Lions

Early Monday morning, the Detroit New’ Chris McCosky wrote an article with quotes from Lions WR Calvin Johnson, who mentioned to McCosky he played in last year’s record-setting season with as many as three broken fingers. Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio has since published an article disputing that Johnson did not break any fingers last year, [...]

The Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs writes Monday that the Chicago Bears show “no signs that indicate [free agent defensive end Israel Idonije] will be returning to the organization.” Idonije, 32, has spent the last nine years of his ten year professional career with the Bears. His first year in the league, 2003, was spent with [...]

According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, free agent WR Josh Cribbs has agreed to terms with the Oakland Raiders. The Lions, Raiders, Giants and Jets were all reportedly interested in Cribbs’ services.  At age 29, Cribbs has been having issues with a lingering knee injury that had Jets general manager John Idzik state [...]

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 [...]

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reports that free agent WR/KR Josh Cribbs will sign with one of four teams, which includes the Giants, Jets, Lions or Raiders. Florio adds that Cribbs is visiting with the Lions on Monday, after meeting with the other three teams last week. Very few players have this much interest at this [...]

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. [...]

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that free agent DE Dwight Freeney will begin visiting teams starting next week. Freeney, 33, has been able to produce 13.5 sacks in the last two years, despite playing out of his natural position last season, so it’s apparent he can still produce.  According to Rapoport, 4-5 teams are [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Paula Pasche of the Oakland Press reports that former Lions WR Titus Young was arrested twice in hours last Sunday. Young’s first arrest was for suspicion of driving under the influence after he made an illegal left turn in front of a patrol car at 12:01 a.m Sunday. He was issued a citation and later released. At 2:22 p.m. that afternoon, police [...]

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 [...]

Anwar Richardson of MLive.com doesn’t expect to see Lions QB Matthew Stafford sign a contract extension with the Lions this offseason. Richardson points to the fact that Stafford has two years remaining on his contract with a club option in 2015, so he’s in a position where another playoff appearance or possibly even a deep playoff run could [...]

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 [...]

Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports that the Detroit Lions are “actively shopping” their No. 36 overall pick. A recent report from Adam Schefter mentioned that the Jets are looking to trade up from No. 39 with the intention of taking one of the available quarterbacks, so it seems reasonable that Detroit could find some interest. Oakland, [...]

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 [...]

Tony Pauline of TFY Draft Insider reports that the Raiders are expected to consider trading their No. 3 overall pick to the Lions for the No. 5 selection if one of the either Luke Joeckel or Eric Fisher are available to them. Pauline adds that Oakland would then target either Sharrif Floyd or Star Lotulelei with the No. 5 pick. This [...]

Ryan Nassib ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Tuesday’s NFL Live that NFL team’s opinions of Syracuse QB Ryan Nassib are “all across the board.” Schefter adds that one team has actually Nassib graded as an undrafted free agent. “Some teams say they have him rated as the top quarterback on the board,” Schefter stated, via [...]

Dolphins Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports that Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland isn’t “isn’t totally in love” with the idea of drafting Oklahoma OT Lane Johnson, even at No. 12 overall. Ireland reportedly “likes” Johnson, but has questions regarding his overall game. Ireland also sees some concerns as to how Florida State CB Xavier Rhodes would fit into [...]