Culpepper cleared to practice

Daunte Culpepper has been cleared to practice when the Dolphins' training camp opens this Saturday. Although not near fully recovered yet, he will practice with the first team, a good sign that he could be ready to play as early as the first game of the season.

In other news, the Dolphins signed another seventh-round draft pick, DT Frederick Evans. Talks with first-round selection Jason Allen are moving slowly, and it's doubtful he'll be signed before the start of training camp.