| Owens misses flight to Bengals camp (AP) |
| Terrell Owens is a late arrival. The Cincinnati Bengals' latest addition missed his overnight flight and had to take a later one Thursday, delaying his debut during the first day of workouts at training camp. The Bengals had planned on him arriving early in the day, taking his physical and signing his contract while the rest of the team worked out in the morning. |
| Chargers TE Gates signs 5-year extension (AP) |
| Antonio Gates has caught plenty of big passes for the San Diego Chargers, and on Wednesday he hauled in the biggest contract ever given to an NFL tight end. Gates agreed to a $36.175 million, five-year contract extension, with $20.4 million guaranteed, according to a person familiar with the deal, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the figures weren't released. |
| 'Skins' Williams has blood clot in lungs (AP) |
| The Washington Redskins will open training camp Thursday without offensive lineman Mike Williams, who is out for the year after a blood clot was discovered in his lungs. Williams was a remarkable comeback story a year ago, dropping some 70 pounds as he returned to the NFL after a three-year absence to make the Redskins roster and start eight games. |
| Raiders sign 1st-round pick McClain (AP) |
| The Oakland Raiders signed first-round pick Rolando McClain to a contract late Wednesday night, hours before the start of their first training camp practice. McClain, the eighth overall pick in April's draft, is just the third first-round pick to sign a contract and the highest overall pick to do so. |
| Bills DE Schobel might play 1 more year (AP) |
| Aaron Schobel is considering playing one more year after the Buffalo Bills' leading pass rusher spent the offseason contemplating retirement. That doesn't mean he has made up his mind. Speaking by phone from his home in Texas on Wednesday, Schobel confirmed to The Associated Press that he intends to make a decision by the middle of August when it's time for his children to start school. |
| Panthers QB Clausen signs 4-year deal (AP) |
| The Carolina Panthers signed quarterback Jimmy Clausen to a four-year contract that includes $2.53 million in guarantees on Wednesday, ensuring they'll have no rookie holdouts for the start of training camp. The second-round pick from Notre Dame agreed to his deal hours before the Panthers reported to Wofford College. |
| Haynesworth must first pass fitness test (AP) |
| Albert Haynesworth finally showed up for work -- and quickly learned the Washington Redskins won't be cutting him any slack. On the eve of the first day of training camp, Haynesworth ended his months-long boycott of the team by meeting Wednesday morning with coach Mike Shanahan. Hardly sympathetic to the plight of a player who recently received a $21 million bonus, the coach wasn't about to... |
| Jets sign QB Brunell to 2-year deal (AP) |
| The Jets signed veteran quarterback Mark Brunell, who backed up Drew Brees last season for the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, to a two-year contract Wednesday. The move had been expected for several months as New York sought an experienced quarterback to serve as a backup to Mark Sanchez. The Jets couldn't sign Brunell until free agency restrictions were lifted last week on the final... |
| Unsigned Tebow misses first workout day (AP) |
| Kyle Orton can't wait for rookie Tim Tebow to sign his contract and help shoulder the load at the Denver Broncos' training camp. Not necessarily to split the snaps or siphon the media attention. Orton has other things in mind for the first-round draft pick who is generating the kind of buzz in Denver that John Elway did as a rookie in 1983. |
| Ravens DT Cody passes conditioning test (AP) |
| A day late and quite short of breath, rookie defensive tackle Terrence Cody passed his conditioning test Wednesday and formally launched his NFL career with the Baltimore Ravens. Cody, a 350-pounder out of Alabama, twice failed the test Tuesday. The drill consists of running 25 yards, doubling back, resting for 70 seconds and repeating it twice. |
