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NAPA, Calif. -- Second-round pick Menelik Watsons first practice of training camp lasted less than 30 minutes Wednesday before the Oakland Raiders offensive lineman left the field after re-injuring a calf muscle in his left leg. Watson, the 42nd overall pick and projected backup to right tackle Khalif Barnes, had been on the non-football injury list since the beginning of camp after injuring his calf in mid-July. The 6-foot-5, 315-pound tackle jogged out to practice and took part in two offensive linemen drills before aggravating his injury. Watson angrily walked off the field with head trainer H.Rod Martin, punched a wooden bench near the teams weight room and let out a scream before going into the locker room. A few minutes later Watson sat on the ground in the shade just outside a door of the locker room, his head down in obvious disappointment. "This is not the way I planned on my first training camp, Ive not even took a snap yet," Watson said. "Its very frustrating, especially after the spring, making good strides in the spring. I wanted to get out there and get on the field." Watson insisted he had not hurried back after missing the first 10 practices. "I was aware of the situation and that I had to be careful," Watson said. "I talked about it with the training staff, that we were going to take it slow. You get out there and you get your juices flowing and youre trying to push it ... and it happened." Defensive tackle Pat Sims, also making his first appearance of camp after being taken off the physically unable to perform list, didnt last much longer. He sustained an apparent hamstring injury during blocking drills and missed the rest of practice. Raiders coach Dennis Allen hasnt ruled either player out for the preseason opener Friday night against Dallas, but Watson said he hopes to return to practice next week. "Itd be speculation for me to say whether they were quite ready or not," Allen said about Watson and Sims. "Our thought process was that they were ready to get out here and work. Well see where it goes from there." Wide receiver Jacoby Ford also left practice with an undisclosed injury and did not talk to reporters afterward. The injuries continue a troubling trend in Allens second season as the Raiders coach. First-round pick D.J. Hayden still hasnt been cleared for contact after an off-season abdominal surgery. Oaklands rookie cornerback also suffered a hamstring strain in practice earlier this week and will not play against Dallas. Linebacker Miles Burris, who started 15 games at weakside linebacker as a rookie in 2012, is also on the PUP list and hasnt practiced since undergoing knee surgery in January. "I still dont see anybody, with the exception potentially of Miles Burris, of being a major long-term type of deal," Allen said. "Miles has not progressed like he or I anticipated." The news wasnt all bad for Oakland. 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She insists its just a song she learned growing up that happens to include yodeling.Regardless, her teammates and coaches absolutely love when she does it, even if yodeling is not on the Olympic program.I dont know how to actually yodel, definitely never took lessons, Hill said. Growing up, my family went to this German restaurant every year and theres a song they sing there that has some yodeling in it.However the story goes, theres one thing most everybody agrees on: That first yodel marked the moment Hill fit right in with U.S. womens volleyball team and a group drawn to the spontaneous.A song. A dance. An improvised cheer.The way U.S. assistant coach Tom Black remembers it, the players were talking over their meal and Hill mentioned yodeling. Of course, they begged her to demonstrate.And it caught on real fast, Black said. There was a lot of yodeling going on by the group and it was tradition for about a year and a half. I was laughing and also really happy for Kim. She was the new kid on the block, and the way she handled it -- self-effacing, having fun but willing to laugh at herself -- and the genuine enthusiasm the veterans showed about it helped them coalesce into a tighter group. I was more encouraged for that aspect of it. There was never a problem before, but I think that was the moment Kim was officially in.So, hows that saying go? For this group, the team that yodels together wins together.That remains to be seen for the unbeaten and top-ranked U.S. squad, which is chasing its first Olympic gold medal and topped rival China in four sets Sunday night. The Americans won 22-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-19.Coach Karch Kiraly knows he has an immensely talented, family-first roster. The most decorated player of his generation and only person with gold in beach and indoor volleyball has embraced the quirky moments along the way. Whatever it takes to build a unnit that will stick together in pursuit of the top prize in Rio.ddddddddddddIts different than coaching a mens team. Sometimes the womens team will just be at lunch and break out in song, Kiraly said. And Im OK with that, I think its awesome. Theyll just break out and start dancing, like well be warming up in the warmup gym and theyll start dancing a little bit. We love to play our music, they love to dance, they love to sing. And I love that they are in an atmosphere where they feel they can be themselves and do that and break into a dance if they feel like it. So, Kim, they all have the freedom and the trust and the safety to do that.After that first yodeling show came Kiralys 53rd birthday four months later on Nov. 3 during a tournament in Japan. Of course, Kiraly requested a celebratory yodel from Hill for the occasion.We love throwing twists on the traditional `Happy Birthday song, so yodeling was what Kim threw into the mix, captain Christa Dietzen said. Each of our younger teammates all had to find their role or place on the team. It takes a while, but the culture weve created allows people to be all of themselves.The soft-spoken outside hitter from Portland, Oregon, has been a regular Olympic starter so far. Dont let her demeanor fool you.She has got the most amazing spirit about her. Nothing fazes her, Kiraly said. I dont know anybody in this world who could find a bad word to say about her. Shes just a sweetheart. And I think that fools some people. I think that sweet exterior makes people think that she might not be very competitive, but shes extremely competitive in her sweet way.Assistant coach Jamie Morrison is sure the 6-foot-4 Hill should take the yodeling lead.I have attempted to join in but my yodeling skills are not up to par with Kim, he said, noting he first heard the yodel in 2014 at Montreaux, Switzerland. I was left wondering if Kim was actually from the Swiss Alps. ' ' '