NFL News & Rumors: Sunday 6/9

Bears

• G/T Gabe Carimi will indeed attend mandatory minicamp. (ESPN Chicago)

Browns

• The team is ready to move on if  FB Owen Marecic fails to impress in training camp. (ESPN Cleveland)
• FS T.J. Ward contract extension is not a priority  for the team. (ESPN Cleveland)
• Trent Richardson (leg) is on track to begin a running program in two weeks. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
• LB James-Michael Johnson  is likely to be cut. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Buccaneers

• There is full confidence that CB Darrelle Revis will be ready for the start of 2013. (Pewter Report)

Chargers

• WR Eddie Royal is practicing as the Chargers’ first-team slot receiver. (Union-Tribune San Diego)

Chiefs

• WR Donnie Avery missed most of OTAs with a high ankle sprain. (Kansas City Star)
• OT Donald Stephenson has been running as the first-team left guard. (Kansas City Star)
• There is concern over C Rodney Hudson as the team’s starting center. (Kansas City Star )
• GM John Dorsey says he feels comfortable with the selection of  “train wreck” TE Travis Kelce. (National Football Post)
• RB Jamaal Charles says new offense “might be the best thing that ever happened to me.”(Kansas City Star)

Cowboys

• WR Terrance Williams is “getting a little bit better,” but still has a long way to go. (Dallas Morning News)

Eagles

• Rookie S Earl Wolff finished OTAs running with the first-team defense. (PhiladelphiaEagles.com)

Giants

• LB Mark Herzlich continues to work as the team’s starting MLB at OTAs. (giants.com)
• WR Victor Cruz isn’t expected to attend mandatory full-squad minicamp. (New York Daily News)
• LB Mathias Kiwakuna will practice as the Giants’ starting right end. (Newark Star-Ledger)

Jaguars

• CB Dwayne Gratz is expected to be a starter in Week 1. (Florida Times Union)

Jets

• TE Jeff Cumberland remains favorite to replace Dustin Keller. (Newark Star-Ledger)
• TE Kellen Winslow will try out for the Jets at their minicamp next week. (Adam Schefter)
• WR Mike Sims-Walker will try out for the Jets at their minicamp next week. (Adam Schefter)

Lions

• CB Bill Bentley the leading candidate for the team’s No. 2 cornerback spot. (Detroit News)
• WR Mike Thomas is feeling “a lot more comfortable” with the offense this year. (detroitlions.com)

Panthers

• LB Jon Beason (knee, shoulder) is ahead of schedule in his recovery. (Panthers.com)
• FS Charles Godfrey is the only member of the secondary with his job secure. (Charlotte Observer)

Patriots

• LB A.J. Edds (knee) is expected to be ready for training camp. (ESPN Boston)
• WR Kamar Aiken has the potential to be a factor. (ESPN Boston)
• TE Zach Sudfeld has good chance to be on the final roster cut. (Boston Globe)

Rams

• OG Rokevious Watkins has been used as the team’s second right guard. (St Louis Post-Dispatch)
• WR Brian Quick has been “putting on a show” at OTAs. (101 ESPN St. Louis)

Ravens

• WR Torrey Smith has earned praise for his leadership and progress on the field. (Baltimore Sun)

Saints

• RB Travaris Cadet worked with the third-team offense at OTAs. (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

Steelers

• WR Plaxico Burress feels he can still “dominate” in the red zone. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Texans

• DE Tim Jamison is almost cleared from his injury. (houstontexans.com)