Hacksaw’s-Pro Football Notebook

Thursday July 24th, 2014

News and Notes Around the NFL.

Atlanta

Signs FA-LB-Pat Angerer-ex Colt..WR-Julio Jones cleared full practice-missed last year knee injuries.

Buffalo

Marcel Dareus-DT-enters NFL substance abuse program..OT-Cordy Glenn-out-personal health problem.

Carolina

Impressed-WR-Kelvin Benjamin-rookie

Chicago

Search for starter to replace top PR-KR-Devin Hester.

Cincinnati

Mike Brown-team owner-calls QB-Andy Dalton great leader-would franchise tag him next year…Geno Atkins-DT-PUP list

Cleveland

Mike Pettine-club will not release WR-Josh Gordon-but help him with personal alchol-substance problems.

Dallas

Cowboys fly into Oxnard for first stage of camp…Sign-FA-WR-Dez Briscoe-ex Tampa Bay Buc…DT-Henry Melton-cleared practice-knee

Denver

VP-Player Personnel-Matt Russell-leaves team to begin 6-month jail term for acute drunk driving-on work release program.Detroit-New coach Jim Caldwell says only 3-of-22 starting jobs are open.

Green Bay

Mike McCarthy says protection of QB-Aaron Rogers critical-allowed (104QBX) last 2-years.

Houston

WR-Andre Johnson-threatening holdout-shows up in building-but no word on whether he reports-wants to be traded.

Jacksonville

RB-Toby Gerhart named starter in place of departed Maurice Jones-Drew..WR-Ace Saunders-4G-suspension-drug violation

Kansas City

OT-Eric Fisher-coming off shoulder surgery-reports early-does all workouts-moved to LT…Jamaal Charles-RB signs 2Y-extension

Minnesota

Replacing DE-Jared Allen..DT-Kevin Williams top priority in camp.

New England

TE-Rob Gronkowski-cleared practice coming off 5-surgeries in 2Y

NOrleans

Saints open camp at Greenbrier Resort-WestVirginia…John Jenkins-DT-placed on PUP-Bicep injury

NYGiants

New offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo introduces new West Coast offense for Eli Manning.

NY Jets

Dee Milliner-CB takes over for departed Antonio Cromartie in secondary-struggled all last year.

Philadelphia

Bring in 13-WRs to camp-including 8-standing 6’2 or taller..

Raiders

DJ Hayden-CB-last years 1st round pick, maybe headed to PUP list-not fully recovered from ankle injury in OTAs.Missed 8G-last year.

Pittsburgh

Debut of LB-Ryan Shazier, S-Mike Mitchell, CB-Brice McClain in rebuilt defense.

St. Louis

Top draft picks Greg Robinson-LT..Aaron Donald-DE report early…Michael Sam-DE-reports-Let’s talk football-not about my lifestyle.

San Diego

Release-LB-Larry English-lst round pick-oft injured over 5-seasons..Jonas Mouton-LB-ex-2nd round pick…PUP-OG-Jeromey Clary.

San Francisco

Loaded at RB-how find playing time for Carlos Hyde-Marcus Lattimore-Kendall Hunter-LaMichael James behind Frank Gore.

Seattle

WR-Sidney Rice retires-ending injury plagued career.

Tampa Bay

Search on for starting LG-RG…Unknown is health of OG-Carl Nicks-foot-staph infection problems.

Tennessee

Shon Green-Bishop Sankey-Leon Washington take over at RB for departed Chris Johnson.

Washington

PUP-DE-Steven Bowen…DE-Jason Hatcher-both coming off surgeries