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updated 9:08 p.m. ET Aug. 9, 2005

Maurice Clarett missed another practice Tuesday while he had an MRI on his sore right groin.

The rookie third-round draft pick has missed several of Denver’s training camp practices with injuries. He was listed fifth at running back on the depth chart released this week by the Broncos, the first of the season behind Mike Anderson, Tatum Bell, Quentin Griffin and Ron Dayne.

“It’s the same thing. The groin’s sore,” coach Mike Shanahan said. “Hopefully it’s not too serious, but if it is, we’ll take the proper procedure to heal it.”

Clarett, the last player taken in the third round, has a contract filled with incentives, making the injury even more important. The deal did not include a signing bonus.

Pennington, Law won’t play in Jets’ preseason opener
Quarterback Chad Pennington and newly signed cornerback Ty Law will not play in the New York Jets’ preseason opener against the Detroit Lions on Friday.

Coach Herman Edwards said he wants to be careful with both, who are coming off serious injuries and working themselves back into game shape.

“We didn’t want to take a chance to have a setback when everything was going so well,” Pennington said.

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The star quarterback is recovering from a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder that caused him to miss minicamp and offseason training. Pennington has generally been alternating between days off and participating in afternoon practices after throwing in each of the first five days of camp, but practiced for the second straight day Tuesday.

Pennington practiced with his left calf wrapped up after he was accidentally spiked by a teammate during practice Monday, causing some bruising and swelling.

But Edwards said that had no affect on choosing to not play Pennington against Detroit.

Backup Jay Fiedler will start Friday night’s game at Giants Stadium and third-stringer Brooks Bollinger will follow. The Jets also have former free-agent rookie Kevin Eakin in camp.

Law, who signed a multiyear deal with the Jets on Monday, had surgery in January to repair ligament damage in his broken left foot. He took part in light drills on Monday and Tuesday, but hasn’t gone through a full practice.

Cards' first-pick Rolle signs
Antrel Rolle, the kind of aggressive, physical defender coveted by Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green, agreed to a six-year contract with the team Tuesday.

The University of Miami cornerback, the Cardinals’ first-round draft selection, missed nine days of training camp, including 14 practices and a mock game.

But he arrived in the Phoenix area Tuesday morning, had a physical and was expected at camp in mountain-ringed Prescott in time for team meetings in the evening.

Green was elated at the news, breaking his own no-interview rule following the second daily practice to acknowledge that it was the longest rookie holdout in his experience.

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