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Bills Bills name Doug Whaley general manager. Browns RB Brandon Jackson has been re-signed to a one-year contract. (Albert Breer) QB Brian Hoyer has been signed to a two-year contract. (Adam Caplan) Chargers DE Dwight Freeney is still visiting with the Chargers on Thursday. (Michael Gehlken) LB Thomas Keiser has been signed Cowboys DL Anthony [...]

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 [...]

According to Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Dispatch, the Rams still have an interest in re-signing free agent S Quintin Mikell. Mikell, 32, was released by the team back in March in order to free up some cap space after the two sides reportedly failed to reach an agreement on a restructured contract. Safety remains a need for the [...]

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 [...]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the second-first round pick, No. 22 overall, “clearly is for sale.“ Jeff Darlington reports that the Rams are also looking to move up from No. 16 overall which would offset them trading out of No. 22.  This could be where teams in need of a quarterback begin to trade back into the first [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore joined the Dan Patrick show Tuesday and mentioned that the 49ers, Eagles, Patriots, and Rams have shown the most interest throughout the draft process, per Charlie Bernstein. There is bound to be other NFL teams monitoring Lattimore throughout the draft, at least we have an idea of some potential landing spots for Lattimore. San Francisco stands out as a team to [...]

Jim Thomas reports that the St Louis Rams restructured the contract of DE Chris Long. By doing so, the Rams create $4.5 million in much needed cap space. Aaron Wilson reports that Rams converted $6 million of Long’s $13.25 million base salary for the 2013 season into a roster bonus. St Louis had less than $1 million to work [...]

49ers Matt Maiocco of the CSN Bay Area lists: SMU DE Margus Hunt, Florida State DE/OLB Tank Carradine, FIU S Jonathan Cyprien, and Stanford TE Zach Ertz as four players to watch regarding the 49ers‘ No. 31 overall pick. Previous speculation mentioned that San Francisco could try to trade up to secure a potential replace for DE Justin Smith. Carradine’s [...]

DeAndre Hopkins  According to Aaron Wilson of Scout.com, Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins will hold a private workout with the St. Louis Rams Monday after having held a similar session with the Rams last Friday. The Rams are rumored to have head coach Jeff Fisher, offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, wide receivers coach Ray Sherman and quarterbacks [...]

49ers Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports reports that the 49ers are “believed” to be interested in possibly trading up to either No. 13 or No. 14 depending on what happens at the top of the draft. San Francisco would reportedly like to get a defensive lineman that could eventually replace veteran DE Justin Smith. Cole mentions that there’s “no way” the 49ers [...]

Dan Pompei of the National Football Post reports that the St. Louis Rams do not have interest in trading OT Rodger Saffold. Pompei adds that things have apparently calmed down regarding a move from left to right tackle now that they’ve signed Jake Long to a long-term deal. Previous reports mentioned that Saffold could request a trade out of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Update: Mike Klis of the Denver Post reports that the reason Tim Tebow remains on the Jets’ roster is due to the fact that they still owe the Broncos $1.531 million of Tebow’s rookie contract. Klis adds that the Jets are still trying to trade Tebow in the hopes of finding a team to push [...]

NFL Charles Woodson compared this year’s FA market to what he experienced in 2006. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) NFL Draft West Virginia QB Geno Smith could be someone to watch regarding the Eagles No.4 overall pick. (Houston Chronicle) Southern Mississippi DE/OLB Jamie Collins could go as high as the second round. (Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News) Kansas State’s Collin Klein reiterated that he wants [...]

Geno Smith Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports writes that West Virginia QB Geno Smith will end up being a top-five pick and “there isn’t any doubt about it.“ La Canfora mentions that is wouldn’t be a surprise to see him get drafted by the Jaguars at No. 2 overall. He also adds that he’s [...]

Check back for updates throughout the day. 49ers  Georgia DT John Jenkins has a visit scheduled with the 49ers for next week. (Ian Rapoport) Bengals Bengals claimed QB John Skelton off of waivers and re-signed LB Vinny Rey. (Joe Reedy) Texas S Kenny Vaccaro is visiting with the Bengals. (Kenny Vaccaro) Bills Bills will bring in [...]

Update: Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that free agent LB Daryl Smith completed his visit with the Rams and “no deal appears imminent.“ Thomas adds that Smith may take “several visits” before deciding on anything. As of now, we’re not sure who he’ll be visiting with. The Rams were his first reported [...]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the St Louis Rams have re-signed OL Chris Williams to a one-year deal worth up to $2.75 million. A report from last week indicated that the Williams were considering the idea of retaining Williams, so this doesn’t come as a huge surprise. Williams, 27, signed with St Louis during Week [...]

NFL Draft DB D.J. Swearinger ran a 4.65 and 4.68 in the forty yard dash during the South Carolina Pro Day. (Gil Brandt) WR Tavon Austin is expected to be drafted around the No. 15 spot. (Mike Florio) Teams are becoming skeptical about RB Eddie Lacy’s speed after not running the forty yard dash at [...]