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Bears WR Devin Hester pulls a no-show at training camp
The Bears signed all their draft picks and gave Brian Urlacher the contract he wanted, but they still weren’t able to open a holdout-free training camp.Kick returner and wide receiver Devin Hester refused to show up for the opening practice and is staging a holdout because he’s unhappy with his contract, Mike Mulligan of the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
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Giants won't guarantee that RB Jacobs will start every game
Brandon Jacobs has been thought of as the Giants lead back heading into the season, and while that might still be the case, it also appears that he is in danger of losing touches, according to the Giants Official Website. When asked about how the team's runners will be treated this season, here is what offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride said. "...depending on how certain defenses are playing us, which guy's playing better that day, in other words, kind of who has the hot hand, who is playing the best, that is the guy that we would certainly feature that day."
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Kurt Warner's future with Cardinals in jeopardy
Kurt Warner is unlikely to reach an agreement on a contract extension with the Cardinals before the start of training camp, his agent suggested on Tuesday. Training camp to begin as Cards head to Flagstaff “That’s what I would guess,” said the Chicago-based Mark Bartelstein. And that would mean the veteran quarterback might well play out the remaining year of his contract with the Cardinals and then become a free agent. Warner has said he wanted a deal done by the start of training camp so that negotiations don’t interfere with football.
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Favre in an Eagles uniform?
While the Philadelphia Eagles are taking it easy with Donovan McNabb in training camp as he works his way back from a shoulder injury, that hasn't stopped them from going after some potential insurance. The Packers made a call to the Eagles Wednesday about potentially trading for retired quarterback Brett Favre. Eagles' interest in Favre would be surprising because their quarterback situation is better than most teams in the league, but they do fit the West Coast passing tree where Favre could be successful in Andy Reid's offense.
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Coach Dungy convinced that Harrison's legal issues are a thing of the past
Colts coach Tony Dungy says wide receiver Marvin Harrison will report to training camp Friday with no problems, either from the knee injury that wiped out most of his 2007 season or from the shooting in Philadelphia in which his gun was allegedly used. “I’ve been given reason to think that Marvin’s part of it will not be anything that will come up for us during the year,” Dungy said of the shooting. Police have said Harrison is not suspected of pulling the trigger, but that his gun was used. It’s still not clear who did fire the gun, but a man was hit and a boy was injured by broken glass.
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