Brown closer to full practice with Raiders

Antonio Brown made it through a walkthrough practice for the Oakland Raiders with no issues with his frostbitten feet and is expected to be a full participant in practice soon for the first time this summer.

Coach Jon Gruden said Saturday that he thinks Brown will be able to get back into practice before the Raiders play their third exhibition game next week in Winnipeg, Manitoba, against the Green Bay Packers.

Brown hasn’t taken part in a full practice session all of training camp as he dealt with injuries to his feet suffered in a cryotherapy mishap last month and fought with the NFL over the helmet he’s allowed to use.

Brown started training camp on the non-football injury list because of the injuries to his feet. He participated in one warmup and part of one practice before leaving the team briefly to get treatment and deal with a grievance with the NFL over his helmet. He returned to the team last Tuesday after losing the grievance and began looking for a new helmet. He took part in pregame warmups in Arizona two days later and the walkthrough on Saturday.

Brown is being counted on as a major part of Oakland’s offense this season after being acquired in a trade from Pittsburgh in March. He had 686 catches and 9,145 yards receiving in his final six seasons with the Steelers, the best mark ever for a receiver in a six-year span.

Eagles lure Mccown out of retirement

The Philadelphia Eagles signed 40-year-old quarterback Josh Mccown to a one-year deal, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. He is coming out of retirement to join his 11th team and play his 17th season.

Mccown provides insurance behind Carson Wentz, who has finished the past two seasons on the sideline because of injuries. The Eagles already lost two quarterbacks in the first two preseason games. Nate Sudfeld broke his left wrist and is expected to return in September. Cody Kessler left Thursday night’s game with a head injury.

The Eagles waived receiver Braxton Miller, an Ohio State product, to open roster space for Mccown.

Mccown was 23-53 as a starter, including 5-11 with the Jets over the past two seasons. He’s completed 60.2 percent of his passes, has thrown 98 touchdowns, 82 interceptions and has a 79.7 passer rating.