NFL Notes: 49ers, Broncos, Cardinals & Eagles

49ers

• 49ers HC Chip Kelly mentioned during an interview with KNBR that they plan to look at every option at quarterback. (Cam Inman)

Broncos

• Adam Schefter reports that Broncos HC Gary Kubiak expected to be released from Denver-area hospital Monday and the team is “encouraged” with Kubiak’s medical tests.
• Kubiak was transported to the hospital last night after he wasn’t feeling well following Sunday’s game.
• The Broncos announced that Kubiak “was diagnosed with a complex migraine condition that caused extreme fatigue and body weakness.“

Cardinals

• Cardinals GM Steve Keim mentioned that QB Carson Palmer is still in the concussion protocol, but is “feeling great by all indications.” (Darren Urban)
• In regards to G Evan Mathis and his ankle injury, Keim left the door open for Mathis to possibly return from injured reserve later on in the year. (Darren Urban)

Eagles

Eagles RT Lane Johnson, who is still waiting to hear whether he’ll be forced to serve a 10-game suspension for a second violation of the league’s PED policy, explained that his appeal hearing was really just “eight hours of bickering.”

“It was eight hours of bickering back and forth and discussing league policy,” Johnson said, via Reuben Frank of CSNPhilly.com. “It just felt good going in there and taking it head on. It was mainly just a conversation on the policy [the NFL has] in place. It didn’t have to do with any substances, mainly just changing the testing procedures.”

Johnson added that they did their best to simply lay out their case for the arbitrator.

“We put it all on the floor,” Johnson said. “We didn’t have anything to hide. I feel like we did all we could. There wasn’t a stone left unturned.

“Man, the thing was, just face it head on. We weren’t going to be intimidated by the NFL.”