Owens Sits Out Practice Again

Terrell Owens was back on the stationary bicycle Friday, nursing a sore left hamstring that could force him to miss the Dallas Cowboys’ first scrimmage.

Owens sat out both practices Friday because of a twinge the receiver developed Wednesday. Owens has never had a hamstring problem before and is hoping time off now will prevent this ache from turning into something serious.

He declined to be interviewed Friday morning, saying only, “Day to day” as he left the field. After the afternoon practice, he shook his head when asked if he planned to play in a scrimmage today.

“It’s up to the trainers,” he added.

During workouts Friday, he rode the bike and did various exercises with trainers while teammates went through drills. He stayed late after both sessions to work with rookie receiver Sam Hurd, even catching passes himself out of a pitching machine to exhibit some techniques.

Coach Bill Parcells said he’s not concerned about the hamstring. But he is concerned about any missed practice time.

“He’s got to get ready to play, that’s for sure,” Parcells said. “He’s got a lot of work to do. The sooner he can get started, the better.”

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Brodrick Bunkley agreed to a six-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, ending the first-round pick’s two-week holdout.

Bunkley, the 14th overall selection in the NFL draft, agreed to a deal worth $13 million, according to an NFL official.

The 6-foot-2, 300-pound defensive tackle from Florida State skipped 16 days of camp, and won’t play in Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders.

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Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Kenny King will be sidelined for about a month with a broken right hand, Coach Dennis Green said.

King, who was injured during Thursday morning’s workout, has spent the past two seasons on injured reserve and he sat out most of his rookie year in 2003 after twice breaking his right wrist.

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Running back LaDainian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers did not practice because of a sore neck, a day after colliding with defensive end Igor Olshansky.

“I don’t know what happened; I was just playing football,” a remorseful Olshansky said. “It’s a physical game, things happen. But it’s not purposely.”