The Broncos are desperate to unload disgruntled receiver Ashley Lelie, but there are no takers. Among the teams the Broncos have contacted: New England, Chicago, San Francisco and Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jabar Gaffney was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a handgun. Gaffney had a permit to carry the weapon in Texas, but not in New Jersey, Camden County prosecutors said. Gaffney, 25, was stopped on June 20 by police for driving erratically on the Walt Whitman Bridge, which connects Philadelphia and New Jersey. As Gaffney was reaching into the glove compartment, the officer saw the handgun, a loaded .380 semiautomatic that was registered to another person riding in the car.

There is no indication thus far that the Raiders have called the Eagles any time in the last few days about Joey Porter. (It has been reported that Porter was shopped before the draft. Whether the Eagles were involved at that point is possible, but unknown. But if they did get a call, the fact that they took a run at Javon Walker from Green Bay and not Porter should tell you something about what they're thinking.) There is no real idea what the Raiders would want in return if they did call.

Andy Reid was mum on Monday about a report that the club was interested in acquiring Ashley Lelie from Denver. In the past, Eagles sources have denied interest in Lelie.

Brian Dawkins confirmed upon his arrival at Lehigh University yesterday that his agent, Jim Steiner, has been talking to the Eagles about a contract extension. He declined, however, to say what he thought about his initial talks with the Eagles. It was reported that the team offered Dawkins a two-year extension worth $4.5 million, including a $2 million signing bonus.

Speaking to reporters after practice July 21, Donovan` McNabb called Owens' recently released autobiography a "children's book," mocked the star receiver for saying he was misquoted in his own book and disputed some of the written allegations. McNabb and Owens helped lead the Philadelphia Eagles to the Super Bowl during the 2004 season, but their relationship quickly deteriorated in 2005. Owens eventually was kicked off the team and signed with the Dallas Cowboys in March. In "T.O.," which came out earlier this month, Owens mostly offers his side of his tumultuous second season in Philadelphia. McNabb joked that he should have been a co-author because Owens mentioned the five-time Pro Bowl quarterback at length in the book. "It won't sell unless he's talking about me," McNabb said, adding that he didn't read the book and is waiting to play himself in the movie.

According to a club source, the Eagles are hopeful they'll have a deal done with Brodrick Bunkley by Thursday when rookies and selected veterans are scheduled to report to camp at Lehigh University.

The Eagles, according to a published report, have made Brian Dawkins a two-year offer for a contract extension that would keep the veteran safety with the team through the 2008 season. Quoting an unidentified source, the Trenton Times said Dawkins is considering a deal that would pay him $4.5 million over two years, including a $2 million signing bonus. Dawkins is in the final year of a deal that he signed in 2003 and is scheduled to make $3 million this season.

The Cowboys' Terrell Owens says plenty in his new book. Except for one word he now claims he didn't say. But making a big deal of an apparent misquotation, despite the sentence being written in the first-person, is the kind of media nitpicking Owens would lament in his 242-page book that mostly offers his side of two tumultuous seasons with the Eagles. In "T.O.", which debuted last week, Owens likens former teammate Donovan McNabb to a bully who spat in his mouth as a teenager while he innocently slept on a school bus.

Fourth-round draft pick Jason Avant signed a four-year deal with Eagles on Thursday. The 6-foot, 212-pound receiver caught 82 passes for 1,007 yards and eight touchdowns for Michigan last year while serving as team captain. He was also named team MVP last season. Avant, 23, had a streak of 33 games in which he caught a pass. He finished his college career with 169 catches for 2,247 yards and 13 touchdowns.