May 2014 - Football Wiretap

Jadeveon Clowney Was Advised To Sit Out 2013 Season
With injuries and constant double-teams, Jadeveon Clowney didn't have as productive of a season in 2013 as many were anticipating.

Chase Goodbread/NFL.com

Text Messages Between Belichick, Hernandez Could Be Used As Evidence
Prosecutors handed over 33 pages of text messages from February to May of 2013.

Erin Smith, Laurel J. Sweet/Boston Herald

Jimmy Graham, Saints Agree Upon Four-Year, $40M Contract
Jimmy Graham's deal includes between $20 million and $21 million in guaranteed money.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Winston Wants To Be Viewed 'Like a Peyton Manning'
Jameis Winston has a national title ring and a Heisman Trophy.

Mike Huguenin/NFL.com

McCoy: Foles Has Taken Jump To Become Star Quarterback
LeSean McCoy has given Nick Foles his full faith on becoming one of the NFL's best quarterbacks.

Kevin Patra/NFL.com

Packers Want To Increase Pace Of Offense
The Packers want to speed up their offense with a goal of running 75 plays per game.

Rob Demovsky/ESPN

Packers 'Top Priority' Is Extension For Ted Thompson
Ted Thompson's contract expires after the 2015 season.

Will Brinson/CBS Sports

Pam Oliver Entering Final Season As Sideline Reporter
Pam Oliver's 20th season as a sideline reporter on Fox will be her last with Erin Andrews taking over the top spot immediately.

Richard Deitsch/Sports Illustrated

Larry Fitzgerald Never Approached By Cardinals About Trade To Patriots
Larry Fitzgerald was rumored to be moving from the Cardinals to the Patriots as last year's trade deadline.

Will Brinson/CBS Sports

Alex Boone Won't Report Without New Deal From 49ers
Alex Boone, rated as the third best guard in the NFL in 2013 by PFF, skipped last month's three-day minicamp in hopes of getting a new contract.

Marc Sessler/NFL.com

Hue Jackson: I'm Tethered To Andy Dalton
Hue Jackson gave Andy Dalton a strong public vote of confidence as the Bengals' quarterback enters a key season in his career.

Chris Wesseling/NFL.com

Griffin Believes Best Part Of Washington's Offense Is Alfred Morris
Robert Griffin III believes the most dangerous part of Washington's offense is Alfred Morris and the running game.

Marc Sessler/NFL.com

No Players Selected In 2014 NFL Supplemental Draft
Chase Clayton, Darius Lipford, Lakendrick Ross and Traylon Shead now become free agents.

Mike Huguenin/NFL.com

NFL Teams Split More Than $6 Billion In Revenue In 2013
The national revenue rose 4.3 percent from last year due in part to new carriage agreements with the NFL Network and additional revenue from Nike.

Darren Rovell/ESPN

Andre Johnson Wants Trade, Four Teams Interested
Andre Johnson is due to make $10 million this season.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Rob Gronkowski On Track To Start Week 1
Rob Gronkowski is coming back from a torn ACL and MCL.

Paul Perillo/NFL.com

Baylor To Install Statue Of Robert Griffin III
Baylor is installing a statue of Robert Griffin III at McLane Stadium.

David Ubben/Fox Sports

Gase Expects Broncos' Offense To Be Better In 2014
The Broncos' offseason moves suggest an awareness that they need to be more physical on offense.

Chris Wesseling/NFL.com

Gonzalez Believes NFL 'Behind The Times' On Paying By Position
Tony Gonzalez spoke against the NFL's structure of paying players based on position.

NFL.com

Judge Gives Preliminary Approval On Concussion Lawsuit
A federal judge on Monday granted preliminary approval to a landmark deal that would compensate thousands of former NFL players for concussion-related claims.

AP

Brees: Jimmy Graham Revolutionized Tight End Position
Drew Brees said he is "anxious and hopeful" Jimmy Graham and the Saints will agree to a long-term deal prior to the July 15th deadline.

Kevin Patra/NFL.com

Josh Gordon Arrested On Suspicion Of DWI
Josh Gordon was already awaiting work on his lengthy suspension for a positive drug test.

Marc Sessler/NFL.com

Rokevious Watkins Suspended Four Games For Substance Abuse Violation
Rokevious Watkins signed with the Chiefs last season after he was cut by the Rams.

Josh Katzowitz/CBS Sports

LaVon Brazill Suspended For Entire 2014 Season
LaVon Brazill has been suspended for the entire 2014 season after again violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.

Josh Katzowitz/CBS Sports

Dion Jordan Suspended Four Games For PED Violation
Dion Jordan recently said he had gained 17 pounds of muscle compared to last season.

James Walker/ESPN

Bills Could Use Preston Brown To Replace Kiko Alonso
Preston Brown played inside linebacker at Louisville, but is versatile enough that he was used in offseason practices at nickel linebacker.

Kevin Patra/NFL.com

Mike Evans Attempting To Lose Weight Ahead Of Camp
Mike Evans missed time during his first month of offseason practice with a hamstring injury.

Kevin Patra/NFL.com

NFL Network's Top 100 Ranks Aaron Rodgers No. 11
Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Drew Brees are ranked ahead of Aaron Rodgers, along with three running backs.

NFL.com

Jimmy Graham, Saints Starting From Scratch On Negotiations
Jimmy Graham was declared a tight end this week and therefore his Franchise Tender is worth just $7 million instead of $12 million.

Chris Wesseling/NFL.com

Dorial Green-Beckham Added To Oklahoma's Roster
Dorial Green-Beckham had a breakout season for the Tigers in 2013 with 59 receptions for 883 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore.

Brandon Chatmon/ESPN