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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. [...]

Colts HC Chuck Pagano referred to RB Vick Ballard as the “lead guy” in their backfield this season. “It’s always nice to have a couple guys, a change of pace guy,” said Pagano, via ESPN.com. “But certainly at the end of the year with Donnie hurt and the way Vick came on and the way he was [...]

I added some free agent visits and tryouts as well, in case you’re wondering why there’s more than just transactions included in this post. We’ll have updates posted here throughout the day. Bears Bears sign second-round pick LB Jon Bostic to a four-year contract. Bengals Bengals sign seventh-round pick OL Reid Fragel to a four-year contract. Bills Bills [...]

Bengals Bengals signed seventh-round pick C T.J. Johnson to a four-year contract. Browns Browns sign OT Rashad Butler. (Ken Sarnoff) Colts Colts signed seventh-round pick TE Justice Cunningham to a four-year contract.  Colts signed sixth-round pick S John Boyett to a four-year contract. Jets Jets released WRs Emmanuel Arceneaux and Thomas Mayo. Lions Lions signed sixth-round pick WR Corey Fuller to a four-year contract. Lions [...]

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 [...]

The Buffalo Bills announced that they have sent LB Kelvin Sheppard to the Indianapolis Colts in return for LB Jerry Hughes. The Colts will take on $2.112 million in dead money by trading Hughes while the Bills will only have $345,000 dead money, according to Overthecap.com. Sheppard, 25, has managed to play in every game since being drafted. Last year, he totaled 80 [...]

Here’s a collection of rumors regarding the NFL Draft. NFL Tavon Austin could be gone before the Jets are on the board at No. 9 overall. (Jason Cole)  A guard will be taken in the Top 10. (Adam Schefter) 49ers There’s “increasing chatter” that the 49ers are trying to trade up in the Top 15 [...]

Here’s a collection of NFL Draft rumors for this afternoon. Bills Peter King of SI.com reports that the Bills are “seriously targeting” USC QB Matt Barkley. Albert Breer mentioned he was hearing that Barkley could be an option for Buffalo in his draft rumors article Tuesday. There has been a lot of momentum building for them [...]

49ers DB Tramaine Brock signed his restricted free agent tender on Monday. Bengals Bengals announced that they’ve re-signed WR Andre Hawkins (ERA) and S Jeromy Miles (RFA). Broncos LT Ryan Clady won’t report for the start of the Broncos’ offseason program on Monday. (Denver Post) Peyton Manning mentioned that he’s hopeful that the Broncos will [...]

NFL Draft Utah DT Star Lotulelei’s heart has “no evidence of dysfunction” and is pumping “consistently with that of highly trained athletes.” (Salt Lake Tribune) Chiefs GM John Dorsey mentioned that they’ve narrowed their list down to four players for their No. 1 overall pick. (NFL.com) Gil Brandt doesn’t have Georgia OLB Jarvis Jones is [...]

Update: The Indianapolis Colts have announced that they’ve reached an agreement free agent WR Darrius Heyward-Bey. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Heyward-Bey receives a one-year deal worth up to $3 million and includes $1.5 million guaranteed. Heyward-Bey, 26, drew interest from the Lions as well, but the Colts made it clear that they were [...]

NFL Draft Alabama RB Eddie Lacy will work out for NFL evaluators on April 11. (Pro Football Talk) South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore has visits lined up with the Patriots and Rams. (USA Today) West Virginia WR Tavon Austin will visit with the 49ers at some point in the near future. (Sacramento Bee) The Browns will [...]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Philadelphia Eagles have traded FB Stanley Havili to the Indianapolis Colts for DE Clifton Geathers. With the Eagles signing James Casey, who’s more of a versatile player, Havili was largely expendable now that they’ve brought in Chip Kelly as their new head coach. Havili, 25, was rated as a slightly above average [...]

NFL Draft Reps from all 32 teams attended South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore’s pro day. (Robert Klemko) Five Teams do not view LB Manti Te’o as a first-round draft pick. (Jason Cole) Florida International S Jonathan Cyprien will visit with 11 teams including: the 49ers, Browns, Cardinals, Cowboys, Dolphins, Falcons, Panthers, Redskins, Dolphins, Titans, Texans. (Pro Football Talk) South Carolina S [...]

Free Agents LB Bryan Thomas is considering retirement. (Seth Walder) TE Kellen Winslow “says” he is drawing interest from the Browns, Raiders and Panthers. (Michael David Smith) LB Brian Urlacher has generated interest from a few teams but no visits have been scheduled. (Ed Werder) NFL Draft Peter King of Sports’ Illustrated is “hearing doubts” [...]

Colts owner Jim Irsay confirmed that they are still looking to bring in another wide receiver at some point this offseason. “We want to add another wide receiver if we can,” said Irsay during a phone call from the owners meetings, via the Indianapolis Star. Irsay generated a lot of speculation after he tweeted that they [...]

  NFL Draft Utah DT Star Lotulelei posted a 5.15 in the 40-yard dash and did 38 reps on the bench press during Pro Day on Wednesday. (Joe Schad) 49ers K Phil Dawson receives a one-year deal worth $2.25 million that includes a $1 million signing bonus. (Adam Schefter) Bears The Bears have reportedly offered free agent CB Captain Munnerlyn a [...]

Free Agents Free agent CB Chris Carr intends to play “another few seasons.” (Aaron Wilson) 49ers Phil Dawson announced that he’s signed with the 49ers. (Phil Dawson) 49ers have signed WR Marlon Moore to a one-year deal. Bengals Free agent CB Terence Newman is deciding between the Bengals or Raiders. (NFLTR) Bengals are expected to keep [...]

Update: The Colts have announced the signing of QB  Matt Hasselbeck.  ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Colts “plan” to sign free agent QB Matt Hasselbeck on Tuesday. Bob Kravitz reports that Hasselbeck will receive a two-year deal worth $8 million. It should be complete barring a “major last-minute snafu.” Peter King reports that Hasselbeck to the Colts is [...]

Free Agents Very little interest in LB James Harrison. (NFLTR) RB Beanie Wells knee situation was bad that signing him would be a risk for the Steelers. (Gerry Dulac) WR Brandon Stokley would like to continue playing in the NFL. (Eric Schmoldt) 49ers 49ers reached an agreement with LB Parys Haralson on a one-year deal. [...]

Colts owner Jim Irsay fueled a number of trade rumors over the weekend after he tweeted that they were in the process of working on a deal for a wide receiver. Since then, names like Victor Cruz, Larry Fitzgerald, Doug Baldwin and Davone Bess have been tossed out as speculative options. Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic tweets [...]

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk has been informed that the New York Jets have interest in free agent WR Darrius Heyward-Bey. Florio adds that it remains “unclear at this point whether Heyward-Bey has interest in the Jets.” Over the weekend, Colts owner Jim Irsay tweeted that they were in the process of working on a deal for [...]