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TE Clay Harbor and WR Jason Avant have both spent time at different positions during practice this week, examples of HC Chip Kelly's emphasis on versatility and perhaps a way to add value to two players who are not guaranteed to make the final roster. Harbor has worked with outside linebacker, while Avant tried defensive back. It should be noted that neither player is changing positions, but rather an occasional experiment to see what both players can do.
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"I'm a tight end, for emergency situations, versatility purposes, for me, I'm learning something," Harbor said "You have 53 guys on the roster, you have [46] guys that dress. ..." Harbor then stressed again, "I'm still a tight end -- I'm not switching positions. ..." Avant, 30, has played seven seasons and been a fixture in the Eagles’ offense. He did not view being asked to do something out of the ordinary as an indication of an uncertain future. "It's one of those things I work hard, and whatever that may be, and whatever the team wants me to do, I'll do it," Avant said. "Whatever that is, special teams, offense, whatever it may bring. I'm going to do it the best I can. I don't necessarily think it's a clouded future. I think it's an honor, in any way, for any coach to think you can do other things. ..." Unless it's actually a sign the thing you used to do is no longer going to be the thing you do going forward. ... Stay tuned.
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NFL.com confirmed last Thursday that a warrant was issued for the arrest of former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson after he allegedly violated several terms of his probation. On Monday, Johnson turned himself in. The Broward Sheriff's office told NFL.com that Johnson turned himself in at courthouse Monday. Court documents confirm that Johnson indeed was arrested. 
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The media was allowed to watch the Eagles OTA on Monday, which meant there were plenty of eyes on McCoy as he left the field before the end of practice. Geoff Mosher of CSNPhilly.com reports that McCoy left the field to have his knee examined on the sideline and did not return to the field before the session came to an end. 
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Rookie running back Montee Ball is getting plenty of work with the first-string offense at Organized Team Activities. That’s because neither of last year’s top two running backs, Willis McGahee and Knowshon Moreno, are participating. McGahee is the only Bronco who has chosen not to attend the voluntary practices, while Moreno, who suffered a knee injury in the Broncos’ playoff loss to the Ravens, hasn’t been cleared for team drills. 
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Fitzgerald's immense talents were wasted last season. The receiver couldn't make up for the team's revolving door at quarterback during a campaign that flew off the rails in a hurry. "It was the most frustrating season, or time, I've ever had," Fitzgerald told Bruce Cooper of the Arizona Republic. "Professionally. ... Or even in college, I've never had a year like that. It was tough mentally, physically it was tough, but it builds resolve. I know I never want to go through a season like that personally, or as a team, and I'm going to do everything in my power to not ever repeat that." 
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Vick is clearly tired of answering questions about how he’s not good enough at reading NFL defenses. The veteran QB was asked earlier this week to address critics who have pointed out that he doesn’t make quick enough reads and holds on to the football too long. “You don’t last 12 years in the NFL not being able to read the defense,” Vick said. “Those people who are talking and saying that are just ignorant, and they know nothing about football. Unless they turn on the film and watch my game and see what goes on, then they’ll replace those comments with the right comments.”
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Griffin has been throwing a football since late April, his father told USA TODAY Sports on Friday. It is another positive sign that the second-year QB's reconstructed right knee is getting stronger and his mobility is returning four months and eight days removed from Jan. 9 surgery to repair torn anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments suffered late in a wild-card playoff loss to Seattle. "Robert is doing extremely well as far as the timetable,' Robert Griffin II said. "He's been doing a lot over time, he never stops.
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Bush is already comfortable in the Lions offense. The dynamic running back said on Friday morning that the comfort with his new team stems from the familiarity to his first NFL offense. "As far as from an offensive perspective it's a lot like what we did in New Orleans," Bush said of the team he won a Super Bowl with in 2009. "It's a lot of spread-open passing. Obviously we can attack downfield, and with the running game, a lot of screens, draws and stuff like that. Basically what I did in New Orleans, so running this offensive system has been pretty easy for me." 
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NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports that Manning made a minor alteration in his contract that was indeed submitted to the league. There was no pay cut or extension, but it was procedural. Manning and the Broncos altered language that involves his insurance. Rapoport notes it was the team protecting itself in case of injury, and Manning signed off on the change. 
