Eagles: First-round pick Jerome McDougle ended a one-week holdout by signing a six-year contract

Eagles: First-round pick Jerome McDougle ended a one-week holdout by signing a six-year contract Thursday. The contract would pay McDougle up to $12.6 million with incentives over the first five years, including a $6.1 million signing bonus. A sixth year is voidable if he attains certain performance incentives. McDougle, 6-foot-4 and 271 pounds, is expected to replace three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Hugh Douglas. The Eagles traded up 15 spots to select McDougle with the 15th pick in April's NFL draft. McDougle had 114 tackles and 14 sacks in two seasons with the Miami Hurricanes. To get McDougle, Philadelphia sent its top pick, 30th overall, and one of its two second-rounders to the San Diego Chargers.
Colts: First-round pick Dallas Clark agreed to terms, and the tight end from Iowa was expected to sign a contract in time to practice with the team today, agent Neil Cornrich said. Cornrich said Thursday that the contract prohibited him from discussing terms of the deal. Clark, the only tight end selected in the first round of April's NFL draft, was the Colts' last remaining holdout. Cornrich said Clark was already in Terre Haute, where the Colts have been practicing since Monday. Players reported to training camp Sunday. Clark was selected 24th overall and is expected to be the second tight end in the two-tight-end formations offensive coordinator Tom Moore prefers. He caught 43 passes for 742 yards and four touchdowns last season at Iowa before leaving school after his junior year.
Saints: Defensive tackle Johnathan Sullivan, the first-round draft choice, agreed to a seven-year deal Thursday. The contract includes an $11.4 million signing bonus, agent Len Rowe said. He declined to say how much the total deal is worth. Sullivan is a 6-3, 313-pound defensive tackle who played at Georgia. He will compete with Martin Chase and Grady Jackson for the starting nose tackle position.
Ravens: First-round draft pick Terrell Suggs received more attention than he wanted Thursday during his first training camp practice. The 10th overall selection was the focus of good-natured verbal abuse from teammates, who repeatedly reminded the rookie defensive end that they had to endure three days of practice while he was embroiled in a contract dispute. Suggs also was targeted by his coaches, who made him run sprints long after the practice ended. Quarterback Kyle Boller will face a similar task Monday during his first full-contract practice. Boller, the 19th overall pick, signed a five-year contract Thursday -- but not in time to practice with the team. The contract calls for $5 million in guaranteed bonuses and could pay as much as $20 million if escalators and incentives are met.
Panthers: Wide receiver Steve Smith is expected to miss at least two weeks of practice because of a pulled hamstring. Fourteen-year veteran Ricky Proehl, Terrence Wilkins and rookie Walter Young will share Smith's position. Muhsin Muhammad is the team's other starting receiver. Reserve offensive tackle Melvin Tuten will miss the entire season after tearing ligaments in his left knee.
Giants: In a season where much is expected of the offense, the biggest question mark could be quarterback Jesse Palmer, who might not get on the field. If all goes right, Kerry Collins will stay healthy and Palmer will get a third year to learn the offense and develop as an NFL quarterback. If Collins gets hurt and his string of starting 54 straight starts comes to an end, Palmer will be on the spot. In his first three seasons, the former Florida quarterback has thrown just four passes, completing three for 30 yards.
Lions: Earl Holmes is not just the Detroit Lions' new starting middle linebacker. He comes with the mayor's seal of approval. That's because he played football with Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick at Florida A & amp;M.
Dolphins: Receiver Oronde Gadsden could miss several weeks of training camp because of a sprained left ankle but will not need surgery. Tests ruled out a break and Gadsden will be re-evaluated. He was carted off the practice field Wednesday and was in a cast the next day. Gadsden played only six games last season because of a torn ligament in his left wrist. But he caught 56 passes in 2000 and 55 in 2001.