Notes: Safety Reggie Nelson, who sat out the loss at Cleveland with a hamstring injury, returned to practice on a limited basis Wednesday. Cornerbacks Leon Hall and Dre Kirkpatrick, who also were sidelined in Cleveland with hamstring injuries, did not practice. Defensive end Michael Johnson was held out of practice because of concussion symptoms, which he reported after the game on Sunday. LB Michael Boley, who was signed as a free agent on Tuesday, practiced with the team..Most cultures celebrate at four distinct times per year: midwinter, fall, spring and midsummer. And often holidays, as different as most traditions, from religious to pagan to civic, are absorbed into one event. An example is the ancient Celtic way the area of Cornwall in the UK celebrates midsummer.

The quarterback was suspended without pay for six games last month by commissioner Roger Goodell after a 20yearold college student accused him of sexual assault in Milledgeville, Ga. No charges were filed.R