Bears' linebacker Brian Urlacher reported for the team's mandatory minicamp on Friday, according to The Associated Press. "When it says mandatory, you're supposed to be at those things, so that's why I'm here," Urlacher said. "I'm supposed to be here. I'm not trying to send any message. It's a mandatory team function, and we're supposed to be here." He did not participate in the team's voluntary workouts because of displeasure with his nine-year contract that expires after the 2011 season. "All that matters is I'm here with my teammates," Urlacher said. "That's really the only thing that matters right now."

Broncos' tight end Chad Mustard has a strained leg muscle and will miss eight-to-ten weeks, according to The Denver Post. The back-up tight end will have surgery on Tuesday to repair the torn hamstring.

The Buccaneers on Friday re-signed tight end Jerramy Stevens and released backup quarterback Bruce Gradkowski, as reported by the Associated Press.

Chiefs' Offensive Coordinator Chan Gailey believes that a healthy Brodie Croyle can be the team's franchise quarterback, according to The Kansas City Star. ?There?s no question in my mind he can be that guy,? Gailey said emphatically. ?There?s no question.? ?I really like the offense,? Croyle said Thursday. ?I?m very comfortable, surprisingly. The reads are pretty clear right now for us." ?It?s a pretty simple offense. It?s giving guys the chance to go out and play, not a whole lot of thinking about it, just go out and line up and go.?

The Packers plan to give legendary quarterback Brett Favre his locker from Lambeau Field, according to The Green Bay Press-Gazette. "He'll get his locker," General Manager Ted Thompson said. "I kind of messed up the timing. I didn't realize people would have such a to-do about it, but the timing of it in order to do it properly will be in between our minicamp and training camp sometime, when things slow down, and (the maintenance staff) has time to go in there and do the work. We were kind of going to do it under the radar, but it obviously took on a life of its own."

The Ravens worked out free-agent wide receiver Freddie Mitchell on Thursday, according to a report on The Baltimore Sun. He has not caught a pass in the NFL since 2004, and was a first-round pick of the Eagles back in 2001. Mitchell accumulated 90 catches for 1,263 yards and five touchdowns over four seasons with Philadelphia.

Titans' quarterback Vince Young claims that he was never close to retiring from the game of football despite comments he made last week, according to The Tennessean. "I was never going to quit football," Young said Thursday. "Football, that is my pride and joy; it is my dream. I am playing my dream. And I don't plan on giving that up any time soon." He told NFL.com in a recent interview that he considered retiring after his rookie season in Tennessee. "Oh, my God. Oh, my God. I ain't never said I was going to quit football," Young said. "There was a lot of stuff going on in my life, but football is not hard to me. Football is easy. All you have to do is be coachable and use your God-given talent. If it was a thought at all it was just a passing thought for a second."

Green Bay defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila had arthroscopic surgery on his knee Thursday morning, according to The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The knee problems popped up in the recent offseason workouts, with the procedure considered to be just a preventative measure. "Pretty much. It's something that he's not a young puppy anymore, and it is something that's kind of been bothering him of late, so [team doctor] Pat McKenzie thought it was best to do something now," said Packers' Coach Mike McCarthy. McCarthy doesn't expect KGB to return to the team until late July. "I talked to Pat, and he said everything went great. He doesn't expect any problems," said Packers' General Manager Ted Thompson.

Brian Urlacher plans to attend the Bears' mandatory three-day minicamp starting on Friday, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday evening. Urlacher had missed voluntary offseason team activities to this point. He previously asked for more money than the Bears offered in a one-year extension.

The Broncos are continuing to negotiate with quarterback Patrick Ramsey on an extension, according to The Denver Post. Ramsey, 29, is in the final year of a two-year, $4.5 million contract. He threw just 48 passes in 2007, completing 29 for 262 yards and one touchdown. He saw almost all of that action in a 44-7 loss to the Lions in Week Nine of last season.