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(AP) --  From No. 1 overall pick Sam Bradford all
the way down to Mr. Irrelevant himself, Tim Toone, the 2010 draft
class is starting to get acclimated to life in the NFL.

 A four-day rookie symposium at the posh La Costa resort is
supposed to help prepare players for the challenges ahead, both on
and off the field. Topics include personal finance, personal
conduct and things a lot of players might not have thought about,
such as how expensive it can get buying tickets for all their
friends and family members who want to go to games.

 The rookies took a break on Monday to host a barbecue for 150
children of Marines stationed at nearby Camp Pendleton.

 Bradford thought it was pretty cool that one of the Marines
escorting the children was wearing a replica No. 8 St. Louis Rams
jersey.

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