Ray Rice

49ers WR Mario Manningham was limited in today’s practice due to a shoulder injury. (Cam Inman) Bears Dan Pompei believes the team will not pursue OL Jake Long if he is a free agent this offseason. QB Jay Cutler was limited in practice today due to neck and knee injuries. (Sean Jensen) RB Michael Bush [...]

NFL Draft South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore is expected to enter the 2013 NFL draft. (NFLTR) Ohio State DT Johnathan Hankins will enter the 2013 NFL Draft. (Marcus Hartman) Kansas State QB Collin Klein will not be invited to the Senior Bowl. (ESPN)  Stanford TE’s Zach Ertz and Levine Toilolo are “leaning towards staying in school.” (Sports [...]

49ers DE Demarcus Dobbs was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of DUI and possession of marijuana. (CSN Bay Area)   Bengals WR Mohamed Sanu will undergo surgery  to repair a stress fracture in his left foot sustained in practice. Sanu will require up to 2 to 3 months of recovery meaning his season is over.(Joe [...]

Ravens RB Ray Rice mentioned that he expects to see a “nice workload” during the second half of the season. Rice has been very effective this season, as he’s currently averaging 4.94 yards per carry, but the number of touches that he has received has been held in check while the team has been employing an uptempo offense [...]

Ravens RB Ray Rice mentioned that Joe Flacco will be the focal point of the team’s offense this season. “In pecking order, this is Joe’s offense, then everybody else,” Rice explained, via the Baltimore Sun. “And he’s proven that this preseason with how he’s played, his tempo, how vocal he is, and the quiet Joe [...]

Ravens offensive coordinator Cam Cameron has implemented an up-tempo offense that makes use of a lot of no-huddle looks. Judging by his play this preseason, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco seems to be thriving in this new style of play. “Flacco looked terrific in training camp, the best he’s ever looked. And he’s been great in [...]

Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports that Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB LeGarrette Blount has a lot to prove to coaches to retain his role as the starter in the Bucs’ backfield. According to Stroud, ever since Blount was claimed from the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted waiver claim in 2010, he has had numerous issues. [...]

Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco looks to be unfazed by his contract situation and the rumors regarding his future with the team. “I told (agent) Joe Linta, ‘don’t even call me,‘” said Flacco, via the Carroll County Times. “… I’m going to go out there, I’m going to play, I’m going to practice. There really is [...]

CBS Sports Pete Prisco tweets that he has been told that there is no consideration at all on giving Maurice Jones-Drew a new deal, and the Jaguars plan to let him hold out all he wants. ———– Teammate Fred Taylor reported on 1010XL radio that it is very likely that the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Maurice Jones-Drew will hold out of [...]

Will Brinson of the Carroll County Times reports that RB Ray Rice‘s five-year contract “is worth $40 million total, with $25 million guaranteed and $17 million in the first year.“ The contract averages out to a salary of $8 million per year which is the same as newly signed RB Matt Forte who signed earlier [...]

Buccaneers The Buc’s could move Ronde Barber back to cornerback should Eric Wright receive a suspension for his recent DUI. (Tampa Tribune) Chiefs Brady Quinn reportedly has a slight edge for the Chiefs backup quarterback job. (Bill Williamson) Ravens Ravens third-round pick RB Bernard Pierce is “suited for full-time duty” should something happen to Ray Rice. (Carroll [...]

Aaron Wilson of the Carroll County Times reports that there’s been “no movement afoot” in regards to a long-term contract extension for Ravens QB Joe Flacco. Wilson adds that there are still ”major obstacles” to be addressed before any serious progress can be made. Baltimore has been close to the cap for a number of months and the [...]

Bills LB Scott McKillop “still seems to be favoring his surgically repaired knee.” (Chris Brown) Buccaneers DB Ahmad Black is running as the Bucs’ second-team free safety at OTAs (Scott Reynolds) DB Cody Grimm is practicing as first-round pick DB Mark Barron‘s primary backup at strong safety at Bucs OTAs Buccaneers agreed to terms with No. [...]

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice insists that he’s staying in shape despite not attending OTAs, The Baltimore Sun reports. “Once you understand what’s going on, you kind of separate yourself from it and control what you can control, and that’s always staying in shape and being ready when your time comes.” When asked about how [...]

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is not worried about running back Ray Rice missing OTAs, ProFootballTalk reports. Rice was given the franchise tag by the Ravens, but has yet to sign. “It’s the business of football. Ray will be ready to go when the season starts, he’ll be in shape and he’ll be Ray [...]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter refutes the previous reports that the Baltimore Ravens and RB Ray Rice have made progress towards a long-term agreement. Schefter does mention that the two sides continue to talk, but still no progress at this point in time. —————————- Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun reports that ”sources familiar with the talks” regarding a long-term [...]

Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports that the Chicago Bears and RB Matt Forte are still nowhere near reaching a long-term contract extension. Biggs writes that the Bears have more than enough cap space to lockup Forte, even though he’s believed to be looking for a deal that would pay him $8.5 million annually. Forte’s agent [...]

According to Mac’s Football Blog, Baltimore Ravens G Marshal Yanda has restructured his contract which will give the team some much needed cap space to work with. Yanda’s 2012 salary was dropped to $700,000, while the remaining $4.5 million has been converted into a signing bonus that will be paid out through 2015. Yanda’s was given a five-year worth $32.5 million last year, [...]

Joe Buscaglia of WGR 550 Sports Radio believes that RB Fred Jackson and the Buffalo Bills are “very, very close” to a contract extension. General manager Buddy Nix has said previously that he will make sure that Jackson is taken care of.  Jackson’s agent was asked about progress between him and the Bills regarding a [...]

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 [...]

Aaron Wilson of the Carroll County Times is reporting that there’s a “distinct possibility” that the Ravens and QB Joe Flacco will not be able to work out a new long-term contract this year. Wilson points to a “tight salary-cap situation” as the main reasoning behind the lack of progress in contract negotiations, as Baltimore is [...]

Jason LaCanfora of NFL.com reports that talks have continued between the Baltimore Ravens and quarterback Joe Flacco, but the two sides are still not close to a new deal. LaCanfora says there is not a sense of immediacy for a deal to be done before the start of the new season. Flacco is participating in [...]