Football season is almost here and most of this year’s first rounders have already signed. Here is a breakdown of who signed and for how long.

1 Alex Smith, QB San Francisco 6 years

2 Ronnie Brown, RB Miami Undisclosed

3 Braylon Edwards, WR Cleveland 5 years

4 Cedric Benson, RB Chicago

5 Carnell Williams, RB Tampa Bay Undisclosed

6 Adam “Pacman” Jones, CB Tennessee 5 years

7 Troy Williamson, WR Minnesota 5 years

8 Antrel Rolle, CB Arizona 5 years

9 Carlos Rogers, CB Washington 5 years

10 Mike Williams, WR Detroit 5 years

11 Demarcus Ware, DE Dallas 5 years

12 Shawne Merriman, LB San Diego 5 years

13 Jammal Brown, OT New Orleans 5 years

14 Thomas Davis, FS Carolina Undisclosed

15 Derrick Johnson, LB Kansas City 5 years

16 Travis Johnson, DT Houston 5 years

17 David Pollack, DE/LB Cincinnati 5 years

18 Erasmus James, DE Minnesota 5 years

19 Alex Barron, OT St. Louis 5 years

20 Marcus Spears, DE Dallas 5 years

21 Matt Jones, WR Jacksonville 5 years

22 Mark Clayton, WR Baltimore 5 years

23 Fabian Washington, CB Oakland 5 years

24 Aaron Rodgers, QB Green Bay Undisclosed

25 Jason Campbell, QB Washington 5 years

26 Chris Spencer, C Seattle 5 years

27 Roddy White, WR Atlanta 5 years

28 Luis Castillo, DT San Diego 5 years

29 Marlin Jackson, CB Indianapolis 5 years

30 Heath Miller, TE Pittsburgh Undisclosed

31 Mike Patterson, DT Philadelphia 5 years

32 Logan Mankins, G New England Undisclosed

Michael Finley was waived late Monday night by the Dallas Mavericks, who took advantage of a one-time amnesty provision that will allow them to avoid luxury taxes on the $51.8 million owed their captain over the next three seasons.

Finley becomes an unrestricted free agent and is still guaranteed the money from his Mavericks contract, plus whatever he gets from a new team.

The Mavs spent all day Monday exploring trade options, and waited until just before the late-night deadline to release Finley and take advantage of the provision in the NBA’s new labor agreement.

“This is the hardest part of our business,” said Donnie Nelson, the team’s president of basketball operations. “Mike and I started out in Phoenix together, got reunited here and obviously he was a key part in rebuilding this franchise. … To share memories like that, it’s been a very difficult several weeks for this franchise.”

The Mavs avoid a dollar-for-dollar tax on Finley’s $15.9 million salary for the 2005-06 season. The two-time All-Star is due $17.3 million and $18.6 million over the final two seasons of the seven-year contract owner Mark Cuban gave him in 2001.

“Just what he’s meant on and off the court, he’s impacted every one from fans to the front office,” Nelson said. “Ultimately, it’s our responsibility to do what’s in the best interest of the Dallas Mavericks, but Michael has a special place in Mark’s heart, my heart, and a special place in the franchise. At the end of the day, this just feels right.”

Finley isn’t eligible to re-sign with the Mavericks until his original contract expires after the 2007-08 season, when he will be 35.

Finley was traded to Dallas from Phoenix on Dec. 26, 1996, and was the longest-tenured player for the Mavericks. He averaged 19.8 points for the Mavs in 626 games the past 8� seasons.

The Mavericks apparently already found a new veteran swingman, having reportedly agreed with Doug Christie on a one-year, $3 million contract.

Christie was waived Thursday by the Orlando Magic under the same amnesty clause. If no team claims him by Thursday, he’ll be a free agent. The Mavs wouldn’t sign him before then.

Finley was an All-Star before Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki, then the trio became known as the “Big Three” — taking the Mavericks from one of the league’s worst teams to having at least 50 wins and going to the playoffs four straight seasons. Nash left as a free agent last summer and joined the Suns.

All-Pro wide receiver Terrell Owens left Eagles training camp Aug. 10 after a heated exchange with coach Andy Reid.

“I got sent home until Wednesday for whatever reason,” Owens told Comcast SportsNet for a TV interview from his front lawn. “It was just a difference of opinion. I was defending myself.”

Comcast SportsNet reported the disagreement occurred during a team meeting. Owens then got his belongings and cleared out of training camp at Lehigh University.

“T.O. was asked to leave by Andy Reid,” Etheredge said. “I don’t think that it was heated, it was a difference of opinion. I don’t know if there was an argument.”

Owens did not say what the argument was about.

“If the truth needs to be told, then that’s what I’ll do,” Owens said. “If he (Reid) wants me to be a man about it and have me really go on the air and really tell the people what happened, then I can. It was a difference of opinion.”

Eagles spokesman Derek Boyko had no comment. Drew Rosenhaus, Owens’ agent, did not immediately return several messages left on his phones.

Owens is unhappy the Eagles have refused to redo his contract as he enters the second season of a seven-year, $48.97 million deal. He hired Rosenhaus and threatened to skip camp completely. Instead, Owens reported, then injured his groin last Aug. 4.

He was day-to-day and the injury wasn’t considered serious, but he missed practice Aug. 10 for the fifth time in six days.

Owens worked out with the team’s assistant trainer for about 20 minutes on a separate playing field from his teammates, catching balls from a machine and doing some light running. He did not speak to reporters or acknowledge the fans who chanted his name.

Owens also skipped a scheduled autograph session with the rest of the Eagles’ receivers after practice.

“He was unable to attend because he was injured,” Etheredge said.

Owens said the fans have been great, but he didn’t sign autographs at the tent because he was rehabbing his groin. He also said he was having fun at camp, even if it didn’t look that way.

Jamal Lewis is back at Baltimore Ravens’ training camp after four months in a federal prison and two months in a halfway house.

“I’m back doing what I like to do, doing what I do best,” said Lewis, who pleaded guilty to charges he used a cell phone in 2000 to arrange a drug deal for a friend.

“I’m not a bad person. It’s just me moving forward. I’m not looking back on the past and the things I just went through. My next step is really just prove people wrong, the people that doubt me and think I’m not in the shape I’m supposed to be.”

Except for a tender right ankle, Lewis is in excellent condition. He weighs around 240 pounds, about five pounds less than his listed weight in the media guide, and appears fit enough to plow through a couple linebackers.

Lewis is expected to put on pads, and practice with the Ravens for the first time on Wednesday. After running on his own Tuesday, he spoke for 12 minutes in front of a half-dozen TV cameras and more than a dozen microphones.

He tried to mask his bitterness toward a court case that ruined his offseason and last year earned him a two-game suspension and the loss of $761,000 in wages. But Lewis couldn’t disguise his feelings completely, especially about the fact that the government waited nearly five years to take action against him.

“It was just a case of, I was a high-profile guy and somebody just wanted to pull on me a little bit,” he said. “The statute of limitations was coming up, it was the brink of a great season, things were looking up, so hey, you just put it together.”

Lewis ran for only 1,006 yards last year, less than half the amount he amassed in 2003, when he won the NFL rushing title with 2,066 yards — the second-highest total in league history. He was selected to play in the Pro Bowl for the first time and was voted Offensive Player of the Year.