Ravens
Wide receiver Washington officially a part of team
The Ravens officially added Kelley Washington on Monday, signing the veteran free-agent wide receiver to a one-year contract on the first day of the team's passing camp. During his six-year career, Washington has recorded 73 catches for 896 yards (a 12.3-yards-per-catch average) and nine touchdowns for the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots. Washington, who is 6 feet 3, 215 pounds, improves the team's size at wide receiver. "Kelley is a professional who's been in this system and has had hard coaching," said Ravens quarterbacks coach Hue Jackson, who coached Washington in Cincinnati. "I know [wide receivers] coach [Jim] Hostler will take him to a whole different level. I also think Kelley is good for our guys in that he knows what to expect and he's willing to do everything it takes for our team to succeed." The Ravens waived wide receiver Marcus Maxwell, who was inactive for six games last season before being placed on injured reserve with a hip injury.
- JAMISON HENSLEY
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Vick won't be living high life after release from prison
Even though Michael Vick is leaving prison this week, he won't exactly be a free man. For two months, the suspended NFL star will be largely confined to his Hampton, Va., home and will wear an electronic monitor that allows federal probation officials to track his movements. He will be allowed to go to his full-time construction job and likely will be allowed about five hours a week for other court-approved activities, according to Ed Bales, managing director of Federal Prison Consultants, an inmate rehabilitation advocacy group. Permissible activities for inmates on home confinement typically include things like medical appointments, religious obligations and meetings with probation officials. No dinners out. No chilling at a friend's house. And definitely no bars. The tight restrictions are designed to ease Vick's transition from the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., back into the community. He is serving a 23-month sentence for a dogfighting conspiracy and is expected to be released from federal custody July 20.
Bills: : No stranger to attention, Terrell Owens drew plenty of it on a day that was busy even for the high-profile wide receiver. The day began with Owens joining his new Bills teammates as the team opened voluntary minicamps, and then segued into Owens filming segments for his VH-1 cable television reality show.
