Ndamukong Suh sounded confident he wouldn't be a holdout after the Detroit Lions drafted him No. 2 overall in April. When the topic was raised again last month, he insisted that reporting to training camp on time wouldn't be an issue.

Suh, though, wasn't on the field Saturday with the rest of the Lions.

His agents, Eugene Parker and Roosevelt Barnes, were still working on reaching a contract agreement to get the defensive tackle from Nebraska in camp.

All present • The Denver Broncos will kick off training camp Sunday without any holdouts.

First-round draft pick Demaryius "Bay-Bay" Thomas agreed to a five-year deal with more than $9 million in guarantees on Saturday, just in time to take his conditioning test so he can suit up when the full squad works out for the first time Sunday morning.

Fans cheer Roethlisberger • Ben Roethlisberger was so worried that the Pittsburgh Steelers fans who once embraced him would boo him, he couldn't recall being so nervous and apprehensive before a football practice.

What Roethlisberger didn't expect was waves of cheering supporters wearing his No. 7 jersey and knocking over temporary security fences to get the autograph of a player whose vulgar off-field behavior led the NFL to suspend him for six games.

Roethlisberger, so disliked in Pittsburgh a few months ago that he wondered if he'd ever regain a sliver of his previous support, was greeted warmly by an enthusiastic crowd estimated at 10,000 on Saturday at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa. He heard few, if any jeers, and many fans appeared to go out of their way to embrace him.

McCoy on board • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed to terms on a five-year contract with first-round draft pick Gerald McCoy and also reached a six-year deal with restricted free agent left tackle Donald Penn on the opening day of training camp.

General manager Mark Dominik announced the developments Saturday during the club's first practice.

Penn joined the workout about 15 minutes later.

Associated Press