Kiffin back at work with the Raiders

Lane Kiffin moves around the practice field slowly, instead of the way he usually pops from drill to drill. When the Oakland Raiders coach had something to tell one of his players, he’d call him aside and do it face to face instead of yelling it out for all to hear.

Kiffin was back at practice Wednesday after being absent the previous two days while being hospitalized for a viral infection. But it was a very different Kiffin, who was under orders from his doctor not to yell or exert energy.

“I guess a lot of head coaches coach that way anyway, so I’m going to get to see what it’s like,” he said.

For the players, it was very strange to see their energetic 32-year-old coach acting so subdued as opposed to his usual demeanor. They razzed him a bit, with some even wearing surgical masks to the team meeting before practice.

“I told him he should designate one of the trainers or something to be the person who yells for him, but he didn’t do it,” said receiver Mike Williams, who has known Kiffin since the coach recruited him to USC.

Kiffin said the doctors are 95% sure he has mononucleosis and are treating him that way. Doctors are awaiting results of some final tests before they’re sure of what Kiffin has. He has lost 11 pounds during his illness.

Facing increasing pressure to strike a deal with prosecutors, Michael Vick conferred with his attorneys for hours, a spokesman for the Atlanta Falcons quarterback’s five lawyers said.

The conference call came two days after Vick’s two remaining co-defendants scheduled plea hearings, presumably agreeing to testify against Vick if his federal dogfighting conspiracy case goes to trial as scheduled Nov. 26.

Prosecutors were not involved in the meeting, the spokesman said.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is awaiting results of the league’s investigation of the case before determining what action to take against Vick. Under NFL policy, a player can be banned for life for gambling or associating with gambling.

Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Chike Okeafor probably will sit out the season after undergoing surgery Tuesday to reattach a torn biceps.

Right tackle Oliver Ross was getting a second opinion about his torn triceps.

Okeafor and Ross were injured in last weekend’s exhibition opener at Oakland.

The New York Jets signed first-round pick Darrelle Revis, selected 14th overall, ending the cornerback’s lengthy holdout.

Terms were not revealed, but General Manager Mike Tannenbaum called the contract “very complicated.”