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Carr (leg) practiced with his teammates Saturday for the first time since breaking his fibula in Week 16 last year, Kyle Martin of the Raiders' official site reports.

Carr talked to reporters about being back in the huddle with his teammates and his familiarity with Oakland offensive coordinator Todd Downing. That stability on offense, along with a better supporting cast in 2017, should enhance last season's seventh-ranked scoring and passing offense.

Mariota (lower leg) participated in Saturday's practice, Cameron Wolfe of ESPN.com reports.

Mariota looked crisp throughout Saturday's session, according to Wolfe, connecting on several impressive throws to Delanie Walker and new target Eric Decker. After practice, Mariota told reporters that he fully trusts his surgically repaired fibula. Although the Titans will likely continue to be cautious with their franchise quarterback, it's encouraging nonetheless that Mariota looks no worse for wear early in camp.

Winston looked sharp in the first practice of training camp Friday, finishing the day without an interception, Joe Kania of the team's official site reports.

The Bucs' franchise quarterback got camp off to a positive start by connecting with receivers across the depth chart in what was mostly seven-on-seven work. Winston displayed his usual strong connection with Mike Evans and Adam Humphries, but he also flashed rapport with key newcomers DeSean Jackson and Chris Godwin. Naturally, as has essentially been the case since Day 1 of Winston's tenure, the team's fortunes in the coming season will largely rest on his right arm.

McCown agreed to a deal with the Cowboys on Friday, Adam Caplan of ESPN reports.

The Cowboys were fortunate for the latter portion of the 2016 season to have Tony Romo providing depth at quarterback behind Dak Prescott, but it looks like there will be a competition in training camp this year to determine the No. 2 man. McCown, who has played the backup role throughout the majority of his career, will be entering his 14th season in the league. He worked behind Drew Brees in New Orleans for the last four seasons, tallying one start in the process and performing reasonably well in that opportunity -- 335 yards, one touchdown and one interception. The veteran will compete with Kellen Moore for the second-string role in training camp.

Mariota (fibula) will be eased into training camp, which begins Saturday for the Titans, Cameron Wolfe of ESPN.com reports. "We're not going to send him out there and 'have at it,'" head coach Mike Mularkey said Friday. "He's still going to have some limited reps, not as much as he had in the offseason camps, but it's not going to be like he's been healthy the whole time. We're going to watch him."

Earlier this week, Mariota indicated he was "ready to go with everything," according to Jim Wyatt of the team's official site. However, Mularkey has different plans for the quarterback as Mariota continues his recovery from a broken right fibula. With time on the Titans' side, Mariota will thus ramp up his workload slowly over the next few weeks, likely getting some game reps during the all-important Week 3 of the preseason, at the very least.

Lynch made several wow-inducing plays during Friday's training camp practice, Troy Renck of Denver 7 ABC reports.

Lynch has reportedly been impressive during the first two practices of camp, but it's also easy to get lost in the luster of the youngster's big-play potential. Lynch and his competitor, Trevor Siemian, are drastically different players with very different styles. Siemian's safer, more reserved style of play will garner applause when it's humming and criticism when Lynch puts on a show. Similarly, the deep bombs and sprint-outs that Lynch is hitting on now were also what led to turnovers in minicamp. Given what the organization has invested him, any tie in competition will likely go to Lynch, but we're still a ways away from calling this contest.

Watson had a few misplays and errant throws during Thursday's practice, Cody Stoots of CBS Houston reports.

Watson missed a handoff when he turned in the wrong direction, rolled the wrong way on a bootleg and had a deep ball sail on him. But it wasn't all bad. The rookie showed some poise when going mobile. It's still early, but Watson hasn't done anything to threaten Tom Savage's starting job.

Siemian missed his first three throws and took a few periods to settle down during opening Denver's training camp practice, the Broncos' official website reports.

The Broncos focused on red-zone drills to start training camp, with early reports indicating that Siemian struggled a bit while Paxton Lynch connected with running back C.J. Anderson for a score. Neither was intercepted. Neither quarterback, nor the Broncos' offense as a whole, performed well in the red zone last season and so it makes sense for the new coaching staff to emphasize finishing off drives to start camp. Siemian, for instance, piloted the Broncos to back-to-back losses in Weeks 14 and 15 of last season with the team scoring a combined 13 points despite Siemian throwing for an impressive 616 total yards.

Smith (knee-ACL) was cleared for the start of training camp on Thursday, Jordan Raanan of ESPN reports.

Smith said he was fully healthy a couple months ago but he has only just been cleared to practice fully. Smith is expected to be the top backup to starting QB Eli Manning now that he's back on the field.

Dolphins coach Adam Gase said Tannehill is running well, The Palm Beach Post's Joe Schad reports.

Tannehill was cleared from last year's knee injury in time to participate in most of the offseason program, yet his mobility is still somewhat of a concern in the aftermath of a partially torn ACL that ended his 2016 campaign. He wore a knee brace throughout the offseason and is expected to wear it during the regular season, but the Dolphins don't expect it to have much impact on his ability to avoid pressure or run the ball. Tannehill was already developing into more of a pocket passer the last couple years, falling shy of 40 carries and 200 rushing yards in both 2015 and 2016, after establishing career-high marks of 56 attempts and 311 yards in 2014.