Browns reportedly sign QB Colt McCoy


Combined dispatches

The Cleveland Browns’ top three draft picks remain unsigned on the eve of rookies reporting to training camp, but the team agreed to terms Thursday on four-year deals with both of their third-round picks, quarterback Colt McCoy and guard Shawn Lauvao, a league source told the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

The Browns were working Thursday night to reach agreements with first-round cornerback Joe Haden, second-round safety T.J. Ward and second-round running back Montario Hardesty.

Also, former Browns center LeCharles Bentley has filed a lawsuit against the team over a career-ending staph infection he says he contracted at the team’s facility.

49ers

SAN FRANCISCO

Defensive lineman Ray McDonald has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence. San Mateo County Assistant District Attorney Karen Guidotti said Thursday that McDonald’s attorney entered the plea on the player’s behalf on Monday. McDonald was arrested June 12 after a California Highway Patrol officer pulled him over in his black BMW on Interstate 280 for allegedly driving 94 mph.

Ravens

OWINGS MILLS, Md.

Backup cornerback Cary Williams has been suspended by the NFL for two games without pay for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.

Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome says the violation occurred while Williams was playing for the Titans.

Vikings

MINNEAPOLIS

Coach Brad Childress recently paid a visit to Brett Favre at his Mississippi home. But the coach says he still does not know if the quarterback will return for another season with the Vikings. Childress told KFAN radio in the Minneapolis area: “I don’t know if he’s going to play next year and I don’t know if he knows if he’s going to play next year.”