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| With Alan Faneca gone, the Steelers are in need of leadership and, at the very least, quality production from the left guard position, one of the most important in the NFL. The Steelers believe former sixth-round draft pick Chris Kemoeatu is the man for the job, according to the Beaver County Times. |
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| Denver tight end Tony Scheffler was back at practice today and is taking part in more drills than anticipated, according to DenverBroncos.com. |
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| Chris Baker, TE, New York Jets | Wednesday 6/11, 10:46 PM CT |
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| The Jets have fined tight end Chris Baker $3,000 for missing an injury-treatment session at last week's mandatory minicamp, according to the NY Daily News. |
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| Charlie Frye, QB, Seattle Seahawks | Wednesday 6/11, 8:25 PM CT |
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| Charlie Frye is just a year removed from being a starter quarterback in the NFL, and he believes that he will one day return to a starting role, according to Slam Sports. "This isn't my end," Frye said. "I don't see myself as a so-called 'career backup' quarterback. My goal is to get back on the field. That's what I do every day." |
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| The Baltimore Ravens have scheduled a press conference for Thursday at which Pro Bowl tackle Jonathan Ogden will announce his retirement, according to the Sports Network. |
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| Jeremy Shockey was unable to take the field at practice on Wednesday due to his injured ankle, according to the New York Star Ledger. |
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| Deion Branch, WR, Seattle Seahawks | Wednesday 6/11, 5:07 PM CT |
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| Deion Branch, rehabbing an injured knee (torn ACL), was working out on the side on Wednesday in agility drills, according to the Seattle Seahawks Insider. |
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| Throwing more uncertainty into an uncertain situation, it was announced that running back Adrian Peterson had an appendectomy, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
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| Matt Jones, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars | Wednesday 6/11, 4:54 PM CT |
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| Jaguars receiver Matt Jones is starting to look like the most likely candidate for release, according to the Sporting News. |
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| Chris Canty, DE, Dallas Cowboys | Wednesday 6/11, 3:49 PM CT |
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| The Dallas Morning News reports that Chris Canty has signed his one-year tender offer worth $2.017 million with the Dallas Cowboys. |
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| Felix Jones, RB, Dallas Cowboys | Wednesday 6/11, 2:50 PM CT |
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| Felix Jones and Marion Barber lined up in the backfield together several times during today's workout, according to the Dallas Morning News. Barber was lined up in front, while Jones lined up at tailback and motioned out wide. "I'm very comfortable with it," said Jones. "Right now, they're just getting me introduced to it. They're just showing me some of the things that I can do in the future." |
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| Antwan Odom, DE, Cincinnati Bengals | Wednesday 6/11, 1:54 PM CT |
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| Defensive end Antwan Odom has improved his upper-body strength, and now he's concentrating on weight gain so he can become a more physical pass rusher and run stopper at the point of attack. Odom is a sleek, slender end with the reputation of being a speed rusher, but he wants to enhance his image by being more rugged. He currently weighs 253, but promises to be at least 265 when he arrives for the Cincinnati Bengals training camp, according to the Sporting News. |
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| Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants | Wednesday 6/11, 1:44 PM CT |
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| Thieves broke into a jewelry company over the weekend and stole up to $2 million in gold, gems and other valuables, including Super Bowl rings made for New York Giants staff members, according to FOX Sports. |
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| Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters will be fined by the Buffalo Bills after missing the start of the team's three-day mandatory minicamp Wednesday over what's being described as a contract dispute, according to ESPN. "It's a decision he's made and he'll be fined," coach Dick Jauron said, adding he was surprised Peters failed to show up. |
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| Will Smith, DE, New Orleans Saints | Wednesday 6/11, 1:30 PM CT |
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| New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith has agreed to a six-year, $70 million contract extension, a source familiar with the matter told ESPN’s Len Pasquarelli on Tuesday. |
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| According to Jaguars.com senior editor Vic Ketchman, Brian Williams looks like a natural at the safety position during offseason workouts. |
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| Knowing a toe injury would hinder his All-Pro playing ability, offensive lineman Jonathan Ogden told the Baltimore Sun today that he will announce his retirement tomorrow, a long-awaited decision that ends the career of one of the NFL's great offensive linemen and a cornerstone of the Ravens franchise. "It took a little while to decide," said Ogden. "You just can't make a decision like this overnight." |
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| Brian Urlacher is participating in today's voluntary organized team activities, which is leading some to wonder if a new contract is on the horizon, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
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| On the day when everyone expected tight end Jeremy Shockey to be the one making headlines, it was wide receiver Plaxico Burress who dropped the bomb: He's not participating in mini-camp because he's unhappy with his contract, according to the Newark Star-Ledger. "Me and my agent (Drew Rosenhaus) have been trying to get a deal done, so I can (be) a New York Giant for a long time," Burress said today. "I personally don't like the way its going. I'm not happy about it and I'm going to choose not to participate." |
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| Center LeCharles Bentley has asked for his release from the Cleveland Browns and it has been granted, his agent, Jonathan Feinsod said this afternoon, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "LeCharles doesn't want to be an insurance policy," said Feinsod. "He's going to play somewhere in 2008." |
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| Bart Scott, LB, Baltimore Ravens | Wednesday 6/11, 12:48 PM CT |
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| Linebacker Bart Scott will be turned loose more often in 2008 while serving as the blitzing linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens, according to the Sporting News. |
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| Cleveland tight end Kellen Winslow stepped in for a few repetitions in team drills during the second day of mini-camp and immediately looked like the best player out there, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. On one play he got behind linebacker Kris Griffin and hauled in a Brady Quinn pass, sprinting 40 yards to the end zone. |
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| Cleveland Browns wide receiver Joe Jurevicius, who is currently recovering from knee surgery and a staph infection, insists he will be ready for opening day, according to the Dayton Daily News. |
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| Offensive lineman LeCharles Bentley missed practice and a team meeting this morning. Then, when he finally showed up in the building, he requested to meet with general manager Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel, according to the Dayton Daily News. |
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| Head coach Andy Reid said MRI results were negative on quarterback Donovan McNabb’s shoulder, which was why Reid emphasized that no surgery was in the offing when he spoke briefly with reporters on Tuesday, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. |
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| Josh McCown, QB, Carolina Panthers | Wednesday 6/11, 11:50 AM CT |
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| A quarterback competition between John Beck, Josh McCown and Chad Henne is already underway in Miami, but coaches predicted at this weekend's minicamp that a starter isn't likely to be named until well into August, according to the Sporting News. Reason being, quarterbacks coach David Lee said a proper evaluation can't be done without watching how the players respond during games. |
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| Tim Bulman, DE, Houston Texans | Wednesday 6/11, 11:31 AM CT |
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| In the Houston Texans’ offseason program, the second best outside pass rusher was defensive end Tim Bulman, according to the Houston Chronicle. Bulman is a former defensive tackle, who has lost weight and been moved nickel rusher. |
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| Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters is a no-show at the start of the Buffalo Bills' mandatory three-day mini-camp, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. |
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| Chris Long, DE, St. Louis Rams | Wednesday 6/11, 11:00 AM CT |
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| Pro Football Weekly writes a glowing article regarding St. Louis Rams first round draft pick Chris Long . “He can do a lot of different things for you,” Rams defensive coordinator Jim Haslett said. “He’s a better fit for teams like us, Baltimore, Pittsburgh. Teams that do a lot of different things than just a straight 4-3 where you’re going to sit there and rush him all day." Haslett still runs a lot of 3-4 fronts in passing situations, which should be a natural for Long who garnered 14 sacks playing in the 3-4 at Virginia. Haslett went on to boast of Long's additional attributes. “I think he’s very good in run defense. He does a great job in hand placement and getting off blocks. He looks like his father from that standpoint. You can tell his dad coached him when he was young because he’s got the Howie moves.” Long also dropped into coverage occasionally at Virginia and may do so for the Rams. |
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| Running back DeShaun Foster is impressing San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Nolan, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. "He's got soft hands," said Nolan "I think he adds to the passing game as much as the running game. His main role would be to take the No. 1 job if the unmentionable happens. He gives us another starter if something happens to Frank Gore." |
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| Larry Foote, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers | Wednesday 6/11, 10:52 AM CT |
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| Since 1991, only one of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round draft choices did not become a regular starter by at least his second season, which leads linebacker Larry Foote to believe second-year linebacker Lawrence Timmons will start in his place in 2008, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "I don't think its competition," Foote said after another spring practice. "I really think it's just a matter of time until they throw him in there, just because of the politics of the game - and it looks like he can play." |
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| Cincinnati Bengals running back Rudi Johnson missed five games of the 2007 season due to a nagging hamstring injury. Now that the eight-year veteran is fully recovered, he's champing at the bit to get back on the playing field and make a statement for the Bengals in 2008, according to the Dayton Daily News. |
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| Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said on WBAL Radio yesterday that he expects offensive lineman Jonathan Ogden to decide by the end of the week whether to retire, according to the Baltimore Sun. "It's going to be interesting to see what he does," Harbaugh said. |
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| John Kasay, K, Carolina Panthers | Wednesday 6/11, 10:21 AM CT |
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| John Kasay may be relieved of kickoff duties this season, according to the Charlotte Observer. Rhys (pronounced Reese) Lloyd, an Englishman with a cannon-like right leg, has joined the 39 year-old in workouts. Kasay had just two kickoffs land in the end zone and kicked six out-of-bounds – most in the league. Signed by the Panthers for the final game of 2007, Lloyd equaled Kasay's season-long total in one game by knocking two kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks against Tampa Bay. |
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| Rookie wide receiver Steve Johnson seems to make a play in every practice, earning the praise of his coaches and teammates alike, according to the Buffalo News. |
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| Jeremy Shockey reported to the New York Giants mandatory mini-camp today, according to Newsday NFL writer Bob Glauber. |
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| The New York Giants will utilize linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka at defensive end on obvious pass rush downs, according to the New York Post. "We're going to have to evaluate all of those things," coach Tom Coughlin said. "We know what we want to do on obvious pass rush downs [Kiwanuka moves in as a defensive end], but on first down we're still, at least I am, in a position that Mathias is a linebacker until we or I decide otherwise." |
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| Kevin Jones, RB, Chicago Bears | Wednesday 6/11, 9:57 AM CT |
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| Chicagosports.com reports that Kevin Jones hopes to hear from the Bears, according to a source close to the player. The Bears recently cut last year's starter, Cedric Benson. Jones has worked out for New England and Tennessee this off-season without striking a deal. Released by the Lions in March, Jones will hold a personal workout for scouts June 28 in Saline, Mich., to prove he is fully recovered from a torn ligament in his right knee. |
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| The Jacksonville Jaguars have waived first-year running back D.D. Terry according to the Florida Times-Union. |
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| Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren missed a second consecutive day of mini-camp Tuesday with what a team spokesman continued to emphasize was a minor but undisclosed medical condition, according to ESPN. |
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| Late-spring flurries by Troy Williamson and Mike Walker have thickened the plot at the wide receiver position for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Williamson turned in another impressive practice on Tuesday, while Walker made two diving catches in a spirited team drill to end practice, according to Jaguars.com. |
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| Ryan Clady, OT, Denver Broncos | Wednesday 6/11, 9:15 AM CT |
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| Denver Broncos first-round pick Ryan Clady has seen some fellow top picks sign their contracts and the offensive lineman is anxious to get his deal done, according to ESPN. Clady said the Broncos and his agents are going to meet face-to-face in the coming week. The left tackle was the No. 12 overall pick from Boise State. |
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| Defensive lineman Richard Seymour said he feels like a different player from what he was the past two seasons. The reason: better health, according to the Boston Globe. "This is really the first year in the last two that I've been able to hit the ground running, so to speak," Seymour said. |
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| Chris Henry, RB, Tennessee Titans | Wednesday 6/11, 8:57 AM CT |
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| The Tennessee Titans spent a second-round pick on running back Chris Henry last season, and though they say they are pleased with his progress this offseason, he could have a difficult time making the active list on Sunday this year, according to the Nashville City Paper. |
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| Matt Forte, RB, Chicago Bears | Wednesday 6/11, 8:48 AM CT |
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| He hasn't officially been named the starter yet, but in the first day of the post-Cedric Benson era, Matt Forte was running with the Bears' first team during organized team activities at Halas Hall, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. |
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