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Houston Chronicle
Texans' timing could be tricky when drafting RBs – J. McClain
The Texans' biggest needs going into the NFL draft are running back, cornerback and defensive tackle. Coach Gary Kubiak calls running back a young player's position because of all the punishment they absorb early in their careers as runners, receivers and blockers.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/6916451.html
Houston Chronicle
Texans want to star in HBO series Hard Knocks – J. McClain
Owner Bob McNair is lobbying NFL Films for the Texans to appear on the HBO summer series Hard Knocks. Hard Knocks follows a team during training camp and usually features the team on six weekly episodes that run numerous times on HBO's multiple channels.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/6916120.html
USA TODAY
Texans want to be on HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’; do the Jets want it too? – S. Leahy
The Houston Texans want to be on Hard Knocks. And the New York Jets might want in on the HBO party too. Texans owner Bob McNair told the Houston Chronicle that he has informed NFL Films that he is interested in having his team profiled on the HBO documentary during training camp.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2010/03/texans-want-to-be-on-hbos-hard-knocks-do-the-jets-want-it-too/1
MyFOXHouston.com
Pitts to Meet With Lions, 49ers – M. Berman
Free agent guard Chester Pitts confirmed Tuesday he will meet this week with the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers beginning with the Lions Wednesday.
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/sports/100317_pitts_to_meet_with_lions_49ers
ESPN.com
'Hard Knocks' would pressurize Texans – P. Kuharsky
John McClain reports the Texans are lobbying to be the team HBO tracks in the preseason for "Hard Knocks." It’s a surprising revelation as the Texans turned down a foray in the past and are a low-key club that seems unlikely to want to risk the possible repercussions of exposing a month of their lives.
http://espn.go.com/blog/afcsouth/post/_/id/10257/hard-knocks-would-pressurize-texans
NFL News
New York Times
Sellouts at New Stadium Are Next Battle for Jets and Giants – R. Sandomir
Now that a coin flip has determined that the Giants, not the Jets, will play the first regular-season game at the teams’ new $1.6 billion stadium at the Meadowlands, the next question is whether each team will sell out.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/sports/football/17seats.html?ref=football
CBSSports.com
Proposed OT change: Move the kickoff up, leave the rest alone – C. Judge
When NFL owners meet in Florida next week, one of the hot topics will be a proposal to change the way overtimes are played -- an idea that could be tried on an experimental basis as early as the 2010 playoffs.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/13068677/proposed-ot-change-move-the-kickoff-up-leave-the-rest-alone?tag=headlines;nfl
ESPN.com
Tebow will prove worth the risk – J. Gruden
When I met with Tim Tebow recently in Tampa, Fla., I prepared three tapes. We watched some left-handed quarterbacks -- Boomer Esiason, Steve Young, Michael Vick, Chris Simms, Mark Brunell -- and we talked about some of the changes in Tim's throwing motion that he had been working on.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft10/columns/story?id=4981993
FOXSports.com
Watch for trade market to warm up soon – J. Czarnecki
As one NFL executive told me, “Only A.J. (Smith) could get a third-round pick for a quarterback nobody really knows whether he can play or not.”
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/czar-trade-market-to-warm-up-031610
NFL.com
Warner tops list of best undrafted players of all time – G. Brandt
It's always a benefit when a team's first-round draft pick meets those lofty expectations. And it's a real bonus when mid- to low-round selections exceed their expectations. This, of course, has been at the heart of NFL.com's voting platform to determine the best draft picks in NFL history.
http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d816fb4f0&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true
SportsIllustrated.com
2010 NFL Mock Draft 4.0 – D. Banks
A personnel man I know texted me the other day to tell me I had the "right 32 guys" in my 3.0 mock draft, the one I did almost two weeks ago coming out of the NFL Scouting Combine. He didn't say whether I had any of those right guys going to the right team, but at this point, with the first round still more than five weeks away, I'll take it and try not to over think things as we reflect the results of free agency on everyone's draft board.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/don_banks/03/16/mock.draft.1/index.html
USA TODAY
Lack of a salary cap leaves wide range of spending in NFL clubs – J. Bell
It's the yin and yang of an NFL system without a salary cap. While there's no ceiling on how much teams can spend on players, there's also no floor dictating the minimum that must be spent.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2010-03-15-team-expenditures_N.htm
Yahoo! Sports
Ravens’ acquisitions top free-agency moves – J. Cole
While the offseason movement of free agency, trades and the NFL draft is like some long-running Christmas celebration for fans that can’t wait to see which new players will be on their team, the reality is much more sobering.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Atrw55icVel2euCybYOMwipDubYF?slug=jc-directsnap031610&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
The Tennessean
Titans linemen break bank with coach's help – J. Wyatt
If you've ever stopped by Titans training camp, you've undoubtedly heard Jim Washburn, even if you didn't see him. He's the coach in the faded baseball cap, yelling at the top of his lungs at the defensive linemen. They're sweating and at the point of exhaustion, but he keeps on riding them.
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100314/SPORTS01/3140377/2161?GID=9wrQ8o+xA4NGaYuQxEsdiJM/QKrqf5R8dwieq/+AQF4%3D
Boston Globe
Mayo expects to make some noise next season – M. Walker
The clanging of weight machines could be heard at Gillette Stadium yesterday as the Patriots returned for offseason workouts less than two months after the Baltimore Ravens ended their season in the wild-card round.
http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2010/03/17/mayo_expects_to_make_some_noise_next_season/
Buffalo News
Bills' Gailey says no front-runner at QB – M. Gaughan
Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey said Tuesday there is no front-runner for the starting quarterback job at the moment.
http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/03/16/989367/bills-gailey-says-no-front-runner.html
New York Daily News
New York Jets will host Thanksgiving Day night game – G. Myers
The Jets accepted the NFL's offer to host the Thanksgiving night game this year, sources confirmed Tuesday. Kickoff will be 8:20 p.m. The NFL will make the announcement on Monday at the league meetings in Orlando when it will also name the opponent for that game and the Jets' opponent for the Monday night opener on Sept. 13. The rest of the schedule comes out in April.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/2010/03/17/2010-03-17_turkey_night_at_swamp.html
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Police: Roethlisberger yet to be interviewed – J. Silver
Ben Roethlisberger has not granted Georgia authorities an interview about the allegation that he sexually assaulted a college student earlier this month, but investigators did speak Saturday with "a number" of his companions that night.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10076/1043392-66.stm
Oakland Tribune
Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell sports new, slimmer look – S. Corkran
As expected, Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell showed up for offseason workouts Tuesday. The surprise came in Russell's physical appearance.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_14686495?source=most_viewed
Kansas City Star
Chiefs add former K-State player Lilja to offensive line – A. Teicher
The Chiefs have made plenty of mistakes on players in recent seasons, and one of the biggest came six years ago when they let offensive lineman Ryan Lilja out of their grasp.
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/03/16/1817743/chiefs-add-former-k-state-player.html
San Diego Union-Tribune
Steeg stepping down as Chargers COO – K. Acee
Jim Steeg, a driving force in many changes in the Chargers organization in his five years with the franchise, has resigned as executive vice president and chief operating officer.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/16/steeg-stepping-down-chargers-coo/
Dallas Morning News
Banking on Tony Romo, not Brady Quinn, was great call by Cowboys – J. Taylor
Oh the consternation just a few years ago, when the Cowboys traded away the opportunity to draft the great Brady Quinn in the first round because they believed in Tony Romo.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/football/cowboys/stories/031710dnspoquinnitem.1b4ea0198.html
Philadelphia Daily News
Bell signs Eagles' offer sheet; defensive end Tapp acquired from Seattle for Clemons – L. Bowen
Whether the Eagles made solid progress toward improving their 2010 roster yesterday might hinge on whether the Saints decline to match the Birds' offer sheet to restricted free agent running back Mike Bell.
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20100317_Bell_signs_Eagles__offer_sheet__defensive_end_Tapp_acquired_from_Seattle_for_Clemons.html
Chicago Tribune
Manning wants new contract – V. McClure
On a day the Bears added insurance at cornerback, the future of another member of the defensive backfield remained unclear. Danieal Manning, one of the Bears' four unsigned restricted free agents, is unlikely to attend the start of the offseason workout program March 29 as he awaits a new contract.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-0317-bears-chicago--20100316-7,0,3055776.story
Detroit Free Press
Lions to host Patriots on Thanksgiving Day – Staff
It appears the Lions will host Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the annual Thanksgiving Day game this year.
http://www.freep.com/article/20100317/SPORTS01/100317021/1049/Lions-to-host-Patriots-on-Thanksgiving-Day
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Falcons release CB Tye Hill; sign Matt Giordano – O. Ledbetter
The Falcons continue to tinker with their secondary. They released cornerback Tye Hill and signed safety Matt Giordano on Tuesday. Hill was acquired on Sept. 1 from the St. Louis Rams for a seventh round pick.
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-falcons-blog/2010/03/16/atlanta-falcons-release-cornerback-tye-hill/?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_falcons_blog
San Francisco Chronicle
Carr eager to show he can start – D. White
The 49ers officially signed quarterback David Carr on Monday so he can compete with Alex Smith for the starting job. OK, the Niners didn't tell him that in so many words, but Carr plans to take the unspoken inference and run with it.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/15/SP8V1CG8DA.DTL
Tampa Tribune
Bucs agree to terms with safety Sean Jones – R. Cummings
So much for sitting out free agency. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers dipped into the free agent talent pool for the second time in four days Tuesday, this time pulling out Sean Jones, a starting-caliber safety who is expected to push Sabby Piscitelli for his starter's job.
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/mar/16/170720/bucs-sign-jones-bolster-secondary/sports-bucs/
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fraley agrees to terms with Rams – J. Thomas
Veteran center Hank Fraley has canceled a scheduled free-agent visit to Kansas City and agreed to terms with the St. Louis Rams.
http://interact.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2010/03/fraley-agrees-to-terms-with-rams/
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