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    Saturday, May 18, 2024

    NFL notes

    Broncos rookie quarterback Tim Tebow, high-fives the crowd during training camp in Englewood, Colo., on Monday.

    Jets take field for camp without CB 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. The All-Pro cornerback sat out the first two practices of camp Monday, locked in a contract dispute.

    "We've got to get who we have ready to go," coach Rex Ryan said. "If Darrelle's not here, then we're going to move on. We won't make excuses. ... We think we'll have a great defense anyway, and I know we will. It's just a lot easier if Revis is out there."

    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.

    "Am I disappointed? Yes," owner Woody Johnson said. "I would like everything to be clear sailing right to the Super Bowl and we win that. Boom, boom, we're done."

    NY Giants still have 1,250 PSLs for sale

    With the NFL season a little more than a month away, the New York Giants still have 1,250 seats for sale.

    Over the past few days, the Giants have launched an advertising campaign in newspapers, online and by direct mail to sell the 1,250 personal seat licenses.

    All of the available licenses are for club seats located either in Mezzanine A or B or in the Coach's Club at the New Meadowlands Stadium.

    The licenses for the Mezzanine B seats cost $7,500, with game tickets going for $400 apiece. The Club A license costs $12,500 with game tickets going for $500 apiece.

    The Coach's Club has a $20,000 license fee with tickets costing $700 apiece.

    Redskins' D gets used to life minus Haynesworth

    One reason the Washington Redskins can let their most infamous malcontent twist in the wind day after day is because they can put together a decent starting defensive line without him.

    Albert Haynesworth failed to pass the team's conditioning test yet again Monday and had to watch practice rather than take part. Meanwhile, the three players taking the snaps as the first-team defensive line are building a strong chemistry without the two-time All-Pro player.

    Coach Mike Shanahan says he's confident in the lineup he has without Haynesworth. Ma'ake Kemoeatu (mah-AH'-kay kay-moy-AH'-too), Adam Carriker and Kedric Golston have combined for 117 NFL starts, although Kemoeatu and Carriker sat out last season because of injuries.

    Suh still holding out from Lions camp

    Ndamukong Suh missed his third straight day of practice Monday with the Detroit Lions.

    Coach Jim Schwartz said it's disappointing Suh has missed some opportunities in training camp that are gone forever.

    Suh is the former Nebraska defensive lineman who was the No. 2 pick overall in the NFL draft.

    The Lions have had only one player, Calvin Johnson, miss more than a couple days since Bryant Westbrook was a long-term holdout in 1997. Westbrook's agents were Roosevelt Barnes and Eugene Parker, both of whom are representing Suh.

    "Both sides are working hard to get this resolved," Barnes wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press.

    Colts want Peyton to be highest-paid player

    Jim Irsay won't let Peyton Manning walk away from the Colts next season - no matter the cost.

    Indy's owner reiterated Monday that he intends to make Manning the NFL's highest-paid player even if it takes the prohibitive franchise tag to keep the only four-time MVP in league history in blue and white.

    "The bottom line is we'll get something done and when it happens just depends," Irsay said during the Colts' first training camp practice. "I said he'd be the highest-paid player and he may already be if we go with the tag. I'd love to see him be here and break all those records as a Colt."

    Irsay has never been shy about paying top dollar for his best players.

    Manning signed his current deal worth $98 million in 2004. Seven other Colts - receiver Reggie Wayne, tight end Dallas Clark, defensive ends Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis, cornerback Kelvin Hayden and safeties Bob Sanders and Antoine Bethea - have deals worth $27 million or more.

    None of those contracts will be as expensive as Manning's next, and likely last, big NFL payday.

    Source: TE Gresham, Bengals have deal

    A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that first-round draft pick Jermaine Gresham has agreed to a contract with the Cincinnati Bengals.

    The person spoke Monday night on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the deal with the tight end.

    Gresham is expected to join the team for its afternoon practice in Georgetown, Ky., today. The former Oklahoma star has missed eight practices, but still could win the starting job.

    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 today.

    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.

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