DAVIE, Fla. - Several Miami Dolphins crawled across the field after practice Tuesday - not because of exhaustion, but because they were looking for a diamond earring.
Defensive end Kendall Langford said he forgot to take his earrings off before practice and lost one during drills. He said the diamond was nearly 2.5 carats, which is why he was still on the field an hour after practice scanning the grass.
At least nine teammates helped. Some were on hands and knees, and a couple used rakes to comb through the turf. They had a lot of ground to cover because the Dolphins practice on two fields.
"I've got a great group of guys out here helping me - family-type guys," Langford said.
He declined to say how much the earring cost. One jewelry distributor said it could be worth more than $50,000.
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Several fellow defensive linemen were among those assisting Langford in his search.
"He's a teammate. That's what you do," defensive end Ryan Baker said. "It's a fat diamond. It's a shame."
Coach Tony Sparano briefly watched the hunt for the jewelry but did not participate. He said he has never lost earrings at practice - or anywhere else.
"I can't afford them," he said.
Langford gave up the search - temporarily, at least - when he was due a team meeting Tuesday night.
All three Broncos tailbacks on field
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno is practicing for the first time since hurting his right hamstring on the first day of training camp Aug. 1.
Moreno, who remains No. 1 on the team's depth chart, pronounced himself "80-some percent" healed from the injury. It's unlikely he'll play in the Broncos' preseason finale at Minnesota on Thursday.
Tuesday marked the first day Denver's top three tailbacks were on the field together.
Coach Josh McDaniels said he is confident Moreno will be OK for the regular season.
Extra points
• Vikings wide receiver Sidney Rice (hip surgery) will be ineligible to play in the first six games of the regular season. Rice was placed on the reserve physically unable to perform list Tuesday, the NFL's deadline for reducing rosters to 75 players.
• Former Giants Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress has come up short in his bid for work release during his two-year prison sentence in a gun case, a denial that could keep him behind bars until at least next spring, prison officials said Tuesday.
• Derrick Ward's unproductive stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is over. The seventh-year running back was released Tuesday when the team trimmed the roster to 75 players.
