Ray Rice is not concerned with the transition the Baltimore Ravens have undergone during the offseason. The Ravens had a strong minicamp.

"When you lose that many people and lose guys that you've grown personal relationships with, it's hard on players, it's hard on coaches and it's hard on the organization," Rice said on ESPN's "NFL Live." "So what you do is try to rebuild. What we did was we brought in some veterans and we drafted some rookies. One feeling leaving minicamp was that our team jelled." 

Colin Kaepernick is attempting to find a balance between pushing himself in workouts and ensuring he gets enough rest before the start of training camp.

“That’s the balance I’m trying to find,” Kaepernick said. “Can I get big, can I get strong and still remain flexible enough to go out and throw the ball well?”

Drew Brees described the offseason of the New Orleans Saints as the first normal one since 2009.

"It's all about football, and that's the way we like it," he said. "This is really the first normal offseason we've had in four years. Going from that offseason after Super Bowl, which was a crazy offseason, and right into the lockout the next offseason, and last year with the bounty and the contract and with everything else.

"Really, this is the first normal offseason we've had since '09, and that ended up being a pretty good year for us, so hopefully there's some foresight in there."

Adrian Peterson has been voted as the No. 1 player on the NFL Network's list of the Top 100 Players for 2013.

Peyton Manning, Calvin Johnson, Tom Brady and J.J. Watt rounded out the top-five.

"I had a good feeling without being cocky that I would be No. 1," Peterson said on the "Top 100" after show. "I kind of made that assumption with the MVP. I was like, 'Well, I don't see how I wouldn't be No. 1 knowing that I won MVP,' so I kind of put myself there."

Aaron Rodgers, widely considered the most valuable single commodity in the NFL, dropped from No. 1 to No. 6.

Ray Rice is comfortable sharing some of his carries with Bernard Pierce this season with the Baltimore Ravens.

Rice is confident that he will remain on the field in criticial situations.

Pierce could take some of his goal line chances, dropping Rice's fantasy value.

ESPN's Rob Jaworski has Matt Flynn ranked as the NFL's worst starting quarterback.

Flynn was ranked No. 27 at this point last year when he was expected to start for the Seattle Seahawks.

Flynn was acquired by the Oakland Raiders this offseason.

Flynn has started just two NFL games in his career despite already being 28.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have 37 seasons of experience starting in their secondary, ranking them second in the NFL behind only Ed Reed.

Troy Polamalu, Ryan Clark and Ike Taylor have played together for eight consecutive seasons.

“This is one of the most athletic secondaries that I ever played with,” Taylor said. “It goes (Super Bowl winning years of) 2008, 2005 and to be determined with this one. But let me tell you: This one has the potential, and I don't care how old we are. We were No. 1 last year, but we can be even better this year.”

The Steelers were fairly dominant against the pass a season ago. They allowed a NFL-low 185.2 yards per game through the air and allowed one 300-yard passing game.

The Minnesota Vikings will not start first round rookie Sharrif Floyd at defensive tackle to begin the season.

Floyd will spell Kevin Williams as his backup.

The Vikings do not want to move either Floyd or Williams to nose tackle where Letroy Guion and Fred Evans split time.

"I don't foresee such a dropoff with Letroy or Fred for that to happen," Leslie Frazier said. "That would be optimal if (Floyd's) able to get in the rotation, have success, and we can gradually add more to his plate as the season goes on."

The Minnesota Vikings would like to have a more balanced offense despite proclamations from Adrian Peterson that 2,500 yards is within reach.

"It's not imperative that (Adrian Peterson) rushed for 2,000 yards, or 2,500 yards, for us to win," said Leslie Frazier. Our offense always is going to run through Adrian, but we want to be able to pass the ball better than we did a year ago."

Peterson had 348 carries last season.

Mark Sanchez will be battling with Geno Smith for the job of starting quarterback for the New York Jets.

Nick Mangold believes the Jets' locker room is pulling for Sanchez.

“I believe so,” said Mangold. “I haven’t walked around with a pen and paper and taken a poll, but from the feeling I get, the locker room wants to win. Whoever gives us the best chance to do that, we want out there -- and at this point, Mark gives us that best chance.”

Sanchez reportedly had a good showing in last week's training camp.

“I think Mark is a fantastic quarterback for us, and I think he can do some good things,” Mangold said. “He showed some good flashes in the spring, getting [new offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg’s] system down and commanding the offense way that he should be. We’ll see how training camp plays out, but either way, the competition will make him a better player.”