Victor

Abiamiri

Ahmad Bradshaw gets C David Baas (neck) back, but loses Snee. With Jacobs out, Bradshaw should see 20+ touches against a soft defense missing NT Kyle Williams. Newsday’s Bob Glauber noted the winds outside MetLife Stadium are “hellacious,” so passing games could be affected.

He’s the third second-rounder to sign. Abiamiri was a strong pass rusher at Notre Dame but seemed to vanish for stretches, which naturally led to questions about his motor. He’ll be working in a five-man rotation for coordinator Jim Johnson, so Abiamiri’s ability should be utilized well.

The Dolphins hope the safeties will help fill the void left by injured S Yeremiah Bell. DE Akbar Gbaja-Biamila was waived to make room.

Arizona stayed reasonably healthy in thier first preaseason game besides their backup center’s injury. Chike Okeafor will head for an MRI for a biceps injury.

Schobel and LaCasse both spent significant time on the Colts’ roster last season.

With Juqua Thomas and Trent Cole now starting, the Eagles’ two highest paid ends are reserves. Philadelphia also has rookie Victor Abiamiri, a natural left end, to push the undersized Thomas. Howard, in particular, has lost virtually his entire role on defense. He has a total of four tackles all year.

Abiamiri, a 2007 second-round pick, focused on special teams as a rookie, but has ideal skills for a left end in Johnson’s scheme. He’ll push incumbent Juqua Thomas and underachieving Darren Howard for the job in camp.

Little visited foot specialist Dr. Robert Anderson, who revealed the news during St. Louis’ bye week. He’ll need surgery, and will probably get it out of the way sooner than later. The procedure will cost him four months of rehab. Little, like most other Rams players, was in the midst of a major down season. Getting sophomore end Victor Adeyanju more playing time and Little a headstart on his recovery sounds like the best move for 0-8 St. Louis.

It’s unclear if he had surgery, but this won’t help Abiamiri’s chances of overtaking incumbent LE Juqua Parker. Abiamiri might’ve won the starting job in 2008 camp if he hadn’t fractured his wrist at this time last year.

Parker is the incumbent, but wore down late last season and Abiamiri offers a more complete skill set. This could end up being a rotation, with Chris Clemons and Bryan Smith also chipping in. It’s an IDP situation to avoid.