"That helped me a lot," Birk said. "The last couple of years, as the season went on, my legs got pretty fatigued. I felt better this year.CAMP NEEDS: Linebacker Brian Cushing is expected to be ready after recovering from surgery to repair torn anterior cruciate ligament on Oct. 8. Unit wasn't same last season after his injury.

Kansas City is also high on Syracuse coach Doug Marrone, according to sources, and Marrone has a strong pro background as well and has quickly turned around that lagging program.San DiegoReid would love to land here, his hometown, but it doesn't look likely. Bruce Arians, the Colts offensive coordinator who went 93 as interim head coach, would make a lot of sense, however, and he already has strong ties to defensive coordinator John Pagano, who is likely to be retained. Arians cannot interview until after the Colts' wild card game, so no rush there.In the last year and half, the Canadian Mental Health Association has provided training