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| With Baltimore DE Terrell Suggs and his newly-reviewed franchise tag grievance, the NFL has come to the decision that a new category for the personnel classification will be put in place, a definition aimed at appeasing the needs of both the team and player, according to ESPN.com. |
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| The Oakland Raiders have signed veteran free agent DE Greg Spires, according to Raiders.com. |
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| Terrell Suggs will be designated the Ravens Franchise Defensive End-Linebacker in an agreement reached between Suggs, the Ravens and the NLF Players Association, according to ESPN. |
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| LenDale White is doing quite well in his recovery from off-season knee surgery, according to NFL.com. Turns out he needed surgery because he had a torn meniscus, a fact not previously reported. "This happened last year in preseason. I tore my meniscus," White said. "I played on it all season. Contrary to what people believe, I am a soldier. I played on it all year and I didn't complain, not once. I waited until the season was over to get it fixed and now I'm feeling good." |
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| Cadillac Williams continues to work his way back from his patellar tendon surgery, according to the St. Petersberg Times. "It's a long progress, but I've come a long way," he said. "Earlier on, there were bumps in the road. But now, things are starting to smooth out. I'm starting to do things on the field, a little cutting here and there. I'm just taking it day by day, just continuing to work and seeing how the process goes. We're going to make a decision in July and take it from there." |
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| Lofa Tatupu, LB, Seattle Seahawks | Tuesday 5/13, 3:02 PM CT |
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| Lofa Tatupu has reportedly been arrested for a DUI, according to ESPN.com (and Seattle radio station KJR-AM 950). Tatupu blew .155 percent and .158 percent in his breath tests. The legal limit in Washington state is .08 percent.
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| Anthony McFarland will hold a private workout on June 4 in Florida, according to BehindTheSteelCurtain.com. He is recovering from a torn patella, and wants to prove to teams that he is fully healthy and ready to be a solid contributor in 2008. |
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| Joe Flacco, QB, Baltimore Ravens | Tuesday 5/13, 2:38 PM CT |
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| Joe Flacco and the Ravens have begun contract negotiations, according to ESPN. Agent Joe Linta arrived in Baltimore Sunday night and spent Monday with the team setting up parameters of what is expected to be a five-year deal for Flacco. The intent from both sides is to make sure Flacco arrives in training camp on time this summer, so he could compete with Kyle Boller and Troy Smith for the Ravens' starting job at quarterback. Linta added, "They want him in and he wants to be in. So the sooner that you start talking, the better chance you have of finishing before the deadline." |
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| Rory Johnson has been waived by the Giants, according to CBSsports.com. |
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| As a follow-up to a previous story, a woman called police saying James Hardy was beating up his father and had pulled a gun when she yelled for him to stop, according to the AP. The witness told officers she yelled out for Hardy to stop after hearing a loud disturbance in the back yard at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Fort Wayne police spokesman Michael Joyner stated on Tuesday that no charges were filed because James Hardy was gone when officers arrived and Hardy’s father did not want to press charges. The police report quoted Hardy's father as saying his son has a lot of anger toward him because he was in prison when his son was young.
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| Mike Peterson is expected to return to his starting post at middle linebacker this season following a wrist injury that caused him to miss the 2007 playoffs, and he commented on the new season, according to Jaguars.com. Peterson said, "This is the NFL. You have to prove yourself every time you strap up. I’ve never been handed anything. Competing for a job, reassuring the coaches. I don’t have a problem with that at all. The ball is not in my court (for a potential new contract). I’m trying to do everything the right way. I’m trying to stay positive. Hopefully, they’ll step up to the plate and take care of the deal. Anybody associated with me knows I want to be here. There’s going to be a time and a place that business is going to take precedent over my football family. It is a business. I’m a grown man. I can handle it either way. I’ve seen it all in this league. I can swallow either pill. I know I have a lot of football left in me. My approach is I’m going to handle my business on the field. I don’t want to get into the whining thing."
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| The Falcons plan to have a running offense in 2008, which should satisfy first year starter Michael Turner, according to ESPN Insider. |
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| Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots | Tuesday 5/13, 12:48 PM CT |
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| NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has announced that former Patriots' video employee Matt Walsh has provided him with no new evidence of cheating by the team, beyond the information that already has been known and disclosed regarding the taping of coaching signals, according to ProFootballTalk.com. Goodell said that Walsh states there is no evidence of any videotape of the Rams’ walk-through prior to Super Bowl XXXVI. Walsh told Goodell that Walsh didn’t tape it, that he was not aware of anyone who might have taped it, that he hasn’t seen it, and that he knows of no one who taped it. Walsh also said that he was in the Superdome at the time of the walk-through, that he was going about his required busines, and that he was on the sidelines in Patriots gear while the Rams were practicing. Goodell said that Walsh also is aware of no other violations of league rules of policies by New England. Goodell ruled out evidence of bugging of locker rooms, manipulation of communications systems, augmenting of crowd noises, and placing microphones on players to pick up opponents’ audibles or signals by the Patriots. Walsh supplied only two new pieces of information, that the Pats used a player on injured reserve during a practice in 2001, and that Walsh was involved in the scalping of eight to ten Super Bowl tickets. As to the former, Goodell claimed that the penalty for using a player in practice who is on IR is subject to a fine. But Goodell commented that there will be no additional penalty, given the $750,000 in fines previously imposed on the team.
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| James Hardy, WR, Buffalo Bills | Tuesday 5/13, 12:40 PM CT |
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| The Bills have talked to rookie wideout James Hardy following the news that he pulled a handgun on his father, according to BuffaloBills.com. The team released a statement that read, "We have spoken to law enforcement officials and they have informed us that they looked into this and have no plans to pursue the matter any further. We also spoke to James last night and will continue to speak with him today, but indications are that this matter has been resolved." |
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| Jovan Haye, DT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tuesday 5/13, 12:32 PM CT |
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| Jovan Haye inked a one-year tender worth a little more than $2 million to remain with the Buccaneers, according to the Tampa Tribune. He was a restricted free agent.
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| Earnest Graham did not attend Tuesday's voluntary team workout, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| Jeff Garcia, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tuesday 5/13, 12:24 PM CT |
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| Jeff Garcia hinted that he may hold out if his contract demands are not met, according to the Tampa Tribune. Garcia said, "There might come a time when I might have to stand up. I hate to do that to jeopardize my teammates because they’re out here, and I don’t want to let them down in any sort of way. But at some point you just want to see the respect from up top." He is entering the final year of a two-year deal worth $7 million and is reportedly seeking an extension that will bring his total payout to the league average for starters, which is around $7 million.
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| Odell Thurman may participate in the Bengals' voluntary organized team practice activity sessions, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. He was home in Georgia on Monday for his grandmother's funeral but was expected back. He had been suspended for two full seasons by the NFL for multiple violations of the league substance abuse policy. If he participates today, Thurman is expected to make his first public comments since his reinstatement to the league in April. Thurman has declined all previous interview requests.
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| Brian Urlacher may skip the Bears' mandatory minicamp, in protest of his contract situation, according to ProFootballTalk.com. Urlacher said, "I would bet I won't be there. My agents and the team had some good dialogue early on, but nothing’s happened lately. It’s been almost two months since there’s been any action on their end, and it’s a waiting game right now." When asked about missing training camp, Urlacher said he hasn't thought about that, and hopes it doesn't get that far.
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| Marvin Harrison has assured the Colts that he was not involved in the shooting last month in his home town of Philadelphia, according to the IndyStar.com. Owner Jim Irsay said, "We look at everything seriously if we have an incident with any of our players. At the same time we want to make sure that we know what the facts are." In conversations with coach Tony Dungy and team president Bill Polian, Harrison insisted he was not involved in an April 29 incident in Harrison's Philadelphia neighborhood ending with a man suffering a gunshot wound to his hand and a two-year-old boy suffering a cut under his eye when a stray bullet shattered a car's windshield. Philadelphia police have confirmed that a gun owned by Harrison was used in the shooting. They interviewed Harrison shortly after the incident but do not consider Harrison to be a suspect. Irsay said, "At this point I'm keeping my fingers crossed. We've done everything we could do in our diligence to try to discern what happened. He said he was not involved in that shooting and the authorities have said there is nothing imminent. You hope these things hold up to be true, that there won't be any charges and there wasn't any involvement. Until we hear more, this isn't even a case of innocent until proven guilty because there hasn't been a charge yet."
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| Justin McCareins, who returned to the Titans in March, is currently working as a starter alongside Justin Gage, according to the Nashville City Paper. McCareins is pleased to be back in Tennessee and stated, "It feels great. It feels like I never left. There’s a lot of new faces, but in terms of the coaching staff and Coach Mike Heimerdinger being back in the building, it’s just a good feeling. It’s a rejuvenating feeling." Roydell Williams remains out with an ankle ailment.
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| Kevin Kolb, QB, Philadelphia Eagles | Tuesday 5/13, 8:46 AM CT |
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| Kevin Kolb has been promoted ahead of AJ Feeley as the top backup in Philadelphia and continues to progress, according to PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Kolb said, "Obviously you want to progress up the ladder because I want to be a starter in this league. The reason it really means a lot to me is because it seems that I get more reps. The more reps I get, the better I feel that I'm going to get. I need a lot of them as a young quarterback. I go back there in a drop, play-action, whatever, and it just feels comfortable. When that happens, then obviously the other things start to slow down and you can start focusing on details. And that's what makes you a better player."
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| Chris Baker didn't participate in the Jets' voluntary workouts on Monday, according to the NY Daily News. The sessions run through mid-June. Baker is boycotting the offseason program because he feels the Jets reneged on a promise to renegotiate his contract. Baker is entering the third year of a four-year, $6.6 million contract. He is also upset that newly acquired tight end Bubba Franks is making the same amount as him on a one-year deal. Even worse, Baker will make less than first-round rookie Dustin Keller.
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| Rookie wide receiver James Hardy (Indiana) allegedly pulled a handgun on his father on Sunday, according to ProFootballTalk.com. Hardy’s name has been removed from a police report regarding the incident, but other evidence pointed to Hardy pointing the gun at his father. Fort Wayne, Indiana police chief Rusty York confirmed that Hardy was the man who allegedly pointed the gun. But York said that the matter isn’t being pursued, because Hardy’s father wasn’t hurt.
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| Ray Rice, RB, Baltimore Ravens | Tuesday 5/13, 7:38 AM CT |
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| Ray Rice is working to be the primary backup behind starter Willis McGahee in Baltimore, and is also going to be involved on third downs, according to the Carroll County Times. He is learning the Ravens' playbook quickly, and is also pleasing the team with his speed and ability to change direction in the open field. GM Ozzie Newsome also commented, "We like the way he runs. He has a very low center of gravity, so he doesn’t take a lot of hits. He mainly delivers a blow instead of taking a blow."
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| The Bills have placed injured tight end Kevin Everett on the NFL’s waived/failed physical list, according to the AP. As a result of his release from the team, Everett becomes eligible to seek benefits to ensure his future financial stability.
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