April 2014 - Football Wiretap

Jeff Tedford Takes Indefinite Medical Leave From Buccaneers
Jeff Tedford has missed time early this season due to a heart procedure.

Kevin Patra/NFL.com

Morris Claiborne Skips Workout After Demotion
Jerry Jones admitted the Cowboys have been disappointed in Morris Claiborne's performance just hours before his demotion.

Jean-Jacques Taylor/ESPN

James Harrison Re-Signs With Steelers, Three Weeks After Retiring

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Rob Bironas Tried To Run Woman Off Road Before Accident
Rob Bironas allegedly tried to run a woman off the road just moments after his fatal accident.

Jim Wyatt/Tennessean

Buccaneers Work Out Terrelle Pryor
Terrelle Pryor started several games last season for the Raiders.

Field Yates/ESPN

Dennis Pitta Out For Season After Undergoing Hip Surgery
It's the same right hip that Dennis Pitta fractured and dislocated last summer, an injury that cost him much of 2013.

Dan Hanzus/NFL.com

Danny Woodhead Out For Season With Broken Fibula

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Bisciotti: Ravens Never Campaigned For Rice To Receive Lesser Penalty
Steve Biscotti was stunned that Ray Rice would be suspended for just two games.

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Stanton: My Stats Stink And I Don't Care
In two games, Drew Stanton is 32 of 62 (51.6%), with two touchdowns and no picks, a rating of 83.5.

Peter King/Sports Illustrated

Kyle Rudolph Out Six Weeks With Sports Hernia Surgery
The Vikings have targeted Kyle Rudolph 17 times this season.

Josh Alper/Pro Football Talk

Dolphins Won't Commit To Ryan Tannehill As Starting QB
The Dolphins could turn to Matt Moore instead of Ryan Tannehill.

Darin Gantt/ProFootballTalk

Eli Manning Executes McAdoo's Scheme In Win Over Texans
Before the season, the Giants said it may be possible for Eli Manning to complete 70 percent of his passes.

Mark Cannizzaro/New York Post

Wilson Throwing Into Coverage More In 2014
Russell Wilson had an impressive passer rating of 99.9 in Week 3, but he's also thrown the ball into coverage with far more regularity than he did in his first two seasons.

Steve Palazzolo/Pro Football Focus

Emmanuel Sanders Fully Ingrained In Broncos' Offense
Emmanuel Sanders has now caught 25 of his 33 targets this season.

Steve Palazzolo/Pro Football Focus

Harris: Wilson Better Than Luck
Chris Harris and the Broncos have played both Russell Wilson and Andrew Luck this season.

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49ers Outscored 52-3 In 2nd Half Of First Three Games
The 49ers were up 14-6 at halftime against the Cardinals in Week 3 and ended up losing by a final score of 23-14.

Paul Gutierrez/ESPN

Jaguars Name Blake Bortles Starting QB
Blake Bortles was originally supposed to sit out the entire season as an understudy to incumbent starter Chad Henne.

Matt Conner/SB Nation

Arian Foster Inactive For Week 3 With Hamstring Injury
Arian Foster tested the hamstring Sunday morning after being limited all week in practice.

Kimberly Jones/NFL.com

Vikings Don't Foresee Keeping Adrian Peterson Long-Term
Adrian Peterson "is in denial" about his short- and long-term future with the Vikings.

Chris Mortensen/ESPN (via CBS Sports)

Buccaneers In Good Position To Sign Gerald McCoy Long-Term
Gerald McCoy counts $15M against this year's cap (he makes $13M this season and Suh makes $12.6M), so his franchise tag would be more manageable.

Jason La Canfora/CBS Sports

Lions Optimistic Ndamukong Suh Will Stay Long-Term
Ndamukong Suh counts $22.4M against the cap this season and franchising him for one year, at around $27M, isn't feasible for the Lions.

Jason La Canfora/CBS Sports

Raiders Could Sell For $2B With Potential Move To L.A. Looming
The NFL will be careful about who gets the Los Angeles market and Mark Davis has limitations in real estate, marketing and overall business expertise.

Jason La Canfora/CBS Sports

Rob Bironas Passes Away In Car Accident
Rob Bironas was a placekicker for the Titans for nine seasons before his release in March.

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Dion Jordan Suspended Four Games For Substance Abuse
Dion Jordan has been suspended without pay for the next four games for a new violation of the NFL's Policy and Program on Substances of Abuse.

Dan Hanzus/NFL.com

Peterson Asked To Take Polygraph Test
Adrian Peterson has already admitted to what he did to his son.

Michael David Smith/Pro Football Talk

Report: Ravens Misdirected Rice Case, NFL Did Scant Investigation
A report found a pattern of misinformation and misdirection employed by the Ravens and the NFL since Ray Rice assaulted Janay Rice in an Atlantic City elevator.

Don Van Natta Jr., Kevin Van Valkenburg/ESPN

Jerry Jones Insists NFL Team In England Will 'Get Done'
Jerry Jones believes the NFL will soon have a team based in London.

Robert Wilonsky/Dallas Morning News

Roger Goodell Announces New Conduct Policy Forthcoming
Roger Goodell said Friday that there have been too many examples of late of the NFL "doing wrong" and "that starts with me."

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Vikings Cut Jerome Simpson
Jerome Simpson caught 48 passes for 726 yards last season.

Ben Goessling/ESPN

Romo 'All For' Taking Lesser Role With Cowboys Running More
The Cowboys have been more of a running team during the first two weeks of the 2014 season, which results in Tony Romo having a lesser role.

Tim MacMahon/ESPN