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7/2/2009	Calvin Pace (NYJ) LB
Pace has been suspended for the first four games of the 2009 season for violating the NFL's policy on performance enhancing substances, Newsday reports.
7/2/2009	Donte Stallworth (CLE) WR
Stallworth, who is currently serving a 30-day jail sentence for the conviction of DUI manslaughter, tested positive for marijuana, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
7/2/2009	LenDale White (TEN) RB
White has vowed to report to training camp under 230 pounds, the Nashville Tennessean reports.
7/2/2009	Bryant Johnson (DET) WR
Despite the Lions' trade for Dennis Northcutt, Johnson is expected to be the team's second receiver, according to the Detroit Free Press.
7/2/2009	Dennis Northcutt (DET) WR
Northcutt is expected to be Detroit's third wide receiver, the Detroit Free Press reports.
7/1/2009	Leodis McKelvin (BUF) CB
McKelvin is expected to start as the No. 2 cornerback in 2009 and could become a defensive playmaker in his second season, the Bills' official site reports.
7/1/2009	Darrius Heyward-Bey (OAK) WR
Heyward-Bey (hamstring) said he is at about "80 percent strength," NFL.com reports.
7/1/2009	Darnell Dockett (ARZ) DT
Dockett may have made a veiled threat to hold out of training camp on Wednesday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.
7/1/2009	Willie McGinest () DE
McGinest is open to a return to the Patriots, the Boston Globe reports.
6/30/2009	Patrick Turner (MIA) WR
Turner and the Dolphins agreed to a four-year contract on Tuesday, according to the Miami Sun-Sentinel.
6/30/2009	Calais Campbell (ARZ) DE
Campbell's teammate Kenny Iwebema continues to recover nicely from May 18 chest surgery, but he is concerned about his conditioning, according to the Cardinals' official site.
6/30/2009	Kenny Iwebema (ARZ) DE
Iwebema continues to recover nicely from May 18 chest surgery, but he is concerned about his conditioning, according to the Cardinals' official site.
6/30/2009	Santonio Holmes (PIT) WR
Holmes has bulked up in the offseason in hopes of adding strength to counter physical defensive backs, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
6/30/2009	Derek Schouman (BUF) TE
Schouman looks like a frontrunner for the starting tight role along with Derek Fine, and quarterback Trent Edwards feels most comfortable with him among the tight ends, the Bills' official site reports. "I think (Derek) Schouman’s been here the last couple years with me, he was the same draft class with me, and I feel very comfortable with Derek," said Edwards. "I think he’s progressed really well through these last couple practices and I think he’s going to be a big part of our pass game ... I really am feeling more and more comfortable with Schouman."
6/30/2009	Shawn Nelson (BUF) TE
Nelson is spending more time learning the intricacies of Buffalo's passing game from a position out wide, rather than on the line, the Bills' official site reports. "Basically my role is to come in and help this team in the passing game,” said Nelson. “That’s why I’m working with the receivers while the other tight ends are working on their pass protection and their different formations. We decided I would work with receivers and work on stems and plants and stuff like that and learn a couple of routes."

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