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Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando

PHOENIX -- I'm about to board a plane from Arizona to the Bay Area for 49ers camp. I'll report from there Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before heading to Seahawks and Rams camps.

Following up on the earlier item about the Cardinals' pass-rush drills, I forgot to mention that center Lyle Sendlein, coming off shoulder surgery, did participate. My notes show him battling nose tackle Bryan Robinson to a draw. 

Along similar lines, I wanted to pass along a quote from Rams center Jason Brown about facing Adam Carriker and Clifton Ryan in practice.

Brown: "It's a love-hate relationship. Of course we are buddy-buddy off the field, but on the field we give each other the stares like, 'Yes, I'll see you in 9-on-7. I'm going to see you in the team period.' When it's on the field, it's all business."

DJS425, commenting on the item about the Seahawks signing Travis Fisher, wrote, "This better have nothing to do with Trufant." My response, direct but delivered politely: "Of course it has to do with Trufant, at least to a degree. He is not practicing. The team was already low on numbers in the secondary. So they signed a guy."

Drawing broader implications -- such as what Fisher's signing might mean for other defensive backs on the roster -- might be premature. Let's see how quickly Trufant returns, and let's see what coach Jim Mora says in explaining the move.

Finally, regarding Beanie Wells' injury situation: elijah2k7 pointed out that Wells missed only three games during his college career. flipdhart added, "Keep in mind he played injured many times. I have watched Buckeye games for years especially when I lived in Columbus and Wells wasn't 100 percent all the time. But I tell you what, if he is healthy, he is a beast. And if Wells can do what Adrian Peterson and Frank Gore did -- as in, get past their injury-prone college years -- then the Cards will have a solid running game for years."

Appreciate the context from people who know a whole lot more about Ohio State football than I ever will. Plane is boarding. Gotta go.