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| 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 one of his knees. |
| Bucs 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. |
| QB Bradford has first practice with Rams (AP) |
| Sam Bradford is doing his best to ignore the large contract numbers. Sighting a handful of Oklahoma jerseys in the crowd watching his first practice with the St. Louis Rams helped to ground him. The No. 1 overall pick signed his six-year, $78 million contract with $50 million in guarantees Saturday afternoon. |
| Roethlisberger practices with starters (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... |
| Eagles 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. |
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