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