April 2015 - Football Wiretap

Cowboys Sign Robert Turbin
The Cowboys are onto their fifth different running back this season.

Conor Orr/NFL.com

Rex Ryan Not Ruling Out Hiring Rob Ryan
The Ryan brothers were assistants for their father, Buddy Ryan, in the 1990s with the Cardinals.

Conor Orr/NFL.com

Ravens Place Breshad Perriman On Injured Reserve
Breshad Perriman was the No. 26 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.

Jamison Hensley/ESPN

Aldon Smith Suspended By NFL For One Year
Aldon Smith pleaded not guilty in September to hit-and-run, drunken driving and vandalism.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Saints Promote Dennis Allen To Defensive Coordinator
The Saints attempted to simplify Rob Ryan's scheme in the offseason, and brought in a number of promising young rookies.

Katherine Terrell/Times Picayune

Tony Romo To Start For Cowboys In Week 11
Tony Romo was on short-term injured reserve with a collarbone injury.

Albert Breer/NFL.com

Hakeem Nicks Signs With Giants
Hakeem Nicks has struggled to stay healthy and productive since leaving the Giants.

Dan Graziano/ESPN

Barack Obama Can't Believe Roger Goodell Makes $44M Per Year
Barack Obama believes the owners of the NFL are most concerned with making a profit.

Bill Simmons/GW

Browns To Start Johnny Manziel For Remainder Of Season
Johnny Manziel went 33-for-45 for 372 yards, one touchdown and one interception in his start last week against the Steelers.

Jay Glazer/Fox Sports

Rams Bench Nick Foles, Will Start Case Keenum
Nick Foles has a 75.9 passer rating and QBR of 34.1 this season.

RealGM Staff Report

Victor Cruz Out For Season With Calf Surgery
Victor Cruz tore the patellar tendon in his right knee in Week 6 of 2014.

Dan Graziano/ESPN

Peyton Manning Has Partially Torn Plantar Fascia In Left Foot
It is unclear how long Peyton Manning may be out.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Rob Ryan Fired By Saints As Defensive Coordinator
Rob Ryan became defensive coordinator of the Saints in 2013.

Alex Marvez/Fox Sports

Julian Edelman Suffers Broken Foot
The injury is to Julian Edelman's fifth metatarsal and believed to be a true Jones fracture.

Mike Garafolo/FoxSports

Peyton Manning To Remain Broncos' Starter
Gary Kubiak said he probably shouldn't have started Peyton Manning this week due to his rib injury.

RealGM Staff Report

Eddie Lacy Inactive Versus Lions
Eddie Lacy is dealing with a groin injury.

RealGM Staff Report

Sheldon White Knows Lions Must Win To Keep Job As GM
Sheldon White is in his 19th season with the Lions.

Dave Birkett/Detroit Free Press

Belichick Cares More About Receivers Blocking Than Their Fantasy Stats
The Patriots heavily feature pick plays and their receivers are asked to block a lot in general.

Jared Dubin/CBS Sports

Marshawn Lynch On Injury Report With Abdominal Issue
Marshawn Lynch has already missed two games this season.

John Breech/CBS Sports

Teddy Bridgewater To Start For Vikings Despite Last Week's Concussion
Shaun Hill is the Vikings' backup at quarterback.

Conor Orr/NFL.com

Johnny Manziel To Start Against Steelers
Johnny Manziel went 15-for-33 for 168 yards and one touchdown along with four rushes for 31 yards last week against the Bengals.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Cardinals Interested In Multi-Year Deal With Carson Palmer
Carson Palmer turns 36 next month, making him just slightly older than Eli Manning and Philip Rivers, who have each signed new deals.

Adam Schefter, Chris Mortensen/ESPN

Saints Lead NFL In Dead Money On Cap
The Saints have four of the 20 worst dead money deals in the NFL and $32.6 million in total, which is the highest in the league.

Will Laws/Sports Illustrated

Troy Aikman: Jerry Jones 'Pretty Much Accepts Everything'
Troy Aikman talked about the willingness of Jerry Jones to accept any type of behavior from players as long as they produce.

Jared Dubin/CBS Sports

Jeff Fisher Had Jay Cutler Ahead Vince Young In 2006
The Titans selected Vince Young with the third overall pick while Jay Cutler fell to 11th.

Darin Gantt/Pro Football Talk

Colts Interested In Hiring Nick Saban
Jim Irsay may be preparing to fire Chuck Pagano with the hope of hiring Nick Saban away from Alabama.

Michael David Smith/Pro Football Talk

Patrick Willis, Anthony Davis Considering 2016 Returns To 49ers
Patrick Willis is still dealing with toe issues but he's considering a comeback to the NFL.

Jason Cole/Bleacher Report (via Matt Maiocco/Comcast)

Matthew Stafford Confident He Can Play In Any Offensive System
There were questions that the Gulf Coast offense brought in by Joe Lombardi doesn't fit Matthew Stafford's strengths.

Justin Rogers/MLive

Tom Brady Believes 2007 Patriots Are NFL's Best Team Ever
Tom Brady believes the best NFL team in history lost in the Super Bowl.

Ryan Wilson/CBS Sports

Eddie Lacy Unsure Why His Production Has Dropped
Eddie Lacy has lost his job as starting running back of the Packers to James Starks.

Kevin Patra/NFL.com