June 2012 - Football Wiretap

Wallace To Report To Steelers Monday Evening
Mike Wallace will join the Steelers on Monday night.

Aditi Kinkhabwala/NFL.com (via Twitter)

Luck Helps Colts Sell Out Preseason Finale
Despite the absence of Peyton Manning and a winning football team, the Colts appear to be setup for several sellouts this season.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

Cowboys Hoping Rules Make Bryant More Accountable
Dez Bryant agreed to a set of strict guidelines that have nothing to do with football.

Calvin Watkins/ESPN

Broken Blood Vessel Unlikely To Keep Stafford From Opener
Matthew Stafford broke a blood vessel in his left hand, but still expects to be ready for his team's regular season opener against the Rams.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Dez Bryant Paying For Rule Enforcing Security Detail
Dez Bryant will be paying for the 24-hour security crew that will impose rules from the Cowboys upon him.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

Ravens Place Suggs On PUP List
Terrell Suggs will miss at least the first six weeks of the season.

Albert Breer/NFL.com (via Twitter)

Tarvaris Jackson Reaches Agreement With Bills On Contract
Tarvaris Jackson can earn up to $3 million this season.

Albert Breer/NFL.com (via Twitter)

Vince Young Cut By Bills
Vince Young has been cut by the Bills after they acquired Tarvaris Jackson fro the Seahawks.

RealGM Staff Report

Half Of NFL's Dozen 24 Or Under QB Starters Came From Texas
Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Andy Dalton, Ryan Tannehill, Christian Ponder and Matthew Stafford all played in Texas.

Bruce Feldman/CBS (via Twitter)

Patriots Extend Aaron Hernandez's Contract
Aaron Hernandez has agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Patriots.

NFL.com

Mallet May Have Jumped Hoyer As Brady's Backup
Ryan Mallet appears to have earned the confidence of Bill Belichick.

Karen Guregian/Boston Herald

Ravens Cut Cundiff In Favor Of Cheaper Rookie
The Ravens have cut Billy Cundiff, opting to go with rookie kicker Justin Tucker for the 2012 season.

Associated Press

Seahawks Name Rookie Wilson Starting Quarterback
Russell Wilson beat out Matt Flynn and Tarvaris Jackson for Seattle's starting job.

ESPN.com

Gronkowski Frustrated With New England's Offense
The Patriots haven't exactly been a well-oiled machine offensively in the preseason and Rob Gronkowski has expressed his displeasure with their results.

NFL.com

FOX Replaces Caliendo With Rob Riggle
FOX announced on Sunday afternoon that Rob Riggle will take over Frank Caliendo's place as the comedian that delivers game picks.

Pro Football Talk

Bills To Acquire Tarvaris Jackson
The Bills have agreed to send an undisclosed draft pick to the Seahawks for Tarvaris Jackson, according to NFL sources.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Colts Acquire Vontae Davis From Dolphins
The Colts gave up a second-round pick to land Vontae Davis, who had lost his starting job with the Dolphins.

Associated Press

Seahawks Release Terrell Owens
The Seahawks cut wide receiver Terrell Owens on Sunday.

ESPN.com

Peyton Manning Isn't Looking Past 2012
Peyton Manning signed a five-year, $96 million deal with the Broncos in March, but the future Hall of Fame quarterback is treating his deal as a one-year pact.

NFL.com

Injuries Have Giants Concerned About Depth
The Giants have been hit hard in the secondary.

Ohm Youngmisuk/ESPN.com

Steelers May Lose First-Round Pick For Season
Steelers first-round pick David DeCastro has a torn MCL, but the team is unsure if he also tore his ACL.

Adam Schefter/ESPN.com

Panthers Prepared For Preseason Game Like Regular-Season Opener
Carolina has game-planned for New York and will play their starters into the third quarter.

Yahoo! Sports

Offensive Line May Put Brady's Health In Jeopardy
They struggled mightily to protect Brady in Friday night's preseason game against the Buccaneers.

Boston Herald

Holmes Had Say In Hiring Of Receivers Coach
The Jets think enough of Santonio Holmes to have asked for his input before they hired Sanjay Lal as their receivers coach.

Pro Football Talk

Cowboys Set Strict Guidelines For Dez Bryant
The Cowboys have issued strict guidelines for Dez Bryant regarding his conduct away from the field.

Calvin Watkins/ESPN

Stafford Hurts Left Hand, Injury Appears Minor
The Lions quarterback was hit in the hand by a helmet in the second quarter.

Associated Press

Jaguars 'Need More Guys' Like Justin Blackmon
Justin Blackmon has only been around the Jaguars for a few weeks, but he is already making na impact on his first professional team.

NFL.com

Facing Eight-Game Suspension, Packers Release Hargrove
The Packers have released Anthony Hargrove, who is already facing an eight-game suspension for his role in the Saints bounty pool.

Associated Press

Ryan Targets Jones Deep Three Times
The Falcons worked on their vertical passing game on Friday night against the Dolphins.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Theismann's Advice To Mariani: Don't Watch Video Of Injury
It was twenty years before Joe Theismann watched a replay of his gruesome leg injury and he has some advice for Tennessee return man Mike Mariani.

Tennessean