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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Tyrann Mathieu, Justin Bethel and Frostee Rucker practiced for the first time this training camp Sunday and Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said theres no doubt all three will be ready for the Sept. 11 season opener.Mathieu, an All-Pro safety last season who is coming back from surgery to repair a torn right ACL, participated in several plays 11-on-11 drills with the first unit, surprising himself and his teammates with how much he was able to do.Ive got my swag back, he said. I feel good, confident.Bethel, a cornerback, is returning from foot surgery and defensive lineman Rucker had a foot injury that might have been related to offseason ankle surgery.Arians also welcomed back wide receiver John Brown, out with a concussion since early in camp. However, Brown went back in the locker room after doing some individual work.Arians said outside linebacker Alex Okafor, who did not practice, had decided to keep playing despite a torn biceps tendon rather than opt for surgery.Mathieu returns a much wealthier Honey Badger after he signed a five-year, $62.5 million that included $21.5 million guaranteed and another $18.75 million guaranteed if hes on the roster at the start of the 2018 season.The do-everything player is listed as a safety but played more snaps at cornerback last season before he went down with the knee injury on Dec. 20. It was his second significant knee injury in his three NFL seasons. He sustained a far more severe injury to his left knee in his rookie season.Mathieu said he was real surprised by how good he felt and how much he was able to do in his first practice.I didnt feel any pain. I didnt really get tight at all, he said. I was surprised with where I was at but I also was pleased with what Ive been doing.Bethel, a three-time Pro Bowl selection on special teams, started four games at cornerback last season and was considered a leading candidate for the job this year opposite All-Pro Patrick Peterson. But, in Bethels absence, the job has gone to rookie Brandon Williams.Bethel, who participated in 7-on-7 drills and a little bit of 11-on-11, said he would love to think he could win the starting job but understands that might not happen.Brandons been playing really well, Bethel said. Either way, the way we run our defense, well all be out there at some point.Williams struggled in his first preseason game but was noticeably improved in Friday nights 19-3 loss at San Diego. Arians said Williams also showed improvement in the teams two joint practices with the Chargers.I thought Brandon got really better last week, Arians said before practice Sunday, going against different receivers, seeing different things. I thought he held his own all week.Asked if he thought Mathieu, Bethel and Rucker would be ready for the opener against New England, Arians said, Theres no doubt. Its just a matter of conditioning now, football conditioning, hit, getting the pad level down and all the things weve been doing the last 15-18 days.Okafor, in the final year of his contract, missed nearly all of his rookie season with a biceps injury but came back with a team-high eight sacks in 2014. He got in the coachs dog house last season when he injured his toe during the teams bye playoff weekend and wasnt able to play in the postseason.Arians said he was hopeful first-round draft pick, defensive lineman Robert Nkemdiche, would be able to practice some Wednesday. Nkemdiche has been sidelined with a high ankle sprain since rookie training camp four weeks ago.The Cardinals have been outscored 49-13 in two losses this preseason but Arians brushed aside any concern. 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Evergreen Australia skipper Cameron Smith claims he feels fitter than ever and has no plans to call time on his glittering representative career just yet.The 33-year-old will make his 49th appearance in the green and gold on Sunday against New Zealand in the Four Nations final - 10 behind Darren Lockyers record.With the Rugby League World Cup in Australia just 11 months away, theres a real possibility Cooper Cronk, Matt Scott, Greg Inglis, wholl all be over 30 when the tournament kicks off, could follow Johnathan Thurston into representative retirement.Smith admits hes unlikely to play again in England after Sundays Four Nations decider against New Zealand at Anfield, but is open-minded about the possibility of playing on after next years showpiece and eclipsing Lockyers milestone.I think Ill just carry on playing, Smith said.I havent really looked to the future and put an end date on my representative career. Its a huge year next year, having a World Cup on home soil.I want to give myself every opportunity to be involved in that and after that tournaments finished theres a whole off season to think about continuing on the following year.Im still contracted to the Stormm in 2018.dddddddddddd Ill probably think about that after next year.I am sort of doing the opposite to other players, I am as fit and as strong as I have ever been.Probably because I look after myself a bit better now. I eat a fair bit less junk food.Physically I feel great and mentally I am enjoying the game as much as at any other time in my career.Despite being on his fourth Kangaroos tour of the UK, Smith said he feels as pumped as he did ahead of his first in 2009 when he scored a late try to earn a 20-all draw with New Zealand in the opening match - the only match on English soil hes not tasted victory in.Im still excited to get a jersey and have my name read out at the start of each week when Mal names the team, he said.Its a bit more difficult now because Ive got three young kids and my wife at home and its hard to leave those guys for six weeks.I love spending time with my family.But as far as playing and being around the team and playing in great stadiums and having victories, its still as enjoyable as when I debuted back in 2006. ' ' '