Raiders expect Walker by training camp
The Oakland Raiders expect new receiver Javon Walker to be ready for training camp when he recovers from injuries incurred during a robbery in Las Vegas last weekend.
Raiders coach Lane Kiffin finally spoke to Walker by phone on Wednesday morning, more than two days after Walker was discovered unconscious and beaten on a back street near the Las Vegas Strip following a night of partying.
Walker was released from a hospital after treatment for a concussion and facial injuries.
“The info that I have is he’s going to be fine,” Kiffin said. “Training camp won’t be an issue. … But until our guys look at him, I don’t want to say (the extent of Walker’s injuries).”
Oakland opens training camp July 25 in Napa, Calif.
Seahawks sign Forsett
Justin Forsett and the Seahawks have agreed to a multiyear contract. The running back from the University of California is the first rookie draft choice to sign with Seattle.
Seattle also released cornerback Donovan Alexander, an undrafted rookie free agent.
Arrington arrested
Arizona Cardinals running back J.J. Arrington was among five people arrested after a fight at a nightclub in North Carolina.
Police in Rocky Mount said an off-duty officer called for assistance around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday after the fight broke out at the D&I Center nightclub. The 25-year-old Arrington was charged with disorderly conduct.
Bengals’ Johnson has surgery
Receiver Chad Johnson is expected to be fully recovered from ankle surgery when the Cincinnati Bengals open training camp next month.
Johnson had his troublesome right ankle cleaned out. He is expected to be ready for the start of training camp on July 27.
Fowler denies allegations
Tennessee Titans linebacker Ryan Fowler denied he had taken performance-enhancing drugs, less than two weeks after his lawyer said Fowler received a letter from the NFL saying he was under investigation and faced a possible suspension.
Dukes killed in collision
Mike Dukes, who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and two AFL teams from 1959 to 1965, was killed in a traffic accident earlier this week. He was 72.
The longtime resident of Beaumont, Texas, was killed when an eastbound pickup crossed the median on Interstate 10 on Monday afternoon, striking his truck head-on, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Dukes was pronounced dead at the scene.