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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…

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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.

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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.

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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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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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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.

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Oakland Raiders wide receiver Louis Murphy is being held out of training camp practice with a concussion. Murphy says he got hurt when he was kneed in the helmet by teammate Nnamdi Asomugha during practice Friday. He has a bad headache and missed practice Saturday. Coach Tom Cable says Murphy will not return until he passes a series of tests that shows he has recovered.

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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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The Detroit Lions have opened training camp without Ndamukong Suh. The Lions practiced Saturday afternoon while team officials and Suh’s representatives worked on reaching a contract agreement. The St. Louis Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to terms with their draft choices, leaving Suh the only unsigned player picked in the top three.

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Ben Roethlisberger took snaps only with the starters, alternating with Byron Leftwich, during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first practice of training camp. Roethlisberger, who will be suspended for at least the first four games of the season, ran the opening series of plays with the starting unit during a morning practice that was closed to the public.

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