Arizona, 1st-round pick williams agree to terms
First-round draft pick Dan Williams was headed up the hill from Phoenix to training camp after agreeing to terms Friday on a five-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.
The 6-foot-3, 327-pound nose tackle from Tennessee is expected to join in team meetings and participate in the Cardinals' practice on Tuesday.
Williams, the 26th pick overall, will be groomed to play between Darnell Dockett and Calais Campbell on Arizona's defensive front. At first, though, he will be behind two-year starter Bryant Robinson on the depth chart.
• Pacman practices with Bengals: Pacman Jones was a celebrated first-round draft choice whose career was sidetracked for violating the NFL's personal code of conduct.
Adam Jones is just a cornerback trying to prove to the Cincinnati Bengals that the talent of "Pacman" remains, minus the baggage during camp at Georgetown, Ky.
The 26-year-old Jones is attempting a comeback after sitting out all of last season when none of the league's 32 teams would take a chance on him.
Tennessee made Jones the sixth overall pick in the 2005 draft, and he started 28 games in his first two seasons with the Titans. In the last three years, however, he has played in just nine. He missed the entire 2007 season with the first of two league-mandated suspensions.
• Jets take field without Revis: Super Bowl or bust? Well, the New York Jets' big hopes might hinge upon the one player not at training camp.
And, unless a major resolution occurs soon, it could be a while before they see Darrelle Revis on the field in Cortland, N.Y. The All-Pro cornerback sat out the first two practices of camp Monday, locked in a contract dispute.
Revis has been hailed by his coach as the best cornerback he has ever coached. He is now looking to become the highest-paid in the league at his position, seeking a deal higher than the three-year, $45.3 million extension Oakland's Nnamdi Asomugha signed last offseason.
• Banged-up Panthers sign RB Savage: The Carolina Panthers have added depth to their banged-up backfield by signing running back Dantrell Savage.
The Panthers waived injured cornerback Marcus Walker to make room on the 80-man roster.
DeAngelo Williams and Josh Vaughan had been Carolina's only two healthy running backs. Jonathan Stewart hasn't been cleared to practice following offseason Achilles' tendon surgery, while Mike Goodson and Tyrell Sutton are sidelined with injuries suffered in training camp in Spartansburg, S.C.
The undrafted Savage played mostly special teams in 13 games over two seasons with Kansas City, rushing just 25 times for 98 yards. He was released in March.
• Bills rookie LT Wang hurt: Buffalo Bills rookie left tackle Ed Wang has an undisclosed injury that could require surgery and force him to miss the rest of training camp.
Coach Chan Gailey provided no details of the injury after practice in Pittsford, N.Y., except to say doctors will determine within a day whether surgery is required. Hurt a day earlier, Wang watched practice with a wrap around his lower right leg.
Selected in the fifth round out of Virginia Tech, Wang was the first player with direct Chinese ancestry drafted. He is competing for a backup spot.
• TE Gresham, Bengals have deal: A person familiar with the deal said that first-round draft pick Jermaine Gresham has agreed to a contract with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Gresham is expected to join the team for its afternoon practice today in Georgetown, Ky. The former Oklahoma star has missed eight practices, but still could win the starting job.
The Bengals selected Gresham with the 21st pick expecting him to fill their biggest hole last season.