NFL gives shot to Pryor

Terrelle Pryor will have an opportunity to pursue his NFL dreams, with one significant caveat: The former Ohio State star must still pay for breaking NCAA rules while he was in college.

The league announced Thursday that Pryor is eligible for its supplemental draft, but he won’t be allowed to practice for the team that selects him until Week 6. Pryor gave up his final season with the Buckeyes following an investigation into the team’s memorabilia-for-cash scandal.

He would’ve had to sit out five games had he chosen to return to Ohio State.

“We accept that voluntarily,” Pryor’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said. “It’s a small price to pay for him to have a chance to pursue his dream of playing in the NFL.”

Around the league

Albert Haynesworth’s lawyer has repeatedly offered money to a waitress so she would help convince the government to drop her sexual abuse case against the defensive lineman, prosecutors said in Washington. Haynesworth played for Washington last year and was traded this preseason to New England. … Vikings receiver Percy Harvin (rib) and tight end Visanthe Shiancoe (hamstring) will be held out of Saturday’s preseason game at Seattle. … Denver Broncos defensive tackle Ty Warren will undergo surgery Tuesday to repair his partially torn right triceps.

On the field

Tom Brady tossed a pair of touchdown passes in the New England Patriots’ 31-14 preseason win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tampa, Fla. … Ben Roethlisberger completed 8 of 12 passes for 125 yards and a pair of TDs as the Pittsburgh Steelers cruised by the visiting Philadelphia Eagles 24-14