CLEVELAND » David Veikune went from outside linebacker to outsider with the Browns.

The team waived the second-round draft pick yesterday, cutting ties with the former Hawaii defensive end that Cleveland tried to convert into a linebacker for its 3-4 system. The Browns used the No. 52 overall pick in last year’s draft to select Veikune, a 6-foot-2 257-pounder.

But after playing in just 10 games last season, he showed little progress during training camp and the exhibition season this summer, and was let go as Browns coach Eric Mangini and general manager Tom Heckert trimmed one of the 12 linebackers still on Cleveland’s roster.

Revis has a good first practice

Darrelle Revis enjoyed a mostly sharp first practice yesterday, his first with the Jets after ending a 36-day contract holdout Monday by signing a four-year deal.

"It was a breakthrough, I think, just being back on the field," Revis said, "and getting used to the guys out there, clownin’ and joking."

There was plenty of that, especially when Revis missed that interception late in practice after the media viewing period was over.

"We looked at him and were like, when it hits those hands, we expect it to be in there," defensive end Vernon Gholston said. "Any little slip he made, any mistake, everyone was on him, but, really, we were just happy having him out."

Redskins, Titans talking Haynesworth trade

The Washington Redskins and Tennessee Titans are in discussions about a trade of disgruntled defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, people with knowledge of the negotiations said yesterday.

Washington signed Haynesworth to a $100 million contract in 2009 as a free agent, and the tackle accepted a $21 million bonus in April. It’s been a nonstop battle of wills between Redskins coach Mike Shanahan and the ex-Tennessee star since then.

The Titans declined to comment, and the Redskins did not immediately respond to requests for comment. But Titans coach Jeff Fisher was asked about the team’s interest last night during his weekly radio show on WGFX-FM 104.5 The Zone, and he said Haynesworth is under contract with the Redskins.

"If they’re willing to look into the possibility of dealing him, of course we’ll listen to them. We listen to those types of things almost every day," Fisher said.

Union chief says lockout is coming

The NFL players’ union leader has a message for fans: Enjoy the games now, because there may be none next year.

Owners probably will lock players out after this season because little progress has been made toward negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement for the league’s 1,700 players, NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith said.

The sides don’t agree on the percent of league revenue shared between owners and players, rookie salaries, the length of the season, health coverage and drug testing, Smith said. The union says the NFL’s 32 teams generated $8.8 billion in revenue last year; the league has said $8 billion.

"I still feel that a lockout is coming in March," Smith said.

On Aug. 26 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said during a press conference at an owners’ meeting in Atlanta that he believed an agreement was forthcoming. The NFL declined to make Goodell available to be interviewed for this story.

Parcells turns Dolphins over to Ireland

Bill Parcells is turning over control of the Miami Dolphins to general manager Jeff Ireland but will retain a role as a daily consultant.

The Dolphins announced the move in a three-sentence statement yesterday. The change was part of a long-range plan when the Parcells regime took over at the end of the 2007 season, the statement said.

"This was the intent of the structure put in place in the past," the Dolphins said.

Ireland will assume full control over all aspects regarding the team and support staff.

Parcells joined the Dolphins in December 2007 as executive vice president of football operations, then hired Ireland two weeks later. They had been together with the Dallas Cowboys.

The 69-year-old Parcells can leave at any time and collect the balance of the $12 million due him under a four-year contract that expires after the 2011 season.