Dolphins QB Culpepper cleared to practice
Alex Marvez
7/26/2006
DAVIE -- Dolphins starting quarterback Daunte Culpepper has received medical clearance to practice when the team opens training camp Saturday, coach Nick Saban said Wednesday.
Culpepper tore three ligaments last October while playing for the Minnesota Vikings. Culpepper didn't participate at full speed during some parts of offseason workouts but appeared on his way to making a full recovery during the team's June minicamp.
"Daunte will do the same thing in this camp as every other player relative to the workload he is able to manage," said Saban, whose team acquired Culpepper in a March trade with the Vinkings. "We'll try to manage with him as we go through this. We don't hit the quarterback anyway (in practice), so contact is not an issue."
Saban wouldn't say whether he believes Culpepper will be ready for the Sept. 7 regular-season opener against Pittsburgh or how much he will play during preseason games.
"I can't make any predictions because I've told you from the beginning because we're making these evaluations on a day-to-day basis as to what his workload is and what he is capable of doing," Saban said. "When the games come, we'll make those same kind of determinations for the opener as well as what he does in exhibition games. For me to speculate on that now wouldn't be fair to anybody."
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Alex Marvez
7/26/2006
DAVIE -- Dolphins starting quarterback Daunte Culpepper has received medical clearance to practice when the team opens training camp Saturday, coach Nick Saban said Wednesday.
Culpepper tore three ligaments last October while playing for the Minnesota Vikings. Culpepper didn't participate at full speed during some parts of offseason workouts but appeared on his way to making a full recovery during the team's June minicamp.
"Daunte will do the same thing in this camp as every other player relative to the workload he is able to manage," said Saban, whose team acquired Culpepper in a March trade with the Vinkings. "We'll try to manage with him as we go through this. We don't hit the quarterback anyway (in practice), so contact is not an issue."
Saban wouldn't say whether he believes Culpepper will be ready for the Sept. 7 regular-season opener against Pittsburgh or how much he will play during preseason games.
"I can't make any predictions because I've told you from the beginning because we're making these evaluations on a day-to-day basis as to what his workload is and what he is capable of doing," Saban said. "When the games come, we'll make those same kind of determinations for the opener as well as what he does in exhibition games. For me to speculate on that now wouldn't be fair to anybody."
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