The Oakland Raiders signed running back Darren McFadden to a $60 million, six-year contract, making sure their first-round draft pick will be in training camp after JaMarcus Russell’s protracted holdout last year.
“I’m very happy to have it out of the way,” McFadden said at a news conference. “Because like coach said, I want to be in training camp. I want to be out there practicing and learning plays. Missing a day of training camp is like missing a week of college practices. It would be a major setback for me.”
McFadden, who finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting in each of the last two seasons, will be guaranteed $26 million as the fourth pick in the draft, said his agent, Ian Greengross.
BILLS: Authorities believe Buffalo running back Marshawn Lynch was driving the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident that injured a pedestrian last weekend.
“We’re proceeding on the assumption that Lynch was driving the car,” Erie County District Attorney Frank Clark said. A day earlier he was limited to saying that Lynch was inside the 2008 Porsche SUV when it struck a woman crossing an intersection in downtown Buffalo before speeding off early May 31.
Clark said his new assertion was based on the vehicle being registered to Lynch and that the player was spotted that night in the bar district near the accident scene. He also noted that police located the vehicle — with damage linking it to a collision — parked in the player’s driveway later that morning.
COLTS: Indianapolis reserve running back Luke Lawton was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for a conditional 2009 draft choice. Lawton played in 11 games last season, and had five rushes for 13 yards and four receptions for 29 yards.
BRONCOS: Denver center Tom Nalen had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and the Broncos expect him to be ready for training camp in July.
The Broncos have a veteran backup in Casey Wiegmann, a 13-year pro signed in the offseason.
JAGUARS: Jacksonville safety Gerald Sensabaugh apologized for his second arrest in 14 months and contradicted a police report that said he was “doing wheelies” on a motorcycle.
Sensabaugh was arrested May 30 in his hometown of Kingsport, Tenn., and charged with reckless driving. He was released on a $500 bond and given a July 22 court date.
Sensabaugh acknowledged that he was speeding, but said he wasn’t doing any motorcycles stunts.
STEELERS: Dwight White, the Steel Curtain defensive end known as “Mad Dog” who helped lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s, died following surgery. He was 58.
He died at a Pittsburgh hospital, the team said. The cause was not disclosed.
White is the second member of the original four-man Steel Curtain to die this year. Defensive tackle Ernie Holmes died Jan. 17 in a car accident in Texas.
White, a two-time Pro Bowl player, was chosen as one of the 33 members of the Steelers’ 75th anniversary all-time team last season.
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