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By mgrex03 Section: NFL General Posted on Wed Mar 26, 2008 at 08:30:55 PM EDT The NFL Competition Committee ), will meet next week to discuss various things around the league. via Stampede Blue

By WCG Section: News Posted on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 08:40:01 AM EDT CURRENT SELECTION Keith Rivers Linebacker USC ANALYSIS: The Bengals would likely be disappointed if the draft shaped up like this, since I … via Windy City Gridiron

“I kept telling the head coaches I worked for what a rich area Ohio was for talent, and that they needed to recruit it more. As a result of that, I knew Cleveland was a good football town and I had also become a big fan of the Browns.”
The following is part of a […]

Part 14 of a 32 part series, a running back position analysis of each franchise. via BleacherReport

The Oakland Raiders signed defensive end Kalimba Edwards to a two-year contract on Friday as they try to improve their pass rush for next season. via Pittsburgh Tribune

Wes Welker likes ice cream and other Patriots updates There were a few stories this week about the Patriots and their players.

In defending the Buffalo Bills partnership with Toronto, Ralph Wilson recently claimed that in trying to create new streams of revenue, the Bills have “overturned all of the rocks in Western New York.” This …

Part 18 of a 32 part series, a running back position analysis of each franchise.

The Bengals started their offseason strength and conditioning program Monday under the cloud of Chad Johnson’s absence.

Everett Walks Through Miami Paralysis Center Sunday, March 30, 2008 10:51 AM - WBEN/AP Kevin Everett and Marc Buoniconti each suffered a severe spinal-cord injury while making a tackle.

With the retirement of New York Representative Tom Reynolds, Republicans are looking for a candidate to hold onto Reynolds’s 26th congressional district just east of Buffalo. via New Republic

With free agency seemingly dead in the water, there are still a few NFL teams looking to fill needs, but will they wait for the draft or take a veteran they know will add value? It is interesting to see how …

“Our hope is that if they were that involved to vote for him, then they’ll want to watch what he does for a living.”
Fans used to want an autograph from two-time Indy 500 champion Helio Castroneves. These days, they want his photograph, too.
That’s what happens when you not only appear on ABC’s enormously popular […]

“We’re going to clean them up. They’ll be completely repainted inside, outside. We’ll identify the buildings with all new signings and so forth.”
Shops will become Mobile 1 Lube Express By Bob Van Enkenvoort rvanenkenvoort@greenbaypressgazette. Ledgeview resident Wayne Franzen has sold his chain of Super Lube stores to a Milwaukee-based group that also … via […]

Former Gersh Agency chief operating officer Hugh Dodson has launched Paragon, a sports and entertainment management outfit. via Variety.com

“Things happen for a reason you know. I got the opportunity to stay home and play.”
IRVING — Pete Hunter was back in Texas Stadium last week, running and defending wide receivers on the same turf as when he played for the Dallas Cowboys.
The former fifth-round draft pick had on a helmet and shoulder pads, […]

Fans attending the Green Bay Packers’ draft party April 26 will have the opportunity to get autographs from veteran players as they wait to see who the newest Packers will be. via Green Bay Press-Gazette

Itemizing a few things … Item: Vikings center Matt Birk, who is in the final year of his contract, doesn’t plan to take part in the team’s involuntary offseason workouts. via St. Paul Pioneer Press

“Obviously, we would be interested”
Move over Jacksonville Jaguars. Another National Football League team might be coming to town. via Stevens Point Journal

Cowboys defensive end Chris Canty would prefer a longer-term contract, but he’s going to have to prove himself one more year if he wants one.
The three-year veteran is coming off his most productive season, but he was tendered a one-year contract as a restricted free agent. He said he intends to sign it, but […]

“Despite the critics who said this year’s class of free agents is not as strong as in prior years, demand outweighed supply. When that happens, salaries tend to go up.”
Al Davis is hellbent on making his Oakland Raiders one of the NFL’s teams to watch in 2008. via WisInfo

Expect the unexpected on draft day If there’s one thing Pats fans have learned since Bill Belichick has taken over, it’s expect the unexpected on draft day.

No-fun league strikes again? SpyGate. Performance-enhancing drugs. Violent fights at strip clubs in Vegas.

The Belichick Rule to be topic of owner’s meeting National Football League owners start their annual springA meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, Monday, March 31.A Now the ownersA play the gamesA while the players …

The Niners have forfeited their 5th round pick in next months draft as well as having to switch their 3rd round picks with the Chicago Bears after Goodell has determined the Niners tampered with Bears LB Lance … via ArmchairGM

The third in a series on division needs leading up to the April 26-27 NFL Draft: The AFC South can stake a claim as the best division in the NFL. via CBS News

According to the Stevens Point Journal , the Badger State which once boasted a “Cheese League” with five NFL training camps may host the St. via Kansas City Chiefs

The Dolphins apparently aren’t finished adding depth to the secondary.
On Friday the Dolphins hosted former Falcons starting safety Chris Crocker, and a source confirmed he’s been offered a one-year contract he’ll likely accept. The NFL Network reported the deal is worth $1.15 million, with $300,000 of it guaranteed.
Crocker, 28, is entering his sixth season […]

A member of the Super Bowl champion New York Giants has pleaded guilty to neglecting his pet pit bulls. via Asbury Park Press

“They already are, what are you talking about?”
Several Internet gossips sites and blogs are buzzing over rumors that singer Jessica Simpson has secretly married Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. via ClickOnDetroit