The San Francisco 49ers signed defensive lineman Kentwan Balmer to a five-year contract Thursday, getting their first-round draft pick into camp a few hours before their first team meeting.

Balmer, a late-blooming star at North Carolina, was the 29th overall pick in April. He is the last of the 49ers' six draft picks to sign.

"It was definitely important for me to be here Day One, and that was something my agent and myself both stressed," Balmer said at the 49ers' training complex in Santa Clara, Calif. "I'm sure the team was eager to hear that as well, and we got it done as expected."

ARIZONA: Wide receiver Anquan Boldin lashed out at the organization for failing to follow through on what he said was a promise for a new contract. Boldin said he told agent Drew Rosenhaus to end negotiations and that he would not re-sign with the team.

BUFFALO: Second-round pick James Hardy became the third and most significant rookie to sign with the team Thursday.

Besides Hardy, a receiver who was selected 41st overall out of Indiana, the Bills also signed third-round pick, defensive end Chris Ellis of Virginia Tech, and sixth-round pick, running back Xavier Omon of Northwest Missouri, both to four-year contracts.

DALLAS: Three more draft picks signed with the Cowboys, leaving only veteran receiver Terry Glenn and the team's two first-round picks unsigned as they report for training camp.

Second-round pick Martellus Bennett from Texas A&M was among those who signed Thursday. Also signing were fourth-round pick Tashard Choice, a running back from Georgia Tech, and sixth-round pick Erik Walden from Middle Tennessee State.

DENVER: Broncos receiver Rod Smith announced he was retiring. Smith, 38, has been on the reserve/retired list since February and has had two hip operations in the past year and a half. He's the franchise's career leader in every major receiving category.

GREEN BAY: The Packers had scheduled a ceremony to retire Brett Favre's jersey in conjunction with the Sept. 8 season opener against Minnesota at Lambeau Field. But with Favre now considering playing again in 2008 and locked in a standoff with Packers management about his future in football, Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy acknowledged that the ceremony might have to be postponed.

INDIANAPOLIS: The Colts opened training camp in Terre Haute, Ind., but quarterback Peyton Manning was 90 miles away in Indianapolis, his valuable left knee immobilized after he had surgery to remove an infected bursa sac.

"I'm not really in very much pain," he told reporters in a conference call, his first public comments since the surgery July 14. "I have pain medication, but I haven't had to take any in about eight days. The doctors think no pain means the infection is clearing."

KANSAS CITY: The Chiefs signed tackle Branden Albert, the second of the team's two first-round draft picks, to a five-year deal. However, the Chiefs appear far from an agreement with its other first-round pick, defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey.

NEW ENGLAND: The Patriots signed Tennessee linebacker and first-round draft pick Jerod Mayo, bringing their last unsigned selection into the fold as the defending AFC champions opened training camp.

NEW YORK GIANTS: Super Bowl hero David Tyree was placed on the physically unable to perform list because of lingering problems recovering from surgery on his right knee. Tyree is uncertain how long it will take to recover from his surgery in April.

SAN DIEGO: First-round draft pick Antoine Cason, a defensive back from Arizona and the final draft pick to come to terms, agreed to a five-year contract worth slightly more than $12 million, assuring he will be in camp for the team's first full practice.

WASHINGTON: Rookie receiver Devin Thomas probably will miss the Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 3 against the Indianapolis Colts after pulling his right hamstring in practice Thursday.