Cardinals

NFL Notes The NFL and NFLPA is preparing to push the start of league year back to May. (NFLTR) Free Agents QB Charlie Batch has no plans to retire. (Alan Robinson) CB Quentin Jammer would “love” to have a return to the Chargers. (NFLTR) WR Chad Johnson has been arrested for violating his probation. (TMZ) [...]

Adam Caplan of TheSidelineView.com reports that the Cleveland Browns have signed former Cardinals QB Brian Hoyer to a two-year contract. Caplan adds that Hoyer’s deal does include guaranteed money. Hoyer, 27, has only started one game in his entire career, and it’s unlikely that he’ll see any playing time in 2013, as he’s currently behind QB Brandon [...]

Bears WR Brandon Marshall is not participating in OTAs due to hip surgery. (Jeff Dickerson) Bengals Second-round pick RB Giovani Bernard is expecting to play complimentary role as a rookie. (Kevin Patra) Bills OL Chris Scott started at left guard at OTAs. (Joe Buscaglia) Bills sign second-round pick LB Kiko Alonso to a four-year contract. [...]

We added some news regarding player visits to the post as well. 49ers 49ers sign TE Jason Schepler. Bengals Bengals sign fifth-round pick OT Tanner Hawkinson to a four-year contract. Bills Bills claim TE Mickey Shuler off waivers from the Raiders. Bills released WR Kevin Norell. Broncos Free agent DB Charles Woodson will visit the Broncos on [...]

ESPN’s Josina Anderson reports that free agent OT Max Starks is visiting with the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday. Anderson adds that Starks is already in the midst of taking his physical for the team. Cardinals new HC Bruce Arians spent time with Starks while in Pittsburgh. Arizona hasn’t been very active in the free agent tackle market; even though many feel that it’s [...]

Adam Caplan reports that the Arizona Cardinals are releasing QB Brian Hoyer. The Cardinals claimed Hoyer, 27, off of waivers from the Steelers late last season and appeared in three games for them. Arizona placed a second-round tender worth $2.023 million on Hoyer, which he’s since signed. The Cardinals also added Carson Palmer via a trade and Drew Stanton [...]

Here’s a running list of transactions for Monday, May 13. Bears Bears signed DTs Corvey Irvin and Christian Tupou, CB Maurice Jones, and WR Demetrius Fields. Bears waived CB LeQuan Lewis and LB Dom DeCicco. Bengals Bengals sign fourth-round pick LB Sean Porter and sixth-round pick RB Rex Burkhead. (Aar0n Wilson) Bengals sign DT Terrence Stephens. (Aar0n Wilson) [...]

49ers RB Marcus Lattimore (knee surgeries) will take a “step back” in cutting drills. (Sacramento Bee) WR Quinton Patton is “nowhere close to being ready” to contribute. (CSN Bay Area) Bears OG Kyle Long lined up at right guard during rookie minicamp.(Chicago Tribune) WR Mark Harrison failed his physical and will return to free agency. [...]

The Arizona Cardinals have announced that they’ve reached an agreement with LB Karlos Dansby on a one-year deal. Dansby, 31, met with the Cardinals earlier in the week, but reports from Thursday night indicated that a deal wasn’t close. Apparently, the two sides were able to work things out, as Dansby returns to the franchise where he played majority of his [...]

Visits and tryouts have been added as well. We’ll have updates posted here throughout the day. 49ers 49ers sign fourth-round pick DE Quinton Dial to a four-year contract. 49ers signed sixth-round ILB Nick Moody to a four-year contract 49ers sign seventh-round pick QB B.J. Daniels to a four-year contract. 49ers sign seventh-round pick OT Carter Bykowski to a four-year contract. 49ers sign seventh-round pick CB Marcus Cooper to a four-year contract. [...]

Lions Jason La Canfora reports that free agent WR/KR Josh Cribbs will visit with the Lions after his meeting with the Giants concluded on Thursday. Giants Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reports that Cribbs’ next visit will be with the New York Giants. The Giants reportedly showed interest in Cribbs after WR Domenik Hixon signed with the Panthers a few months ago. Jets Pro Football Talk [...]

John Gambadoro of KTAR Phoenix spoke with free agent ILB Karlos Dansby about his recent meeting with the Cardinals.  Dansby told Gambadoro that “it would be good to finish where he started” and is excited about the potential opportunity to do so. Dansby mentioned that he had a “good meeting” with Cardinals front office on Wednesday, but added that he also has interest from [...]

The San Francisco 49ers announced on the team’s website Monday that the franchise has signed offensive guard Adam Snyder to a two-year contract. Snyder, 31, spent just one season with the Arizona Cardinals in 2012. Previously, he was a member of the 49ers from 2005-2011. He rejoins the staff as a likely backup left guard, [...]

Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com wrote Monday that he believes two teams – the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Detroit Lions – could be potential destinations for wide receiver/kick returner Josh Cribbs. The Lions would make sense because they elected not to re-sign Stefan Logan, who filled a similar role with the Lions in previous years. [...]

Bears OL Kyle Long’s measurables were one of the main reasons the Bears selected him in round one. (Chicago Tribune) Bills Chris Hairston is projected to be the Bills starting right tackle. (WGR 550 Buffalo) Broncos DE Quanterus Smith is expected to be ready for the start of training camp. (Denver Post) Browns Leon McFadden may end up [...]

Mia Garcia of Fox 10 Arizona reports that Cardinals ILB Daryl Washington was arrested Friday on two counts of aggravated assault. It was reported by ArizonaSports.com on Thursday that the Phoenix Police Department was investigating a claim that Washington was involved in a domestic dispute with a woman. Washington, 26, has already been suspended for the first four games of upcoming season after he violated [...]

Update: Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic reports that the Cardinals will in fact receive CB Javier Arenas from the Chiefs in return for FB Anthony Sherman. Both players will still need to pass a physical before the deal can be finalized. ———- Adam Caplan reports that an NFL source has informed him that the Cardinals are expected to trade FB Anthony Sherman to [...]

Mike Jurecki is “hearing“ that the Arizona Cardinals could have interest in free agent DT Sedrick Ellis. Ellis, 27, is a former first-round pick of the New Orleans Saints, but he has yet to live up to his draft status. This offseason, Ellis has found almost no interest on the open market, despite the fact that he’s still young and [...]

NFL Free agent Ahmad Bradshaw has received full medical clearance for football activities. (Pro Football Talk) “More than one team asked” Tim Tebow if he was willing to play TE after being placed on the trading block, but he reportedly refused. (Adam Schefter) RT Eric Winston is believed to be holding out for guaranteed money [...]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Denver Broncos are signing OLB Shaun Phillips. Phillips, 31, receives a one-year contract for Denver and figures to compete for the team’s starting defensive ends spot across from Von Miller. Phillips has spent his entire nine-year career in San Diego, but apparently was no longer a part of the team’s future [...]

Ian Rapoport reports that the Cardinals are open to trading backup QB Brian Hoyer. Rapoport specifically mentions that the Cleveland Browns could have interest in Hoyer, as they’re believed to be looking for another quarterback. Hoyer, 27, received a second-round restricted tender from the Cardinals, but he could be available for a late-round pick. The Steelers were believed to have [...]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the New York Jets have already made “multiple calls” to teams about trading up from No. 39 overall to secure one of the remaining quarterback prospects. Schefter adds that the Jets “debated” taking West Virginia GB Geno Smith at No. 13 overall. There’s starting to be more and more buzz [...]