Will Howard has heard Mike McCarthy say NFL players are paid for the work they do from Monday through Saturday. “You can practice as much as you want, and practice is huge,” Howard said Thursday on the second day of workouts at Saint Vincent. “I’m just, God willing, staying healthy and getting myself ready for those preseason games,” Howard said. “One of the best 2-minute quarterbacks to ever play the game,” said Howard, after noting how his own drive didn’t finish well. “I think at the end of the day, we have a great room,” Howard said.