrick Crayton. Bryant had already supplanted Crayton as the No. 3 receiver even before impressing throughout the first week of training camp. But the first-round draft pick is out four to six weeks with a high right ankle sprain, pushing Crayton back...
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:57:40 PDTEagles sign veteran WR Washington (AP) - The Eagles have signed veteran wide receiver Kelley Washington to a one-year contract and released Jared Perry. Washington is entering his eighth season in the league, having played with the Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens. The 6-foot-3, 217-pound wideout caught a career-best 34 passes for 431 yards and two touchdowns with Baltimore last season.
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