Bills RB C.J. Spiller was named the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame’s Male Athlete of the Year.
A fondness for wrestling alligators and wild boars is part of Dolphins LB Channing Crowder’s profile.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft is confident WR Wes Welker will be back on the field this season.
Jets DE Jason Taylor was back in South Florida for a charity event on Sunday night.
The Ravens signed undrafted rookie S Brad Jones after he tried out for the team at their recent minicamp.
Said Bengals WR Antonio Bryant of QB Carson Palmer, “With him it’s about precision and timing, and that will help me pick my game up. That’s something I’ve lacked for the most part everywhere I’ve been.”
Tony Grossi of the Cleveland Plain Dealer is surprised the Browns didn’t try to move up in the first round to draft S Eric Berry.
Former Steelers CB DeShea Townsend has gotten involved in a free medical clinic in Altoona and is trying to spread the model elsewhere.
The Texans start OTAs on Monday morning.
Colts QB Tim Hiller is looking forward to learning the trade from Peyton Manning.
Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver’s nephew is in charge of the effort to increase the team’s ticket sales.
The Titans want to see more maturity from WR Kenny Britt.
Broncos veterans and rookies will share the field for the first time at a three-day minicamp that starts on Monday.
Chiefs LB Mike Vrabel is more comfortable with being a member of the team this season.
Steve Corkran of the Oakland Tribune doesn’t think the Raiders should try to trade for LB Shawne Merriman.
Peter King of SI.com thinks the Chargers are the best team in the AFC.
Connor Hughes believes he has a chance to win a share of the Cowboys kicking job.
Giants owner Steve Tisch thinks WR Plaxico Burress should return to the NFL but wouldn’t say he’d be welcome back with the team.
The Eagles will be seeing how much their rookies retained mentally when they return to work this week.
The Redskins are expected to add a couple of players to their roster before OTAs officially start on Monday.
At a cancer benefit, former Bears RB Gale Sayers spoke about the experience of losing Brian Piccolo and his mother to the disease within six months of each other.
CB Chris Houston is concentrating on learning new verbiage and meeting his teammates with the Lions.
Packers TE Jermichael Finley may sit out this week’s workouts to give his knee more time to recover.
Another remake of The Longest Yard? Vikings TE Visanthe Shiancoe got an offer from an adult film company after getting caught naked in the locker room by television cameras.
A local radio station changed its name to MATT FM to celebrate Falcons QB Matt Ryan’s birthday.
Panthers QB Jimmy Clausen is trying to overcome the recent history of quarterbacks drafted in the second round.
Saints TE Jimmy Graham has had a lot of unlikely helpers on his route to the NFL.
The standoff with T Donald Penn might wind up creating a big hole on the offensive line for the Buccaneers.
Vinnie Iyer of the Sporting News wonders if Cardinals QB Matt Leinart can live up to expectations.
A look at insurance policies for prospective NFL players via Rams QB Sam Bradford.
Phil Barber of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat comes up with 49 questions facing the 49ers as they start OTAs.
The Seahawks signed undrafted rookie WR Victor James, who also played quarterback at New Mexico.