Macomb, Ill.. ? Marshall Faulk signed a seven-year contract with the St. Louis Rams on Monday, enabling the running back to finish his career with the team.

Earlier this week, coach Mike Martz named Faulk team captain.

Linebacker Masafumi Kawaguchi signs autographs after a Monday morning practice at the San Francisco 49ers' training camp in Stockton, Calif.. Kawaguchi, a six-year veteran of NFL Europe, joined the team last week as the Japanese representative for the 49ers' exhibition game against the Washington Redskins on Saturday in Osaka, Japan.

“We want to make sure Marshall finishes his career as a Ram,” Martz said. “The impact he’s had not just on this team but this entire organization is pretty extreme.”

Terms of the deal were not available. Faulk was about to enter the fourth year of a seven-year, $45.15 million deal.

“I just knew I wanted to be here,” Faulk said. “The most important thing is I get to stay here with the guys and finish up here, which is something I wanted to do, and I’m glad that they wanted the same thing.”

Faulk, 29, became the first player in NFL history with four straight 2,000-yard seasons of rushing and receiving last year, despite missing two games with a bruised knee. He was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year after being selected league MVP after the 2000 season.

He finished with 1,382 yards rushing, a 5.3-yard average, with 12 touchdowns, and had a team-leading 83 receptions, a 9.2-yard average, with nine touchdowns.

“Marshall will go from the Rams to Canton,” said team president Jay Zygmunt, referring to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Zygmunt negotiated the deal.

Indianapolis Colts

Edgerrin James annoyed the Colts’ front office by working out on his own to recover from knee surgery last season.

But he looked like the old Edgerrin on Monday, scrimmaging with the Colts for the first time since the operation last November for a torn anterior cruciate ligament. He wore pads, ran hard, caught passes and made defenders miss.

“It’s always nice when you see guys up close and personal,” new coach Tony Dungy said after opening his first training camp with the Colts. “I’ve seen Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison, Marcus (Pollard) and some of our other guys. But this was the first time I’ve seen Edgerrin, and it was impressive.”

James worked out for most of the two-hour practice. There seemed to be no problems. He didn’t even wear a knee brace.

He started with straight-ahead running, then caught passes in traffic and cut inside a couple times. After sending one defender sprawling, James removed his helmet and laughed.

Miami Dolphins

Ricky Williams worked out in pads for the first time as a Dolphin on Monday, wowing both teammates and fans who haven’t seen a power running game in Miami since the days of Larry Csonka.

“You see No. 34 back there and you say, ‘Wow, he’s a stud,”‘ guard Mark Dixon said. “If we can let him do his thing, he can carry us some places.”

Baltimore Ravens

The Baltimore Ravens finally put running back Jamal Lewis on the field.

Lewis, who as a rookie helped carry the Ravens to an NFL title, missed all of last season with a knee injury incurred in camp. He did not compete in contact drills.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Defensive end Tony Brackens missed both practices Monday and coach Tom Coughlin conceded the lineman’s injured knee is now a concern.

Brackens, who had 11 sacks last season, had surgery in January to clean up scarring and bone chips in his right knee.

Receiver Larry Shannon on Monday was waived and replaced with Ellis Spears.

New Orleans Saints

New Orleans’ passing game received a boost when the Saints signed wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth, their first-round draft pick and quarterback Aaron Brooks arrived in camp.

Brooks, seeking to renegotiate his contract which calls for $450,000 this season, had held out for three days.

Cincinnati Bengals

Wide receiver Michael Westbrook will need surgery on his broken right wrist, sidelining him for the rest of the Cincinnati Bengals’ training camp.

Westbrook fell during practice Sunday and broke a small bone at the base of the thumb. He finished practice but had tests taken late Sunday after the wrist continued to bother him.

Tennessee Titans

Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, the Tennessee Titans’ No. 1 draft choice, agreed to contract terms Monday. Terms were not disclosed.

Haynesworth, who played at Tennessee, had missed five days of practice while the contract was worked out.

Haynesworth entered the draft after his junior season and was the 15th overall selection last spring.

New York Giants

First-round draft pick Jeremy Shockey agreed to terms on a contract with the New York Giants on Monday after he missed five days of camp.

Shockey, a tight end taken 14th overall from the University of Miami, missed nine practices while the two sides negotiated a deal.

The Giants think Shockey has the potential to be as good a tight end as Mark Bavaro.

New England Patriots

Antowain Smith failed Friday’s conditioning run and coach Bill Belichick wouldn’t let him practice. So Smith re-took the test Monday at 6 a.m., passed it and joined his New England teammates at the morning practice.

Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta halted contract talks with first-round draft pick T.J. Duckett until they determine how seriously he was hurt in a fight last week in Michigan. A doctor representing the Falcons and another hired by agent Joel Segal were to examine the former Michigan State running back.

“We made it clear to them that as a precondition to us having any additional discussions with them, we want our own evaluation,” Falcons chief administrative officer Ray Anderson said. “That’s what we’re going for.”

Duckett was attacked by three men last Tuesday night as he was leaving a concert in Ionia, Mich. Duckett lost a tooth and received several stitches when he was struck in the face by a bottle.

Dallas Cowboys

Rookie fullback Jamar Martin, Dallas’ fourth-round pick in April, tore ligaments in his right knee Monday and will miss the entire season.

Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers rookie Najeh Davenport pleaded innocent Monday to charges that he broke into a university dormitory and defecated in a woman’s closet.

Davenport, a running back who helped Miami win the 2001 national championship, was not in the courtroom.

His written plea on a second-degree felony count of burglary and a misdemeanor count of criminal mischief was entered by his attorney, Richard Sharpstein.

Arraignment on the charges was postponed until August 5.