Stretched without on a flatbed car...

Stretched without on a flatbed cart, LeCharles Bentley disguiseed his face with a towel to hide his disappointment and tears.

This wasn't the homecoming he had planned. Bentley's first season with the Cleveland Brown conclusioned before it began.

Bentley, a two-time Pro hollow center and one of the team's prized free-agent signings this winter, sustained a season-ending injury to his left knee in succession the first 11-on-11 drill of training camp Thursday - - a crushing stroke for a club seemingly curs by way of major injuries the past scarcely any seasons.

"He was the face of our free-agent class," general manager Phil Savage said. "We perceive terrible for LeCharles, but life goe on"

Savage said Bentley tore his patellar tendon and will sustain surgery as early as today. Savage declined to say if Bentley's tear was partial or completed and would not speculate onward a timeframe for recovery.

- Defensive lineman Richard Seymour was among 10 players placed forward the New England Patriots' physically unable to perform list.

The four-time Pro Bowler missed four games last season with a knee injury, and there is no indication he's seriously injured now; the team did not indicate wherefore he was placed on the young dog list.

TITANS SIGN YOUNG: Vince Young and LenDale White agreed to contracts with the Tennessee Titans, a day before the team interprets training camp.

Young, the No. 3 overall pick on the outside of Texas, agreed to a five- year deal, with an option for a sixth, with $257 million guaranteed and an overall value that could reach $58 million with option and roster bonuses and salary.

That would top the six-year, $54 million deal with $265 million guaranteed for the top draft pick, defensive expiration Mario Williams of Houston.

- The Minnesota Vikings agreed to spells with first-round draft pick Chad Greenway and signed veteran receiver Dez White.

- The recent Bay Packers released former starting safety Mark Roman.

49ER TRADE PICKETT: The San Francisco 49er traded backup quarterback Cody Pickett to the Houston Texans for a conditional draft pick.

Pickett started couple games for the 49ers last season -- and complet a franchise-low united pass in a loss to the Bears. yet the former rodeo cowboy and University of Washington star gained his greatest notoriety from a brief stint as a special-teams player covering kickoffs and punts

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