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player, not only physically, but mentally."        Dumervil finally Official Jorge Posada Jersey has a pass-rushing partner, too. The Broncos selected Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller with the second

overall pick of the April draft and plan to line him up on the Official Phil Hughes Jersey opposite side of the formation as Dumervil at right end, forcing offenses into some tough choices in their

protection Official Lou Gehrig Jersey schemes. "Well, I get kind of excited about it," Allen said. "I think both Official Mickey Mantle Jersey of those guys, their best quality is their ability to rush the passer. ... We're going to

have to make sure we do some things in first and second downs Official Mariano Rivera Jersey to get them in those longer yardage situations and really be able to cut those guys loose." Add in a healthy Robert

Ayers at left defensive end, and the Broncos have a pass-rushing corps that Miller has dubbed "The Legion of Doom." Providing they all stay healthy, of course. Dumervil said he

didn't have any hesitation when he returned to the football field. He said this week that Official Johnny Damon Jersey he doesn't have any residual effects from the injury other than still working his way

back into "football shape." When he lines up at Cowboys Stadium to face Dallas left tackle Doug Free, it will be Dumervil's first real game action in some 18 months. "It's kind

of hard to try to practice football on your own, especially the position I play, pass rushing. But I know one thing: I worked extremely hard," he said. Dumervil figures he

caught a break moving back to defensive end, too.    Watch preseason games LIVE online in HD.  Get the Back to Football special at NFL.com/preseasonlive.    The last time he Official Mark Teixeira Jersey

played that position, in 2008, he tallied just five sacks, but he played all season with a broken pinkie that hindered him. He said he's savvier now and comfortable going back

to the position he played in college. "So, it's kind of refreshing, actually, to go back to a position I'm used to, I'm confident in," he said. "Especially having the lockout,

it would have been that much more difficult to kind of miss the whole offseason training and OTAs without dropping in coverage and playing linebacker. "So, yeah, going back to

defensive end on such a short notice is really beneficial for me." Also advantageous, Official Nick Swisher Jersey Dumervil said, was the perspective he gained during his sabbatical from football. "I

couldn't lift weights or anything until February," he said. "It was weird because I couldn't run because I couldn't really move my arm as much. But once I was able to start

lifting weights and start running, I took advantage of that, and it just makes you appreciate everything. "It makes you appreciate working out and just the little things that

you never notice that you start to notice. I'm thankful for it, and I think I have a whole new perspective of playing football."

Broncos DE Dumervil returns to football with new perspective
content: ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Elvis Dumervil drops to one knee in prayer every time he steps Official Joba Chamberlain Jersey on or off the football field, something he couldn't do for a full year. Dumervil has

a renewed dedication and determination after missing all of the 2010 season because of a torn pectoral muscle.  Defensive end Elvis Dumervil is eager -- to say the least -- to

return to the field after missing all of 2010. (Jack Dempsey/Associated Press)  It was a freak injury that occurred during the first week of Official Derek Jeter Jersey training camp last year, just days

after Dumervil parlayed Official Brett Gardner Jersey an NFL-leading 17 Official C.C. Sabathia Jersey sacks in 2009 into a six-year, $61.5 million contract. Dumervil couldn't wait to get back on the field this summer. His teammates

teased him about being the only player who was excited for training camp to start. And he acknowledges he has some butterflies heading into Thursday night's preseason opener at

Dallas. It will be Dumervil's first game since Jan. 3, 2010. "Yeah, definitely excited for this week," he said. "It's been a while since I've played in a game." Dumervil was

expecting big things last year after signing his big contract, but during a routine 1-on-1 drill with Tyler Polumbus, he heard a pop and felt a sting in his chest. Dumervil

spent his season recovering from surgery and watching the Broncos wither without him. They finished last in almost every major defensive category during a franchise-worst 4-12

debacle that led to coach Josh McDaniels' firing and a front-office shake-up that brought back John Elway, who hired John Official Curtis Granderson Jersey Fox. One of the first items on Fox's to-do list was

ditching McDaniels' 3-4 defensive scheme for the traditional 4-3, where his former pupils, Michael Strahan and Julius Peppers, thrived. When he was done rehabilitating, Dumervil

went about reshaping his body, adding 15 pounds of muscle that pushed his weight to 260 in anticipation of his switch back to defensive end from outside linebacker.    "It's

been a journey. I was able to kind of reflect on life and appreciate everything," Dumervil said. "It's been a stressful year. I've had a great supporting cast. I've Official Joe DiMaggio Jersey had a lot of

great people, family. So, it was tough at times. "But Official Alex Rodriguez Jersey for the most part, I kind of learned a lot and I kind of appreciate life and I'm excited. I'm about to jump out my skin

this year, that's for sure." Dumervil just wouldn't feel at home if he didn't also have a new defensive coordinator to work with, and Fox hired Dennis Allen, formerly the New

Orleans Saints' secondary coach. Dumervil hasn't had the same defensive coordinator in consecutive years since he was still at Jackson High School in Miami a decade ago. "So,

nine years straight," Dumervil said with a smile. Three at Louisville, six during his half-dozen seasons with the Broncos. Dumervil doesn't Official Don Mattingly Jersey view the annual turnover as a

detriment but rather, he tries to take something from each one. "You never want to have different defensive coordinators, but I have been able to learn completely different

schemes and different positions," Dumervil said. "It makes you more dynamic and more educated as a football player. You try to pick each coach's brain and try to become a better

Veteran RB Williams adopts new look, new mentality as Raven
content: Ricky Williams didn't really look like the Ricky Williams the football world has come to know. There were no Official Johnny Damon Jersey dreadlocks, no beard in his Baltimore debut. And not only did a Ravens jersey appear strange on him, but it also was without his customary 34. Williams showed up Tuesday for his first Official Mickey Mantle Jersey practice clean-shaven with a tight haircut and wearing a No. 38 purple jersey.    Breer: High expectations for Ravens   ChuckPagano knows he has a lot to live up to as the Ravens' new defensive coordinator. NFL Network's Albert Breer stopped by camp to see how Official Lou Gehrig Jersey he's handling things. More ...   » Kindle Official Phil Hughes Jersey ready for debut one year after Official Mark Teixeira Jersey fall    After agreeing to a two-year deal with the Ravens on Monday, Williams passed his physical Tuesday and practiced with his new teammates. It might be the lone session in which he wears No. 38, because he struck a deal with running back Jalen Parmele to get back the number he has worn throughout his career. Maybe it was appropriate that Williams wore an unfamiliar number, because the running back who Official Jorge Posada Jersey joined the Ravens to be the backup to Ray Rice is quite different than the star who broke into the NFL with the New Orleans Saints in 1999. The Heisman Trophy winner's career has featured failed Official Nick Swisher Jersey drug tests, suspensions and a heralded, premature retirement. He also has accounted for 9,565 rushing yards, caught 329 passes for 2,523 yards and Official Mariano Rivera Jersey scored 72 touchdowns. But he has never played in the Super Bowl, and that's one reason why Williams picked the Ravens over the Lions, who told the

Jets giving Burress ample time to recover from ankle injury
content: FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The New York Jets still are playing it safe with Plaxico Burress. The wide receiver was held out of team drills in practice Tuesday as he recovers from an ankle injury. That came one day after Burress had his busiest day of training camp while participating in a handful of 11-on-11 plays.    "I don't think full yet," Jets coach Rex Ryan said before practice of Burress' potential workload. "We're just trying to avoid that big setback, but he's doing more and more." It doesn't Official Alex Rodriguez Jersey appear to be a major setback for Burress, who tweaked his left ankle while running routes last Wednesday. Because of heavy rains and lightning in the area, the Jets moved indoors for practice on their synthetic turf field. It was uncertain if the surface also was a factor in the lightened workload. Burress did individual drills and appeared to show no ill effects from the injury. Official Brett Gardner Jersey But he rested on one knee at times during team drills and watched as the offense ran plays. He also stood next to Santonio Holmes and newly signed Derrick Mason and chatted with them. After serving 20 months in prison Official Don Mattingly Jersey on a gun charge, Burress signed a one-year, $3.017 million contract July 31. He missed a few practices last week before sneaking in for one team drill Sunday before Ryan caught him and made him sit out the rest. It's uncertain if Burress will be able to play in the team's preseason opener at Houston next Monday night. His teammates are eager to see him healthy and at full speed. "When you see him, to me, I've never seen a guy his size move as quick as he does," cornerback Antonio Cromartie said of the 6-foot-5 Burress. "He's definitely quick. I'm just anxious for him to go out and show everybody that he can still play at this level."    Watch preseason games LIVE online in HD.  Official Joe DiMaggio Jersey Get the Back to Football special at NFL.com/preseasonlive.    First-round draft pick Muhammad Wilkerson sat out team drills as a precaution with Official C.C. Sabathia Jersey an Official Derek Jeter Jersey undisclosed minor hip injury. The team said the defensive end, already designated a starter by Ryan, could Official Curtis Granderson Jersey have returned to practice if necessary. Running back Joe McKnight was sidelined with an ankle injury that isn't believed to be serious. Meanwhile, Mason has looked solid in his two practices with the Jets, Official Joba Chamberlain Jersey making a few terrific grabs on long passes from Mark Sanchez. The 37-year-old wide receiver signed with the Jets on Sunday after choosing them over the Baltimore Ravens, his team the past six seasons, and the Tennessee Titans.

Judge rules unruly fan didnt break law at K.C.-S.D. game
content: SAN DIEGO -- A Kansas City Chiefs fan who was arrested in 2009 at a Chiefs-Chargers game after flipping off the crowd was subject to the NFL code of Official Mariano Rivera Jersey conduct but did not commit any crime under California law, a San Diego judge has ruled. Jason Ensign's attorney, Mary Frances Prevost, said Tuesday that Superior Court Judge Gale Kaneshiro granted her request to order charges against her client to be dismissed.    Watch preseason games LIVE online in HD.  Get the Back to Football special at NFL.com/preseasonlive.    "No matter how you slice it, Jason was innocent," Prevost said. "He exercised his First Amendment right to Official Johnny Damon Jersey free speech." In her Aug. 5 ruling, Kaneshiro said the gesture was an alleged violation of the NFL Official Nick Swisher Jersey code but not a crime and that security guards used unlawful force when they grabbed Ensign and forced him into a tunnel at Qualcomm Stadium after he refused Official Mark Teixeira Jersey to go there with them to talk about the incident. They then applied pain techniques to keep him from resisting. City Attorney Jan Goldsmith charged Ensign with misdemeanor battery for punching and biting a security guard. "Words alone, no matter how offensive or exasperating, do not justify the initial use of unlawful force," Kaneshiro said in her order. "Ensign was not a physical threat to either the private security guards or the fans at the game Official Lou Gehrig Jersey at the time." Kaneshiro said security guards did not ask Ensign to leave the stadium before they grabbed him and therefore he was in his right to counter Official Phil Hughes Jersey their force. The judge noted that stadium security guards are entitled to use reasonable force to evict someone if they are asked to leave and they refuse, making them a trespasser. She also said Ensign was subject to the NFL's code of Official Mickey Mantle Jersey conduct during its games, which the judge said are not public events. Goldsmith called the decision a victory for the ability of NFL teams to take reasonable steps to avoid violence. "Judge Kaneshiro's revised decision upholds the right to enforce those rules and remove unruly fans from the stadium as long as it Official Jorge Posada Jersey is done right," Goldsmith said. "We are pleased with her decision." The two sides are due back in court in September for a civil suit filed by Ensign, who said the charges cost him his job as a nurse and prompted an investigation by the state nursing board.

Bell, Harrison sign with Lions, who must replace RB Leshoure
content: ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Mike Bell and Jerome Harrison enjoyed seeing each other Tuesday -- their first day with the Official Derek Jeter Jersey Detroit Lions. It was a much happier occasion than the previous time the running backs were together.    Ten months after being traded for each other, Bell and Harrison were signed Monday night by the Lions, a few hours after promising rookie Mikel Leshoure tore his left Achilles tendon, ending his season before it began. "We needed some running backs with Leshoure's injury and Maurice Morris still not cleared for contact with his Official C.C. Sabathia Jersey (broken) hand," Lions coach Jim Schwartz said Tuesday. "Now we've been able to bring in two quality players with NFL experience." In October, Bell was traded from Philadelphia to Cleveland for Harrison, and the pair ran into each other en route to their new homes. "We were in the Cleveland airport at about midnight, and I was getting off a plane and Jerome was waiting to get on," Bell said. "He had a mad face and I had a mad face. He said 'hey' and I said 'hey.' That was about it." Bell and Harrison knew each other in the Pac-10 -- Harrison played at Washington State and Bell was at Arizona -- and played on the same team in the Senior Bowl. Now, both players are getting a chance they never expected. For Bell, it is another shot at the NFL. He rushed for only 99 yards last season between the Eagles and Browns, and thought his career was probably over. "I was so unproductive last season that Official Brett Gardner Jersey I didn't think my phone would ring," he said. "I was behind Official Curtis Granderson Jersey a Pro Bowl-caliber player in Philly in LeSean McCoy, then behind a Pro Bowl-caliber player in Peyton Hillis. I didn't get much of a shot, and I thought that was probably it."        That's why he didn't hesitate when he received the call in Colorado on Monday. "I wasn't going to wait for a second offer," he said. "I got on the first thing Official Alex Rodriguez Jersey smoking toward Detroit." Harrison knew he would get another chance because it has been less than two years since he broke Jim Brown's Cleveland rushing record with a 286-yard game against the Chiefs. "That day was a dream come true, to go past Jim Brown for a record," he said. "But I don't think much about that day. I'll think about that when I'm done." The Michigan native, though, was thrilled when a call came from the Lions. "My parents are both from here, and I'm from Kalamazoo," he said. "This is the team I grew up watching." More than the team, though, Harrison was watching a single player. "I was a Barry Sanders guy. Period," he said. "He's the only back that I've ever tried to run like. To walk in here today, and put on the same uniform, and see all the pictures of him today, it just blew my mind."    Watch preseason games LIVE online in HD.  Get the Back to Football special at NFL.com/preseasonlive.    Schwartz emphasized that Harrison and Bell aren't in a one-on-one battle for Leshoure's roster spot. "It is way too early in camp to be thinking about numbers in that detail," he said. "We've got two new backs who bring different games to the table. They are both going to get every chance to help us and make this team."  Notes: Schwartz dismissed reports that offensive coordinator Scott Linehan might have tampered with then-Dolphins running back Ricky Williams after a game last season. Williams signed Monday with Baltimore, choosing the Ravens over the Lions. "I asked Scott about it, and it was just the exact conversation that coaches have after every game with opposing players that they've worked with before," Schwartz Official Don Mattingly Jersey said. "You say hello, you might chat a bit and you wish them well and that you hope your paths cross again some day. That's it. That's life in the NFL." ... Leshoure is expected to have surgery later this week on his Achilles tendon. ... Schwartz said that Official Joba Chamberlain Jersey tests on OT Jason Fox's injured foot showed no fractures, and that he Official Joe DiMaggio Jersey could return in two to three weeks.