"The wait is about to end for Donovan McNabb.

The Vikings quarterback and 16 other players will be allowed to take part in the team's training camp practice on Thursday afternoon (3 to 5:30 p.m.). Earlier Wednesday there was some question as to whether the new Collective Bargaining Agreement would be done in time for players who re-signed as free agents or were signed as free agents to take part in practices around the NFL on Thursday.

But there were multiple reports that late Wednesday night the NFL and the NFL Players Association finished up the final remaining details involved in the CBA. This will enable players to vote on the CBA on Thursday -- it's going to pass -- and thus the newcomers will have their contracts become official and be able to practice.

The Vikings were among the teams that decided to shift their schedule so their practice would be after the new league year begins at 3 p.m. Thursday. The team was originally schedule to practice in the morning, but now will conduct a one-hour walk-through from 9 to 10 a.m. Without that change, the 17 players in question could not have practiced Thursday because they are not eligible to do so until the new league year begins."