NFL Wire Notes | Upper Deck removes Vick

Upper Deck has removed all Michael Vick autographed memorabilia from its online store and will remove the indicted quarterback's trading card from NFL sets that are scheduled to be released in October.

The announcement by the San Diego County company came a day after Nike suspended its lucrative contract with Vick and Reebok took the unprecedented step of stopping sales of his No. 7 jersey. Another trading card company, Donruss, announced it was pulling Vick's likeness from any new packs.

"Of course we appreciate the fact that Mr. Vick is innocent until proven guilty, but the allegations alone have resulted in an outpouring of very strong emotion within our organization and among the collecting community," Kerri Stockholm, Upper Deck's director of marketing, said in a statement. "We believe collectors will agree and support this decision as being the best course of action for our football business."

McNabb says he's

"75 percent" recovered

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Donovan McNabb says he doesn't need to be completely healthy to be a force in the NFL.

McNabb took part in the first practice of Eagles training camp Saturday, more than eight months after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee against Tennessee.

"I'd say it's still about 75 percent," McNabb said of his knee. "I haven't tested it yet, but I can do everything I need to do in order to be successful. At 75 percent, I personally feel I can be one of the best quarterbacks in the league."

Notes

• New England's top draft pick Brandon Meriwether, the25th overall pick from Miami, looked comfortable covering Randy Moss during his first practice, though coach Bill Belichick offered a typically subdued assessment.

"He has a long way to go," Belichick said of Meriwether, whose signing was announced Saturday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

• Cincinnati signed first-round draft pick Leon Hall, the 18th overall pick, to a five-year deal that guarantees him $8.2 million and could be worth $13.6 million overall, his agent said. Hall, a cornerback from Michigan, was the last of the Bengals' seven draft picks to sign.

• Denver signed first-round draft pick Jarvis Moss, the 17th overall pick out of Florida, and second-rounder Tim Crowder, a defensive end from Texas, meaning there will be no holdouts when camp begins today. Terms were not disclosed.

However, Rod Smith, the team's career leader in receptions and touchdowns, is among a handful of veterans who will start camp on the physically unable to perform list.

Smith is still recovering from offseason hip surgery. He says he hasn't entertained thoughts of retiring, but acknowledges he doesn't have a roster spot secure.

"I'm not worried about it, I've just got to try to get better, and basically what that does is gives me the opportunity to go out and get the work that I need," said Smith.

• Tampa Bay linebacker Derrick Brooks sat out a pair of training camp practices with a hamstring injury the Buccaneers don't believe is serious.

• Free safety Michael Griffin, the 19th overall pick from Texas and Tennessee's top draft pick, signed his contract and practiced with the Titans in the afternoon. Griffin agreed to terms late Friday afternoon on a five-year deal, but the NFL had to approve the final language before Griffin could sign.

• Miami receiver Chris Chambers says his image wasn't tarnished by an arrest two weeks ago in North Carolina on a charge of driving while impaired.

• Oakland signed former Husky quarterback Cody Pickett. Pickett played two seasons with San Francisco before being traded to Houston. Oakland also signed second-round draft pick Zach Miller, a tight end from Arizona State, leaving No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell as the only player missing from training camp. Miller's signing comes two days after Oakland released veteran tight end Courtney Anderson, who was acquired off waivers by Miami, which cut safety David Lofton, son of Hall of Fame receiver James Lofton.