April 2010 - Football Wiretap

Vikings Willing To Be Patient With Favre
Brad Childress is willing to give Brett Favre all the time he needs to decide on his future.

ESPN

Jackson: Rams Should Trade No. 1 Pick
The Rams haven't yet decided what to do with the No. 1 pick.

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Dez Bryant To Put Off Running 40
Dez Bryant injured his hamstring earlier this week.

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Jaguars Win Coin Toss For 10th Pick
The official order of the first round was determined on Friday.

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Source: Chargers Will Let Sproles Test Market
The Chargers are letting Darren Sproles follow LaDainian Tomlinson out of town.

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GM: Porter Will Be Released Because Of Performance
The Dolphins are ready to cut ties with Joey Porter.

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Holmgren 'Astounded' By Fans Disloyalty To McNabb
Mike Holmgren still believes Donovan McNabb is a top-flight quarterback.

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Lions Could Deal No. 2 Pick, Chase LT
LaDainian Tomlinson could end up in Detroit.

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Cowboys Could Tender Miles Austin
The Cowboys would like to keep Miles Austin, but at what price?

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NFL To Measure Brain Activity At Combine
The NFL is going to ask more questions about past concussions.

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NFL, Union Don't Comment On Meeting
Roger Goodell met with DeMaurice Smith on Thursday.

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49ers Make Alex Smith Undisputed Starter For 2010
Alex Smith was given a vote of confidence from Mike Singletary on Thursday.

Nancy Gay/Fanhouse

Dolphins Keep Plans For Pennington Close To Vest
Miami general manager Jeff Ireland can?t say whether his team would have been better in 2009 with or without Chad Pennington at quarterback.

Palm Beach Post

Tebow Won't Throw At Combine
Tim Tebow said Thursday that he won?t participate in throwing drills when quarterbacks conduct on-field workouts Sunday.

NFL.com

Saints Haven't Even Mentioned Restructuring Reggie Bush's Contract
The Saints have been in contact with Reggie Bush's agent on Darren Sharper, but haven't broached the subject of altering his $8M salary for 2010.

NFL.com

Cardinals Extend HC Whisenhunt, GM Graves
Ken Whisenhunt is now one of the top five highest paid coaches in the NFL.

NFL.com

Bryant Done In Tampa Bay
Antonio Bryant's career with the Buccaneers is apparently over.

Rick Stroud/St. Petersburg Times

Jets Will Release Jones If He Doesn't Renegotiate
Thomas Jones is due to earn a $3 million roster bonus next month plus a $2.8 million base salary in 2010.

Star Ledger

Raiders Annoyed With How Bush Takes Himself Out Of A Series
Michael Bush led Raiders rushers with 589 yards and a 4.8 average but never seems to have caught the fancy of coach Tom Cable.

Oakland Tribune

Georgia Freshman Doesn't Press Charges Against Moreno For Punch
Knowshon Moreno was in a bar-fight on Saturday.

Denver Post

Hampton Agrees To $21M With Steelers
Casey Hampton will receive $11M in guaranteed money.

ESPN

Emotional L.T. Still Wants To Play
LaDainian Tomlinson couldn't hold back tears on Wednesday.

NFL.com

Patriots Bring Back David Patten
David Patten still holds the franchise record for the longest touchdown reception.

Yahoo! Sports

Report: NFL, Union At Odds Over HGH Test
The NFL wants to implement blood testing for HGH, but the Players' Association is opposed to it.

ESPN

Cowboys, Bengals Will Play In HOF Game
The Cowboys haven't played in the Hall of Fame Game since 1999.

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Source: Texans Won't Franchise Robinson
Dunta Robinson will be allowed to test the free agent market.

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Kraft: Patriots Will Pay Top Talent
Randy Moss hinted that the Patriots are cheap recently.

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Westbrook Plans To Play In 2010
Brian Westbrook says he's already heard from three or four teams.

ESPN

Raiders Franchise Richard Seymour
Richard Seymour received the franchise tag from the Raiders and will be retained at a cost of $12.398 million.

NFL.com

Marshall's Role During Night Of Williams' Death Becomes More Clear
Brandon Marshall's cousin sprayed champagne over gang members.

Denver Post