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Friday morning one-liners

Bills WR Terrell Owens caught passes during individual drills at Thursday’s practice.

Said Patriots RB Fred Taylor, “I’m like the doctor. I’m on call. Whenever my number is called, I’m ready. That’s what I am these days. And I do house visits.”

Coach Rex Ryan isn’t crazy about either of the punters competing for the Jets job.

The battle for the primary kick returner job with the Ravens is down to cornerbacks Chris Carr and Lardarrius Webb.

Browns coach Eric Mangini reorganized the locker room in order to force players to get to know more of their teammates.

Steelers K Jeff Reed may miss Saturday’s game with the Bills because of a sprained ankle.

The memory of Vikings DE Jared Allen injuring QB Matt Schaub is fresh in the minds of the Texans.

The Colts expect CB Marlin Jackson to make his preseason debut on Saturday against the Lions.

QB Patrick Ramsey sat out Titans practice with sore ribs, but anticipates playing on Saturday night.

The Broncos will get their first full look at their rebuilt secondary when S Brian Dawkins makes his preseason debut on Saturday.

Chiefs RB Larry Johnson credits an improved supporting cast for his improved attitude.

Said Raiders coach Tom Cable as the team wrapped up training camp, “The thing that sticks out in my mind more than anything is, we had a goal coming up here, and that was to leave here a better team, closer. And we’ve accomplished that.”

Chargers coach Norv Turner hinted that we may have seen the last of RB LaDainian Tomlinson for the preseason.

The Cowboys released LB Justin Rogers and TE Rodney Hannah, each of whom spent the last two seasons with the club.

If the predicted bad weather in New York comes to fruition, the Giants may not get as much information about their wide receivers as they’d hoped.

Friday night’s game with the Patriots will essentially be the Redskins starters last chance to gel.

With injuries all over the defensive backfield, the Bears still have questions about their secondary.

Manny Ramirez is pushing Daniel Loper for the Lions’ starting left guard job.

Packers coach Mike McCarthy said that QB Brian Brohm “needs to go out there and have some success” if he wants to move past Matt Flynn on the depth chart.

Said Vikings DE Jared Allen, “I don’t think we’re a fancy type of defense. We’re a hit-you-in-the-mouth type of defense. That’s kind of our attitude. I think when you try to get fancy you’re hiding something. We don’t have anything to hide. We’ll line up in base defense and play anybody.”

Falcons DE Lawrence Sidbury, coming off a two-sack game, hopes he shows continued improvement against the Chargers.

The Panthers’s search for help at defensive tackle hasn’t turned up any winners.

Saints RB Pierre Thomas has already been ruled out for Saturday’s game and may not play again in the preseason.

The Cardinals hope their first-team defense continues its strong play against the Packers on Friday night.

Rather than fret about competing with CB Dre’ Bly, 49ers CB Tarrell Brown is trying to learn as much as he can from the veteran.

The Seahawks will be trying to get the ball into the hands of WR Deion Branch this week.