Sergio Kindle is hoping his NFL career will begin for real next season. He missed his rookie season with the team because of a hairline skull fracture suffered before training camp. "It's going well," Kindle said, "I'm just preparing for whenever this lockout issue is settled so when we do go back I'll be prepared and ready to go." Three days before camp started he fell down two flights of stairs at a friend's house, fracturing his skull. He was not under contract and was signed to a one-year, $320,000 deal before spending the year on injured reserve.