In a statement issued to Pro Football Talk, Josh Freeman explains that he has a prescription for Adderall due to ADHD. Freeman says that, last year, he accidentally took Ritalin instead of Adderall, tested positive for Ritalin, and agreed to submit to unannounced and repeated testing, resulting in his placement in Stage One.

“I have agreed to take, and have PASSED 46 NFL-regulated drug tests over the last year and a half,” Freeman says.

Rumors became rampant about Freeman after his relationship with the Tampa Buccaneers deteriorated.

“Unfortunately, it appears that some people who may have noticed the testing at my workplace have made hurtful and incorrect assumptions and chosen to disseminate inaccurate and very disturbing information,” Freeman says.  “It is a shame that when times have gotten tough, people have chosen to attack the character of others, rather than supporting each other.”

Josh Freeman is a stage one participant in the NFL's drug program but is not one strike away from a suspension.

Freeman has obtained a temporary use exemption for a prescription drug that normally would be on the banned list, the sources said.

Freeman has not had any incidents that have placed him in jeopardy of suspension, such as a positive test of a banned street-drug substance, sources said. 

Mark Sanchez will miss the entire 2013 season as he has decided to undergo shoulder surgery.

Sanchez tore his labrum in the preseason and faces a four to six month recovery time.

Sanchez has two seasons remaining on his contract, but he will likely be released in the offseason.

Fans of the New Orleans Saints are lobbying for the contract situation of Jimmy Graham to soon be resolved.

"I get paid every two weeks here," said Graham. "I'm not really sure what everybody is talking about."

The Saints have offered Graham a contract extension.

Graham earned $1.9 million in his first three seasons and is scheduled to earn $1.323 million this season. 

"I'm not really sure where all of these rumors are coming from," Graham said. "But for me, that whole situation isn't important to me right now. I know I'm going to keep going out and do what I do. 

"Every Sunday and Monday, I'm going to go out and play football and play to the best of my abilities. The rest will take care of itself."

Sam Bradford has had an uneven NFL career, but the St. Louis Rams are committed to him as their quarterback.

Bradford's current deal doesn't run out until 2015 and he is owed $27 million.

Bradford wants to wait on a new deal for his production to merit big money. 

"We have decided that Sam Bradford is our guy. If they came to us and wanted to do a contract extension right now, we'd do it in a minute," Rams' president Kevin Demoff told Mike Silver.

Antoine Winfield will consider returning to the NFL if he finds "the right situation."

Winfield was released by the Seattle Seahawks before the start of the current season.

Winfield's most likely scenario would be a return to the Minnesota Vikings.

"Antoine definitely appreciates coach (Leslie Frazier), and some of his best friends in life play on that team right now," agent Ashanti Webb told Sean Jensen of the St. Paul Pioneer Press two weeks ago. "He was there for basically a decade, so Minnesota will always hold a special place in his heart. But I haven't heard anything substantive from them to bring back to Antoine."

Josh Freeman is seeking a trade from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after his demotion as starting quarterback.

The Buccaneers are now starting rookie Mike Glennon.

The Buccaneers' locker room reportedly did not object to Freeman's removal as starter, which makes other teams less likely to seek a trade for him.

The Cleveland Browns are not putting Joe Thomas on the trading block despite calls from "several teams" inquiring about his availability.

Thomas is one of the NFL's best left tackles.

The Browns traded Trent Richardson last week in a move suggesting that the team was giving up on the current season and collecting assets.

The Seattle Seahawks signed Caylin Hauptmann from the practice squad of the Cleveland Browns to help the offensive line replace Russell Okung.

Okung will be out at least two months.

Hauptmann played at Florida International and was playing guard for the Browns.

The Seahawks have moved Paul McQuistan from guard to tackle to fill in for Okung.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have released Peyton Hillis.

Hillis did not play in the first two games of the season with the Buccaneers.

Brian Leonard and Mike James are backing up Doug Martin at running back for the Buccaneers.