Ausar Walcott was arrested on Tuesday and charged with attempted murder for allegedly punching a man outside a strip club in Northern New Jersey.

Walcott is a rookie linebacker for the Cleveland Browns that went undrafted out of Virginia.

Walcott faced charges of assault and batter from a fight in January of 2011.

Aaron Hernandez has been arrested and charged in the murder of Odin Lloyd.

The New England Patriots subsequently released Hernandez.

The Patriots extended their sympathies to Lloyd's family in the statement announcing Hernandez's release from the team.

"A young man was murdered last week and we extend our sympathies to the family and friends who mourn his loss," the Patriots' statement said. "Words cannot express the disappointment we feel knowing that one of our players was arrested as a result of this investigation. We realize that law enforcement investigations into this matter are ongoing. We support their efforts and respect the process. At this time, we believe this transaction is simply the right thing to do."

Hernandez signed a five-year, $40 million extension with the Patriots last August.

Maurice Jones-Drew will not be charged for his role in an alleged fight over Memorial Day weekend.

Jones-Drew was accused of punching a bouncer.

"Based on the facts and the law, the state cannot establish the charge beyond and to the exclusion of all reasonable doubt," the state attorney's office said in the statement, which was obtained by News4Jax.com in Jacksonville.

Jones-Drew is trying to return from a Lisfranc injury in his right foot.

Aaron Hernandez has been served with a civil lawsuit alleging he shot a man in the face in Februrary.

Alexander S. Bradley was shot by Hernandez after the two argued when leaving a Miami nightclub in February. Bradley has been a friend of Hernandez for several yeras.

Hernandez was questioned by police on Tuesday regarding an apparent unrelated homicide near his home.

Aaron Hernandez is being questioned by police investigating a possible homicide in the Boston area.

Hernandez is not believed to be a murder suspect, according to a source, but a vehicle was rented in his name. The vehicle is a key piece of evidence in the investigation.

A jogger found the body of a 27-year-old Boston man on Monday in an North Attleboro clearing, less than a mile from Hernandez's home.

Dwight Freeney suggests that the NFL owners have committed collusion this offseason.

Freeney eventually signed with the San Diego Chargers, but received no interest initially.

"It takes one team to start things going," said Freeney, "but what was strange was initially there was no one team."

Agents and players have been privately saying that the owners were colluding, which is why free agents largely didn't receive their typical level of interest.

"I basically think the owners got together and decided not to spend the cash on free agents," Freeney explained. "I definitely think that's part of it. I think the owners made a pact. There's only 32 of them and none of them broke ranks. I think they all decided not to spend money."

The NFLPA was so concerned about collusion that executive director DeMaurice Smith sent a memo to all player agents asking if agents found proof of collusion, they should notify the union. Smith wrote, "We have heard reports of a concern that teams are working in concert to ‘peg', ‘rig' or ‘set' market prices on player contracts. If you believe or have information that the teams have been colluding during this free agency period, you have a responsibility as an agent of the NFLPA to come forward and share that information with us.”

The NFL has denied collusion took place.

Said one prominent agent: "I've been in this business for several decades and there was never an offseason like this. Never."

"What you saw," said Freeney, "were guys getting small deals. I haven't seen anything like it. There was a lot of take-it-or-leave-it from teams.

"It was crazy. Even a guy like [Elvis] Dumervil didn't make as much money as he should have. He's in his prime."