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With the deadline for signing restricted free agents coming this Thursday, the Cleveland Browns still have five players hanging out there.   The five players—Abram Elam, D’Qwell Jackson, Matt Roth, Jerome Harrison, and Lawrence Vickers—still have not signed their free agent tenders.   All players were offered second-round tenders, meaning if another team tries to sign them before the April 15 deadline, they must compensate the Browns with a second-round pick.   Of the players on ...

Pre-draft speculation about every pick in the Top 10 only has grown wilder as the draft draws near and trades like Donovan McNabb throw monkey wrenches into everyone's theories. One of the larger draft-slottting questions has been what to do with Ndamukong Suh, who is being touted as one of the best defensive prospects in years. Should the Rams go with the "safe" pick and take Suh? Or should they go for ...

With Donovan McNabb in place, the Washington Redskins still have to deal with the thorny issue of quarterback Jason Campbell.   Campbell certainly is reluctant to play a backup role to McNabb, and the prudent move in regard to his attitude and contract would be to move him.   There are several teams who would be interested in Campbell, among them the Buffalo Bills, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Carolina Panthers. The Bills are in ...

With the NFL Draft draft drawing closer, the clock is ticking away on what the Denver Broncos will do with Brandon Marshall. Marshall has been a thorn in the Broncos' side for the past few years, and despite his enormous talent, has not been able to get along with head coach Josh McDaniels. Marshall has been wanting out of Denver for awhile now, but the Broncos aren't going to let him go ...

Taylor Mays is one of those players who sparks debate. Mays, at 6’3”, 230 pounds, is projected as a first-round draft pick, but a lot of mocks have him going later in the round. Mays made the “mistake” of not going into the draft last year and had several flaws exposed this last year at USC, as far as pass coverage goes. The Trojans defense got burned frequently last year, and Mays was ...

The AFC North is all over the place in the first round. The Cleveland Browns have the seventh overall pick, and with all the trades and signings teams in the Top 10 of the draft have made, speculation has run rampant over what Cleveland is going to do with that pick. Next up in the division are the Pittsburgh Steelers. One year removed from their Super Bowl victory, the Steelers offensive line ...

In a move head coach Eric Mangini would never have bothered with, team president Mike Holmgren initiated a teleconference with season ticket holders on Friday.   Holmgren and General Manager Tom Heckert invited all 17,000 season ticket account holders to participate in a question-and-answer session with no subject off-limits.   While the substance of the discussion was nothing new to anyone who has been paying attention, the fact that Holmgren and Heckert decided to ...

With one of the most fascinating, unpredictable offseasons in the history of the NFL still in full swing, it's worth debating whether or not the St. Louis Rams might pass up Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford in the draft. The Rams released veteran quarterback Marc Bulger on Monday, clearing the way for an addition to the roster, but is it Bradford they were clearing the way for? There's no deal in place for ...

There is no story bigger in the NFL right now than the Donovan McNabb trade. This trade, without overstating it one bit, has sent shockwaves through the league and will affect just about every team in the upcoming draft. Mock drafts put together last week now are obsolete as the Redskins first-round priority shifts, affecting everyone drafting below them. The Redskins hold the number four overall pick in the draft, and it has ...

Now that Donovan McNabb has been traded to the Washington Redskins, this could open the door for the Cleveland Browns get Sam Bradford. Should the St. Louis Rams decide to pass on Sam Bradford with the No. 1 overall pick, the only other team that would've been interested in drafting him in the first round, Washington, now has other concerns to address with their first pick. This isn't to say the Redskins ...