Eagles WR Maclin tears ACL in right knee

Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin tore the ACL in his right knee during practice Saturday and could miss the season.

Maclin went down at the end of a non-contact drill and appeared in pain while on the ground for several minutes. He was helped onto the cart and needed assistance getting off it and going into the team's practice facility.

Philadelphia is in its second full practice under new coach Chip Kelly. The first practice with pads is Sunday.

The Eagles signed wide receiver David Ball to the 90-man roster. The 29-year-old Ball played for Kelly at New Hampshire, and broke Jerry Rice's Division I-AA record for touchdown receptions. Ball spent time in training camp with Chicago and the New York Jets in 2007-08.

Maclin is headed into his fifth season with the Eagles. He led the team with 69 catches for 857 yards and seven touchdowns last season, and the former first-round pick is in the final year of his rookie contract.

Two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver DeSean Jackson is Philadelphia's other starter. The team has veterans Jason Avant and Riley Cooper along with several younger wideouts in camp.

Maclin has averaged 64 catches, 863 yards and six TDs in his first four seasons. His best year was in 2011 when he had 70 receptions for 964 yards and 10 TDs.

Ravens TE Pitta dislocates hip, may miss season

Baltimore Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta dislocated his hip in practice and is expected to remain sidelined throughout the preseason and may be also be out for the entire regular season.

The injury occurred during Saturday's practice session when Pitta collided with safety James Ihedigbo in the back of the end zone vying for a pass from Joe Flacco.

Pitta lay prone for several minutes before being carted off the field.

Pitta was preparing for his fourth season with Baltimore. The 6-foot-4, 245-pounder caught 61 passes for 669 yards and seven touchdowns last season.

DE Jason Pierre-Paul played in pain last season

Driving a car for more than 30 minutes, standing up straight for extended periods and getting into his football stance all had the same effect on New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul last season.

It hurt, and it hurt a lot.

The 2011 All Pro player disclosed on Saturday that he played last season in pain, and it didn't go away until he had disk surgery on his back in June.

"A back is a really, really horrible thing to have, back surgery period and you don't want to rush back," Pierre-Paul said Saturday before the Giants held their first practice. "I'm not concentrating on the first game, the second game, the third game, fourth game, fifth game, sixth game. I'm just trying to come back when I feel like I'm ready to come back."

While he feels better now, the catalyst of the Giants' defense is not sure whether he will be ready for the season opener at Dallas on Sept. 8, although that is his goal.

The Giants have placed him on their active physically unable to perform list, leaving him to continue his rehabilitation.

"Honestly my plan is to get better, come out here and be a big part of the team and try to get to the playoffs because that's where it starts to make a Super Bowl run," he said. "And be a better player than I was last year."

To be honest, Pierre-Paul had a sub-par 2012 season.

After recording 16 1-2 sacks in helping the Giants win the Super Bowl in 2011, he had 10 less last year as New York posted a 9-7 record and missed the postseason.

To his credit, Pierre-Paul never talked about his back or how much it hurt. He tried to reduce the pain level by strengthening his core during the season, and he admitted taking three shots during the year to numb the pain.

It didn't work and it showed on the field. Pierre-Paul was not as dominant as he had been the previous year, although many suspected that was because opponents were paying more attention to him with double-and-triple team blocking.

Browns OL Ryan Miller suffers a concussion

Browns offensive tackle Ryan Miller sustained a concussion during a blocking drill in practice Saturday, an injury that shook his teammates.

Miller, who is in his second season with Cleveland, was carted from the field and taken by ambulance to the Cleveland Clinic after he was hurt during one-on-one drills inside the team's indoor facility. Coach Rob Chudzinski said the 6-foot-7 Miller's condition has improved.

"He's doing well," Chudzinski said following practice. "He's responsive and it sounds like things are better at this point."

The Browns later said Miller has a concussion and was released from the hospital after being treated.

Raiders WR Andre Holmes suspended

Oakland Raiders receiver Andre Holmes has been suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances.

The league announced the suspension Saturday.

Holmes will be eligible to return to the Raiders' active roster Sept. 30. He will be allowed to participate in all preseason practices and games.

Holmes was claimed off waivers from New England in May. He played seven games for Dallas last season, catching two passes for 11 yards.

Harvin's second opinion to come next week

Seahawks wide receiver Percy Harvin will get a second opinion on his sore hip next week in New York, and Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Saturday all options remain for how the injury is handled.

Speaking after practice, Carroll said the range for treatment is still unknown. He said Harvin could be back on the field in a couple of weeks, or surgery may be the solution to solve the discomfort in the area around Harvin's hip socket.

"There is a whole array of situations that could occur. We have to wait and see. It's everything that he might be able to come back here in a couple of weeks and be ready to go, there may be some procedures that need to take place and there are a number of different ways that can happen and the lengths of the recovery depend on what has to take place," Carroll said.

"It's uncertain right now, but for sure we're going to take our time, be very patient and let the docs get a good look at it and make sure everyone has their two cents on it and we know exactly where it sits and see what the next step holds and we don't know that right now."

Jets place CB Berry on IR, sign RB Spann

The New York Jets have placed cornerback Aaron Berry on season-ending injured reserve and signed running back Chad Spann.

Berry tore the anterior cruciate ligament in a knee when he got tangled up with a wide receiver during the Jets' first practice of training camp Friday.

He was expected to compete for the No. 4 cornerback spot, and coach Rex Ryan calls the loss of Berry "unfortunate."

Spann, who was undrafted out of Northern Illinois, spent the 2011 season with Indianapolis, Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh. He wasn't on an NFL roster last season.

Defensive tackle Junior Aumavae and cornerback Mike Edwards were activated from the physically unable to perform list Saturday, while cornerback Darrin Walls was removed from the non-football injury list. All three practiced with the team.

Garrett: No decision on Romo for preseason opener

Jason Garrett says the Dallas Cowboys haven't decided whether Tony Romo will play in the preseason opener after the team's flagship radio station quoted the coach as saying it was "not going to be Tony's game."

Garrett said Saturday the coaching staff hasn't discussed playing rotations for the Hall of Fame game against Miami next Sunday in Canton, Ohio.

The Cowboys have an extra preseason game, and Garrett suggested to the radio station that the starters were more likely to debut in the second game against Oakland.

But Garrett wouldn't discuss specifics of any preseason plan when pressed by reporters a day after the radio station's report.

Romo would only play a handful of snaps, but he missed the entire offseason after having a cyst removed from his back.

Texans RB Foster recovering from calf strain

Houston Texans running back Arian Foster is still recovering from a right calf strain, but said Saturday that he feels good and shouldn't be out of camp much longer.

Foster rushed for 1,424 yards and 15 touchdowns last year for his third straight 1,200-yard season.

The Texans placing him on the physically unable to perform list the night before the start of training camp was somewhat of a surprise.

"I thought he'd be ready to go, but (the team trainer) just thinks he needs a few days with them to work into the routine," coach Gary Kubiak said. "But he's had a good summer; he's been here every day. I expect him back pretty quickly."

But they certainly aren't going to rush their star running back onto the field only to have him suffer a setback.

"I have played through a lot of things, but this is just something you can't and there's no reason to right now," he said. "I'm just going to take my time and when I feel 100 percent confident, I'll be ready."

Foster spent the offseason using a different training regimen in an attempt to try and "reinvent" himself. He said the injury was what prompted the change, but that it ended up being beneficial because he thinks doing the same workouts too much could cause a plateau in performance.