Vikings CB Antoine Winfield, whose contract negotiations with the Vikings broke down this month, plans to attend the team’s three-day minicamp this weekend, according to linebacker Erin Henderson. Henderson told Paul Allen of KFAN Radio (1130 AM) this morning that Winfield said he plans to be in attendance at Winter Park for the only mandatory camp of the offseason for veteran players.
Ravens WR Derrick Mason seemed uncertain whether he would participate in training camp, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday that he expects the veteran wide receiver to “be ready for most if not all of training camp.” ”Derrick starting the season healthy is our No. 1 concern,” Harbaugh said.
Giants DE Osi Umenyiora missed all of last season with a knee injury suffered on Aug. 23 in a preseason game against the Jets. And now he’s back and feeing good.
“It felt good,” Umenyiora said, according to the Giants’ press release. “I was excited, very excited to be around those guys. I realized I missed them. I miss being out there. This is my seventh year. I’m the (longest-tenured) guy here. Imagine that, I’m the oldest guy on this defense as far as being with the Giants. When I look around, it’s just amazing that I’ve been here that long. I’m just happy to be here.” In March, Umenyiora proclaimed himself “99 percent” healthy after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus. “The pain is basically gone,” he said. “There’s a little bit, but that’s been there since I’ve been in the NFL. I had that little knee thing. I’m used to dealing with that. The surgery went extremely well. I don’t even feel that pain at all. I feel good. I feel like I look (good) and that’s all that’s important. It felt weird. I was a little rusty. But I felt good at the same time. I think all the work that I’ve put in the past year or so has really paid off. I feel explosive. I feel good.”
Broncos have released RB J.J. Arrington after Arrington failed his physical. Arrington, who signed with the team as a free agent from Arizona in March, had knee surgery after the Super Bowl and had been unable to participate so far in the Broncos’ organized team activities.
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