Philadelphia Eagles receiver Jeremy Maclin, who hasn't practiced until Sunday due to a cancer scare, told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio on Tuesday that he will start the team's Week 1 game against the St. Louis Rams. "I feel fine. I feel ready," Maclin said. Maclin practiced for the first time on Sunday after being cleared to return to the team earlier this month. Trainer Rick Burkholder had said earlier this month that he expected Maclin to be able to play in the Sept. 11 opener. "I feel all right conditioning-wise," Maclin told reporters Sunday. "It's just getting back out there and running routes, I haven't done that in a while, so there's definitely some work I need to do, but I think I'll get back to my normal self pretty soon." Maclin began experiencing symptoms -- night sweats, fever, loss of weight, loss of appetite -- in March, synonymous with lymphoma, a form of cancer, but a five-month battery of tests taken in both Philadelphia and St. Louis came back inconclusive, and not until Aug. 17 was Maclin finally cleared of all serious conditions. Maclin was tested for HIV and numerous other diseases and underwent several tests, including scans. Source: ESPN
