Bengals DE Frostee Rucker is ready to play some ball. (And if by using the term “play some ball” he means “allegedly rough up some more women,” we believe him.)
QB Josh McCown and WR Mike Williams were no-shows for the first day of a voluntary minicamp in Detroit.
McCown’s excuse is that he wants to [...]

A puff piece on a washed-up wideout? It really is slow right now, isn’t it?
Will an NFL player or coach ever come out of the closet during their careers? After reading this article about a Missouri lacrosse coach who has done so, we don’t see it ever happening.
Bill Walsh thinks that a move [...]

Bears CB/KR Devin Hester will have a speed rating of 100 in Madden 08. (Bears DT Tank Johnson’s “shower room awareness” rating will be 37.)
The Saints have cut K John Carney.
A new 49ers stadium could generate $249 million annually in new economic activity in Santa Clara County.
QB Brady Quinn has visited the Browns.
The Pats [...]

The Lance Briggs deal died because the ‘Skins weren’t willing to give up LB Rocky McIntosh.
Bears coach Lovie Smith says that it will take “a little bit more” than what the Redskins have already offered to get the deal done for Briggs.
The league’s new Personal Conduct Policy might include lifetime bans. (Fine, but if [...]

Our prediction as to Pacman’s meeting with the Commish? Lawyer Manny Arora (who lately has been posturing more than a drunken peacock) is going to piss off everyone at Park Avenue.
Bengals LT Levi Jones seems to be a little touchy about the perception that Joey Porter kicked his butt.
Four members of the Colts Super [...]

Not long ago, three 8-8 marks in four seasons would be cause for drunken boating in Cincinnati.
Broncos LB Al Wilson was absent for the start of offseason workouts.
QB David Carr is spending two days in Charlotte. (We could make a crude joke here, but we will resist.)
At least Dre’ Bly isn’t blaming Joey Harrington [...]

Could LB Cato June bump Derrick Brooks out of the weakside spot in the Tampa Tampa 2?
The receiver-happy Pats could be caliente for Ohio State’s Anthony Gonzalez.
The Pats also could be eyeballing LB LaMarr Woodley with one of their two first-round draft picks.
So why do so many first-round wideouts turn out to be busts?
Lions coach [...]

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Bears G.M. Jerry Angelo says he still wants LB Lance Briggs to return, but isn’t ready to give him a multi-year deal.
OL Rick DeMulling is returning to the Colts after a stint in Detroit.
The guy that the Fins draft at No. 9 overall had better sign a contract before the start of training camp; says [...]

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KFFL reports that Dolphins running back Ricky Williams expects to be reinstated following a banishment from the league for repeated violations of the substance abuse policy.
The Pat Tillman story continues to twist and turn.
Indianapolis might host a Super Bowl. (What’s next? Detroit?)
Chargers RB Michael Turner is creating a buzz (but without any help [...]

Several league insiders have contacted us in response to our item from earlier in the day regarding vague questions regarding tailback Marshawn Lynch, to which NFL.com’s Pat Kirwan recently referred in his latest mock draft. Apparently, there is talk that Lynch has back problems. But a league source tells us that multiple teams have [...]

Pacman’s lawyer has a raging case of diarrhea of the mouth.
The guy who wanted to change his name to Peyton Manning wasn’t permitted to do so. (But he was allowed to choose from one of these four: Seymour Butts, Peter Gosinya, and Len Pasquarelli.)
Former Titans G.M. Floyd Reese is getting paid by ESPN.com [...]

NY Giants sign LB Kawika Mitchell… Mitchell is expected to play the strong-side LB spot
AGENT CLAIMS HENRY FACES NO JAIL TIME. Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com reports that receiver Chris Henry’s agent believes that the player’s most recent brush with the law will not result in a potential revocation of his probation in Kentucky.
Per various media [...]

The Philadeplhia Eagles have announced the acquisition of linebacker Takeo Spikes and quarterback Kelly Holcomb from the Bills, for defensive tackle Darwin Walker and a 2008 late-round draft pick.
Adam Schefter of NFLN reports that the New York Jets have signed defensive end Andre Wadsworth, who was the No. 3 overall pick in the 1998 draft.
Panthers [...]