Bears Place Two On PUP, NFL News

(Bourbonnais, IL) -- The Bears will be down two safeties when they take the field today for the start of training camp. Chris Conte and Craig Steltz were placed on the physically unable to perform list for medical reasons. Conte is coming off of shoulder surgery and is expected to be out for the first preseason game against the Eagles. Steltz was expected to be ready for camp following offseason groin surgery, but also landed on the PUP list.

Rams Hold First Full Training Camp Practice Today

(Earth City, MO) -- The Rams are set to hold their first full practice of training camp today at Rams Park. Veterans arrived in camp Thursday while the rookies have been on hand working out since Tuesday. The Rams will open the preseason on Friday, August 8 at home against the New Orleans Saints.

Ravens' Rice Suspended For Two  Games

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice has been suspended two games without pay by the NFL for his offseason arrest on assault charges.Though Rice avoided prosecution after he was arrested in February and charged with simple assault-domestic violence following an incident with then-fiancee Janay Palmer at the Revel Casino in Atlantic City, the NFL said Thursday he was in violation of the league's personal conduct policy. Rice was also fined an additional game check.

His suspension will begin Aug. 30 and he will be eligible for reinstatement on Monday, Sept. 12, following the Ravens' game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is eligible to participate in all aspects of training camp and preseason games. Surveillance video posted online by TMZ.com showed Rice lifting a motionless Palmer out of an elevator and onto the floor, though there was no footage of any physical altercation between the two.

In May, Rice was accepted into a pretrial intervention program that allowed him to avert prosecution and avoid serving any time in jail. The charges against  him  will be expunged from his record upon successful completion of the one-year program. Rice and Palmer have since been married and Rice issued an apology in May. The three-time Pro Bowl selection played in 15 games last season and tallied 660 yards and four touchdowns on 214 carries while adding 321 yards receiving.