NFL ROUNDUP Packers' McKenzie still seeking trade; Lions sign wideout
Rams tackle Kyle Turley re-injured his back and could be forced to retire.
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The Green Bay Packers begin full-squad workouts today with two big voids.
Left cornerback Mike McKenzie, the team's top defensive player last year, remained home in Memphis as he continues to seek a trade.
Ahmad Carroll, the team's top draft pick, could be McKenzie's replacement, but he was the lone unsigned member of the team's six-player rookie class on Sunday.
The front office, meanwhile, is coping with the death of Mark Hatley, the team's vice president of football operations, who died last week of a heart attack at age 54.
Coach and general manager Mike Sherman, who attended a memorial service for Hatley in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, hasn't said whether he'll shuffle the personnel department or replace Hatley.
For now, Hatley's duties will be split primarily among pro personnel director Reggie McKenzie, college scouting director John Dorsey and John Schneider, assistant to the general manager.
"We're just going to keep things status quo right now and address those at the proper time," Sherman said.
And Sherman remains adamant about McKenzie's holdout. He made his strongest public statement yet following Wednesday's annual shareholders meeting when he said, "I'm not going to renegotiate a contract with three years left on it. [McKenzie] has to come back on the terms of the team."
Lions
Receiver Roy Williams arrived in camp Sunday after agreeing to a five-year deal with Detroit.
"We were able to get this done in about 48 hours," Lions CEO Tom Lewand said. "We're happy we were able to get it done and get it done quickly."
Williams, the seventh overall pick out of Texas, was the only player who did not report when the team began training camp Friday. He did not take part in practice Sunday but will be in uniform today.
Sunday was the first time the Lions practiced in full pads since last season. Rookie running back Kevin Jones took some of the hardest hits of the day, but wasn't backing down. He knocked over cornerback Dre Bly at the end of one play. He said being a marked man is somewhat of a confidence booster.
"It feels good to know guys are gunning for you," he said.
Rams
One day after re-injuring his surgically repaired back, St. Louis offensive tackle Kyle Turley left training camp to get further tests, and he's concerned the situation could be career-threatening.
Turley underwent an MRI exam Saturday night, and on Sunday he was driving back to St. Louis. He also talked of possibly meeting with a back specialist in Los Angeles.
"It was a threat to my career last year," Turley said. "For it to have possibly reoccurred is definitely a bigger threat."
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