May 2015 - Football Wiretap

Jermaine Gresham To Visit Cardinals
Jermaine Gresham is still recovering from herniated disc surgery.

Marc Sessler/NFL.com

Chris Johnson Ready To Resume NFL Career
Chris Johnson was shot in his right shoulder and a close friend sitting next to him was killed.

Jason La Canfora/CBS Sports

Reggie Wayne Receiving Interest From Several Teams
Reggie Wayne has received interest from several teams as he plans to play a 15th and final season in the NFL.

Mike Wells/ESPN

Russell Wilson, Seahawks Will Break Off Talks At Start Of Camp
The Seahawks and Russell Wilson are not close on a deal but talks are expected to ramp up.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Cameron Heyward, Steelers Agree Upon Six-Year, $59.2M Extension
Cameron Heyward is now the 11th highest paid defensive end in football.

Ed Bouchette/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Russell Wilson Remains Confident Contract Will Be Resolved
Little has changed since June with Russell Wilson's contract negotiations.

Coley Harvey/ESPN

Jets' LB Coach: Quinton Coples Plays With Very Good Violence
Quinton Coples was a first round pick in 2012 out of North Carolina, but he's played multiple positions unable to find his spot on the Jets' defense.

Conor Orr/NFL.com

Dan Connolly Retires At 32 Citing Family, Health
Dan Connolly was a captain on the Patriots in 2014.

Mike Reiss/ESPN

J.J. Watt Has 40+ QB Hits In Three Straight Seasons
J.J. Watt had 50 quarterback hits in 2014, which was first in the NFL well ahead of Carlos Dunlap's 28 and Von Miller's 27.

RealGM Staff Report

Demaryius Thomas, Broncos Agree Upon Five-Year, $70M Deal
Demaryius Thomas will receive $43.5 million in guaranteed money.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Dez Bryant, Cowboys Agree Upon Five-Year, $70M Deal
Dez Bryant had until Wednesday to agree upon a deal otherwise he would play 2015 under the franchise tag.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Stephen Gostkowski, Patriots Agree Upon Four-Year, $17.2M Deal
The Patriots were using their franchise tag on Stephen Gostkowski.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Justin Houston, Chiefs Agree Upon Six-Year, $101M Deal
Justin Houston will receive $32.5 million in guaranteed money at signing.

Albert Breer/NFL.com

NFLPA To Take Tom Brady's Appeal To Federal Court If Ban Not Reduced
The NFLPA will argue the ball-deflation policy was incorrectly applied to Tom Brady, as the rules were meant for club personnel and not players.

ESPN

Titans Refuse To Budge On Offset Clause In Marcus Mariota's Contract
If the Titans give Marcus Mariota a contract without offset language, that would allow him to "double dip" and receive payment from another team.

Paul Kuharsky/ESPN

Warner: 49ers Shouldn't Design Runs For Kaepernick
Kurt Warner said Colin Kaepernick should only run when there's not a pass option from the pocket.

Matt Maiocco/Comcast

Demaryius Thomas, Broncos Have 'Significant Gap' In Contract Talks
Demaryius Thomas is scheduled to make $12.823 million on the franchise tag and reportedly wants a Calvin Johnson-type deal with an excess of $16 million per year and $48 million guaranteed.

Manouk Akopyan/NFL.com

Julio Jones, Falcons Haven't Held Any Extension Talks
Julio Jones will make $10.176 million during the 2015 season.

Vaughn McClure/ESPN

C.J. Wilson Released From Hospital After Fireworks' Accident
C.J. Wilson lost his index and middle fingers off of one of his hands.

Adam Caplan/ESPN

Schefter: 'Just Doing My Job' Posting Pierre-Paul's Medical Records
Adam Schefter received criticism last week for posting a photo of Jason Pierre-Paul's medical records following a procedure for his injured hands.

Richard Deitsch/Sports Illustrated

No NFL Contract Has Ever Had More Than $64M In Guaranteed Money
Andrew Luck could take less money per season but have his contract become fully guaranteed.

Kevin Seifert/ESPN

Jeremy Johnson Downplays Cam Newton Comparisons
Jeremy Johnson is an impressive dual-threat quarterback for Auburn, but he has downplayed comparisons to Cam Newton.

Chase Goodbread/NFL.com

Dez Bryant Threatens To Sit Out Camp, Games If No Deal Reached
Dez Bryant cannot be fined for missing training camp without signing his franchise tender but would be forfeiting $752,000 for each regular-season game missed.

Ed Werder/ESPN

NFLPA Investigating Possible Collusion On Bryant, Thomas
The players' association says it believes the Broncos and Cowboys had contact about the contracts of Dez Bryant and Demaryius Thomas.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Greg Hardy Has 10-Game Suspension Reduced To Four
In July 2014, Greg Hardy was found guilty by a judge of assaulting Nicole Holder and threatening to kill her.

Todd Archer/ESPN

CAA Close To Acquisition Of Todd France's Agency
Todd France's agency represents approximately 50 NFL players, including Marcel Dareus, Aqib Talib, Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker.

Liz Mullen/Sports Business Journal

L.A. Coliseum Offers To Host One NFL Team
USC, which operates the Coliseum, confirmed Thursday it will submit a proposal to the NFL.

Sam Farmer, Nathan Fenno/Los Angeles Times

Rose Bowl Not Interested In Being Temporary NFL Home
Officials of the Rose Bowl do not want their stadium to serve as a temporary home for an NFL team that relocates to Los Angeles.

Sam Farmer/Los Angeles Times

A.J. Green Expects New Contract After Season
A.J. Green is set to make $10.18 million in 2015 as part of his fifth-year option.

ESPN

Ken Stabler Passes Away At Age Of 69
Ken Stabler played for the Raiders, Oilers and Saints in the NFL.

TMZ.com