The Patriots have chosen offensive lineman Marcus Cannon out of TCU in the fifth round of the NFL draft. Cannon learned last week that he has a treatable form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, according to a report, but that didn't deter the Patriots. New England chose the 358-pound Cannon with the 10th pick of the fifth round which they obtained on Friday in a trade with Houston.

Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis is helping a 10-year-old boy whose mother drowned herself and three children by driving a van into the Hudson River. The surviving child, La'Shaun Armstrong, will be at a Manhattan fundraiser of the United Athletes Foundation on Saturday night in New York. Lewis reached out to the child as soon as he heard about the April 12 tragedy. The boy escaped through a van window. La'Shaun's mother reportedly was distraught over an argument with her boyfriend.

Tim Tebow is confident in his place with the Broncos because he believes the team's front office believes in him. "I believe in them, and they believe in me," Tebow told ESPN Saturday. Tebow made three starts as a rookie with Denver in 2010. Broncos executive John Elway described himself as being Tebow's "biggest fan" because if he justifies the first-round draft pick former coach Josh McDaniels spent on him.

The 49ers plan to re-sign quarterback Alex Smith and allow him to compete for the team's starting job, according to coach Jim Harbaugh. San Francisco drafted Nevada's Colin Kaepernick with the 36th overall pick on Friday. "The plan for Alex is unchanged," Harbaugh told Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. "Everything we said from the very beginning: We want to get the best players on our roster that we possibly can and throw out the balls and let them compete. "Alex has the ability and the license to be the starting quarterback -- same thing I said about (outside linebacker) Aldon (Smith) yesterday. Same goes for Colin. Guys will run on their own gas. We believe in competition and earning your positions around here. With Alex, we are rowing and we're not going to miss a beat. Nothing has changed."

Falcons wide receiver Roddy White has plans for rookie Julio Jones, who the team traded up to draft in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. White posted a video welcome for Jones on Twitter on Friday. The veteran says he can't wait to "interact" with the rookie. White then noted he likes doughnuts on Fridays and hamburgers on Wednesdays.

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady joined the labor dispute because he wants to be part of the solution. "We're trying to bring reason and compromise to a very challenging agreement," Brady said Friday. "This is nothing that's easy. There's a lot that goes into it." The reigning league MVP has remained silent on the issue, despite being the face of the lockout, which had been temporarily lifted by Judge Susan Nelson this week. "Look, I've been very fortunate as a player to sign the contracts that I've signed, to be in the position that I'm in as a leader," said Brady, the NFL's highest-paid player. "When the opportunity was presented to me, and Peyton (Manning) and Drew Brees (joined) — we represent the entire group. We're all trying to be part of the solution, not the problem. I know a lot of people are hard at work."

Garland Gregory, a former 49ers star offensive lineman and a member of the original 1946 team, has died at age 92. The 49ers announced Gregory's death Friday night. The team said he had been battling a brief illness that was not disclosed. Gregory was a native of Columbia, La., and a graduate of Louisiana Tech.

Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Friday night he didn't speak with wide receiver Dez Bryant and blamed himself. Jones had said Thursday evening he would speak to Bryant on Friday about a variety of issues and expected the wide receiver to get looked at by the medical staff, but it didn't happen. Jones said he got too busy with the draft and labor issues and couldn't clear his schedule to speak with Bryant. Yet Jones defended Bryant for not being at Valley Ranch. "We had the good communication that I wanted to have," Jones said about his Thursday night conversation with Bryant. "It would have been redundant [to talk again Friday], that's why we did talk. We had a real good talk yesterday and that's where I like to leave it."

A federal appeals court in St. Louis has granted the owners' request to temporarily put on hold U.S. District Judge Susan Nelson's ruling that lifted the lockout. The decision restored the NFL lockout as the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft unfolded on ESPN. The order came only hours after teams opened their doors to players and some of the basic football operations began. The 8th U.S. Circuit Appeals Court said that it would grant the stay while considering the league's appeal of the Nelson's injunction.

The second night of 2011 NFL Draft is here. Stay tuned to RealGM.com for up-to-minute updates on the picks in Friday night's selections. Second Round (33)1. Patriots (from CAR) - Ras-I Dowling, CB, Virginia (34)2. Bills - Aaron Williams, CB, Texas (35)3. Bengals - Andy Dalton, QB, TCU (36)4. 49ers (from DEN) - Colin Kaepernick, QB, Nevada (37)5. Browns - Jabaal Sheard, DE, Pittsburgh (38)6. Cardinals - Ryan Williams, RB, Virginia Tech (39)7. Titans - Akeem Ayers, LB, UCLA (40)8. Cowboys - Bruce Carter, OLB, North Carolina (41)9. Redskins - Jarvis Jenkins, DT, Clemson (42)10. Texans - Brooks Reed, DE, Arizona (43)11. Vikings - Kyle Rudolph, TE, Notre Dame (44)12. Lions - Titus Young, WR, Boise State (45)13. Broncos (from SF) - Rahim Moore, S, UCLA (46)14. Broncos (from MIA) - Orlando Franklin, OG, Miami (FL) (47)15. Rams - Lance Kendricks, TE, Wisconsin (48)16. Raiders - Stefen Wisniewski, C, Penn State (49)17. Colts (from JAX via WSH) - Benjamin Ijalana, OT, Villanova (50)18. Chargers - Marcus Gilchrist, CB, Clemson (51)19. Buccaneers - Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson (52)20. Giants - Marvin Austin, DT, North Carolina (53)21. Bears (from IND via WSH) - Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon State (54)22. Eagles - Jaiquawn Jarrett, S, Temple (55)23. Chiefs - Rodney Hudson, C, Florida State (56)24. Patriots (from NO) - Shane Vereen, RB, Cal (57)25. Detroit (from SEA) - Mikel Leshoure, RB, Illinois (58)26. Ravens - Torrey Smith, WR, Maryland (59)27. Browns (from ATL) - Greg Little, WR, North Carolina (60)28. Texans (from NE) - Brandon Harris, CB, Miami (FL) (61)29. Chargers (from NYJ) - Jonas Mouton, OLB, Michigan (62)30. Dolphins (from WSH) - Daniel Thomas, RB, Kansas State (63)31. Steelers - Marcus Gilbert, OT, Florida (64)32. Packers - Randall Cobb, WR, Kentucky Third Round (65)1. Panthers - Terrell McClain, DT, South Florida (66)2. Bengals - Dontay Moch, OLB, Nevada (67)3. Broncos - Nate Irving, ILB, North Carolina State (68)4. Bills - Kelvin Sheppard, ILB, LSU (69)5. Cardinals - Robert Housler, TE, Florida Atlantic (70)6. Chiefs (from CLE) - Justin Houston, DE, Georgia (71)7. Cowboys - Demarco Murray, RB, Oklahoma (72)8. Saints (from WSH) - Martez Wilson, OLB, Illinois (73)9. Patriots (from HOU) - Stevan Ridley, RB, LSU (74)10. Patriots (from MIN) - Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas (75)11. Seahawks (from DET) - John Moffitt, OG, Wisconsin (76)12. Jaguars (from SF) - William Rackley, OG, Lehigh (77)13. Titans - Jurrell Casey, DT, USC (78)14. Rams - Austin Pettis, WR, Boise State (79)15. Redskins (from MIA) - Leonard Hankerson, WR, Miami (FL) (80)16. 49ers (from JAX) - Chris Culliver, CB, South Carolina (81)17. Raiders - Demarcus Van Dyke, CB, Miami (FL) (82)18. Chargers - Vincent Brown, WR, San Diego State (83)19. Giants - Jerrel Jernigan, WR, Troy (84)20. Buccaneers - Mason Foster, ILB, Washington (85)21. Ravens (from PHI) - Jah Reid, OT, UCF (86)22. Chiefs - Allen Bailey, DE, Miami (FL) (87)23. Colts - Drake Nevis, DT, LSU (88)24. Saints - Johnny Patrick, CB, Louisville (89)25. Chargers (from SEA) - Shareece Wright, CB, USC (90)26. Eagles (from BAL) - Curtis Marsh, CB, Utah State (91)27. Falcons - Akeem Dent, ILB, Georgia (92)28. Raiders (from NE) - Joe Barksdale, OT, LSU (93)29. Bears - Christopher Conte, S, Cal (94)30. Jets - Kenrick Ellis, DT, Hampton (95)31. Steelers - Curtis Brown, CB, Texas (96)32. Packers - Alexander Green, RB, Hawaii (97)33. Panthers (Compensatory) - Sione Fua, DT, Stanford