From Marvin Lewis:

"We'll get started, with Keith (Rivers) being here, and as we said in the statement, he'll catch up very quickly and assume the opportunity very quickly. We'll see how we go through the week and see whether we play him, or how much. unless I can find something major, I expect him to play some. With that, I guess, we're about done ... "

"Well, I think it's pretty true the guys who graduate from college20when they get into the NFL, they generally are more of the successful players, especially when they're high-picked because they have taken care of business both on the field and off the field. They have a higher success rate with anything they touch in life, and I think Keith will be one of those players."

On the tight ends:

"Well, I think it's pretty true the guys who graduate from college20when they get into the NFL, they generally are more of the successful players, especially when they're high-picked because they have taken care of business both on the field and off the field. They have a higher success rate with anything they touch in life, and I think Keith will be one of those players."

On Jeremi Johnson:

"He’s with the day every day and he’s been outstanding. When I feel good about where he is and we feel like he’s passed his physical we’ll allow Jeremi to come back and practice with pads on or practice whatever the dress of the day is of the football team"

Jeff Fitzgerald:

"He looked like he’s been working out, he looks like he’s in fair shape right now, we cut his reps a little bit, we let him run with the second bunch to get filled in a little bit. He remembers. He’s got a good memory. He took good notes, he did a good job in spring, so he comes back with some knowledge from the install we had this spring."

"He’s ready to play. He was extremely excited to be back in camp and be back with the guys in the room. He walked in there and all the guys were happy to see him last night. The first thing he said, they were all jabbing him and doing this that and the other to him, but he said, ‘you know what? You guys are my family, and I’ve missed being here.’"

"The thing that’s great with Keith, I got to know him a little bit before the draft through workouts and combine, and what you get a feel for the guy is he’s a mature man. You knew coming in he was going to make a quick transition, not just from an athletc standpoint, but with all the things that go with being a first-round pick, being an NFL player and highlight rookie. I think he’s ready, we’ve just got to get him reps and working out here. Expectations are high, I really feel like they’re going to be met in a short period of time."

* Also, Lewis said Ndukwe was OK, called him "Paul Pierce." I heard Leon Hall make the same joke. Ndukwe said he was fine.