Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Dean Pees is envisioning a scenario with Terrell Suggs, Elvis Dumervil and Courtney Upshaw all on the field together.

"He'll be in competition as an outside 'backer out there," Pees said of Upshaw. "That's where we'll start him out. But the other thing is that you can't have too many pass rushers, and we can find a way to get them all on the field now. We can scheme up some things to get all those guys on the field."

Martin Mayhew enters this season with the Detroit Lions feeling a sense of urgency.

"Let me just say this," Mayhew said.

"When you win four games, you better have a sense of urgency about it. Certainly, I had a great sense of urgency about this offseason, but I wouldn't categorize it as not having a great sense of urgency in the previous offseasons. I just think we came into it with a great sense of urgency about getting better."

The Lions have one winning season in four years since Mayhew took over the full-time general manager role.

The Cincinnati Bengals and Andre Smith are "not close" to a new deal, according to a report.

Cincinnati decided back in 2011 not to pay an option bonus that would have stretched his first-round contract from four to six years.

The Arizona Cardinals are interested in landing Carson Palmer, but they won't overpay the Oakland Raiders for the veteran quarterback.

Kent Somers of The Arizona Republic reported that the Cardinals will deal for Palmer "only if it doesn't cost them much."

Arizona is looking to swap late-round draft picks with Oakland, "possibly conditional on how, or if, Palmer plays."

Blaine Gabbert knows he won't enter training camp as the team's unquestioned starter, but he plans to fight for the job with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

He is 5-19 after two years as the starter.

The Jaguars are expected to draft a quarterback to compete with Gabbert.

"The best guy is going to win," Gabbert said. "That's why this sport is so intriguing to people and so fun to be a part of. The competition is daily. Every practice will be a mini-game. You need to put your best foot forward regardless of the situation. That uncomfortable feeling is a good feeling and that's why good teams are successful -- because they have that competition.

"It's going to be a blast."

The Oakland Raiders are expected to soon finalize their acquisition of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Flynn.

It was reported late last week that Oakland was close to landing the veteran in a trade.

The two teams have haggled over draft-pick compensation.

The Bills have agreed to a two-year deal worth a maximum of $13M with quarterback Kevin Kolb, league sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Saturday night.

Domenik Hixon may have found a suitor in the Cleveland Browns.

The Browns have "mild interest" in Hixon, according to a league source. The 28-year-old wide receiver spent the past six seasons in New York.

Geno Smith, who will begin a tour of NFL teams on Monday in Kansas City, hopes the Chiefs will consider drafting him next month.

"I hope Kansas City is legitimately interested. I hope I go No. 1, but, hey, we'll see," Smith said. "The Chiefs are bringing me in, so I'm going in there thinking that they're interested (in me), because I am in them.

"I'm just going to do what I've always done, try and impress them, just be myself and allow the process to do it's job and get ready for whoever drafts me. I'll be going Monday to Friday, working out for different teams."

The Miami Dolphins have signed Brent Grimes to a one-year, $5.5 million deal.

Grimes, who made more than $10 million last season with the Atlanta Falcons, played in just one game in 2012 because of an Achilles injury suffered in Week 1.

The undrafted cornerback has registered 13 interceptions over six seasons.