Courtney Upshaw

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” [...]

Ziggy Ansah  Tony Pauline hears that the Pittsburgh Steelers are ”drooling over“ BYU OLB Ziggy Ansah. I’m sure all 3-4 teams feel the same way, as there’s been a lot of buzz surrounding Ansah since his outstanding Senior Bowl performance. Ansah could step in for James Harrison, who could be a potential cap casualty in the coming weeks. It’s hard [...]

NFL Free agent QB JaMarcus Russell is working out at TEST West in the hopes of returning to the league. (San Jose Mercury News) NFL Draft West Virginia QB Geno Smith plans to participate in all drills at next week’s Combine. (Gil Brandt) Texas S Kenny Vaccaro could be working his way up to a Top [...]

The Ravens have listed OLB Terrell Suggs as questionable for Week 14 because of a torn bicep, per Jason LaCanfora. Ravens list Suggs as questionable. from everything i am hearing he’s going to play. question will be how effective can he be — Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) December 7, 2012   The Ravens are very [...]

The Baltimore Sun reports that Ravens second round draft pick Courtney Upshaw is losing ground in the battle for starting outside linebacker job. The position was vacated by the injury to Terrell Suggs, who tore his Achilles back in April. Coach John Harbaugh stated earlier that as the preseason progressed, second-year linebacker Albert McClellan seems to [...]

Jeff Zrebiec reports that the Baltimore Ravens have reached an agreement with No. 35 overall pick DE/OLB Courtney Upshaw on a four-year contract. He receives a $2.292 million signing bonus, according to Aaron Wilson. Taking Upshaw in the second-round of the draft was considered a steal even before Terrell Suggs was lost for at least a portion of the [...]

Peter King of Sports Illustrated writes that he expects to see second-round pick DE/OLB Courtney Upshaw take over the Terrell Suggs‘ starting job “from opening day.” There’s no question that Upshaw will be looked to earlier on in training camp to take over for the reigning defensive player of the year, but that’s certainly a tall [...]

Clark Judge of CBS Sports writes that the Baltimore Ravens should contact the New York Giants about possibly acquiring DE Osi Umenyiora now that Terrell Suggs figures to be out for a good majority of the 2012 season after partially tearing his Achilles tendon. The Ravens were already in need of a pass rusher with Suggs on the [...]

SI.com’s Peter King writes that the Baltimore Ravens “loved” Alabama ILB Dont’a Hightower and probably would have taken him had the Patriots not traded up to No. 25 overall for him. King adds that Baltimore was also targeting Wisconsin G Kevin Zeitler, but he too was taken just before they were on the clock. King sees Alabama  DE/OLB Courtney Upshaw as [...]

Mike Preston of the Baltimore Sun writes that LB Sergio Kindle is running the risk of being cut if he doesn’t preform up to the Ravens expectations for him during training camp. Kindle, who was drafted in 2010, missed the entire season after he fractured his skull in an accident that happened at his home in Texas. [...]

Colts  Indianapolis Colts new GM Ryan Grigson mentioned that they’ve ”pretty much made up our mind” regrading who they’ll take with the #1 overall pick in this year’s draft. “We’ve exhausted the process,” said Grigson, Mike Chappell. “Pretty much made up our mind.” Obviously, Grigson didn’t specifically mention who they were leaning towards, but it’s widely assumed [...]

Seahawks SI.com’s Peter King believes that the Seahawks will take Texas A&M QB Ryan Tannehill at #12 despite the fact that they just recently signed Matt Flynn. “You can write this down,” says King. “If Tannehill were to be there at 12, Seattle would take him.” Pete Carroll has shown plenty of interest in Tannehill thus [...]

Vontaze Burfict The situation is only getting worse for Arizona State ILB Vontaze Burfict. His confirmed that he hasn’t receive even a single invitation from an NFL team. “I am a little bit worried,” said Burfict’s high school coach, Matt Logan, per John Walters. “I just don’t know if he’s listening to anybody right now.” Apparently, you can’t [...]

Chargers  San Diego Chargers GM A.J. Smith mentioned that they’re “wide open” to a possible first-round trade in this year’s draft. “We’re wide open,” Smith said, per Michael Ghelken of the Union-Tribune San Diego. “We have been always since I’ve been here, and we’ve done everything. We’ve gone up in the attack. We’ve bailed out [...]

Quinton Coples NFL Network’s Mike Mayock mentioned that he’s not going anywhere near UNC DE Quinton Coples if he was an NFL GM. “If I’m a GM, I’m not taking him in the 1st,” said Mayock. ”I might not take him in the 2nd round. The bust potential is high.” Mayock went as far to say that [...]

  Seahawks Tony Pauline of TFY Draft Insider reports that Seattle Seahawks are hoping to trade down from the #12 overall pick and target Alabama ILB Donta Hightower later in the draft. Pauline adds that they would most likely turn their attention to Alabama S Mark Barron if Hightower isn’t available at that point. Should they take Barron, Pauline [...]

Tony Pauline of DraftInsider.net reports that sources close to the Jets have mentioned that New York is “unlikely to pull the trigger” on Alabama DE/OLB Courtney Upshaw at this point. Pauline concedes that it’s still possibility, but those close to the team believe that they’ll “target a pass rushing linebacker in the later (5th) rounds.” If this ends [...]

Trent Richardson  Roy Cummings of the Tampa Tribune mentioned that the Buccaneers are looking to find a running back that has both ”breakaway speed and the ability to touch the ball on every down,” which basically means someone other than LeGarrette Blount. Cummings adds that the team can address their needs for a cornerback in the free agent market [...]

By Chance Bond Of the linebackers some surprised others disappointed….how did yours do? WINNERS Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College Luke Kuechly was thought to run closer to a 4.8 or 4.9. The Boston College tackling machine hushed the doubthers posting a 4.50 and 4.59 on two attempts. He also showcased his great explosion with a 10-3 [...]

Andrew Luck Stanford QB Andrew Luck measured at 6’4″ and 238 pounds at the Combine, via NFL.com. On top of that, Luck will not participate in throwing drills over the weekend. The Colts can actually sign luck today if they wanted to but considering that they have a big decision on the horizon regarding Peyton Manning‘s future status [...]

  Ryan Tannehill – QB – Texas A&M TonyPauline of SI.com reports that people from Tannehill’s camp have informed him that he will undergo surgery on his foot which could cost him an appearance at this year’s Scouting Combine. Tannehill is viewed as the third-best quarterback prospect in this year’s draft class but his injury could force [...]