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Posted on: Saturday, August 1, 2009

NFL: Falcons' Pro Bowl WR White no-show at camp


Associated Press

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga — Pro Bowl receiver Roddy White has not reported for the first workout of the Atlanta Falcons' training camp in an apparent contract holdout.

White is coming off a career-best season after helping Atlanta earn a surprising wild-card playoff spot with an 11-5 record. He has been seeking a new multiyear deal that would raise his salary to match those of the higher contracts of NFL wideouts.

White, a late first-round draft pick out of UAB in 2005, held out six days as a rookie before signing a deal that pays $2.5 million this season. Without a new contract, White will become an unrestricted free agent in February.