| Jay Cutler, QB, Denver Broncos | Thursday 5/1, 11:47 PM CT |
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| Jay Cutler has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes that will require daily insulin shots, but his NFL career is not in jeopardy, according to NFL.com. |
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| In direct opposition to a previous report, Lito Sheppard will not be moved to the Jaguars, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. However, this does not mean he will remain with the Eagles. |
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| Daunte Culpepper was rumored to be considering signing a deal with the Packers but it doesn't look like that will happen, according to the Green Bay Press Gazette. The report states that Culpepper still believes he is a starter and that his skills don't match up with what the Packers are trying to do on offense. |
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| DeSean Jackson will likely begin the year as the Eagles punt returner, but the big news is that the offense might include some plays specifically designed for him, this according to the Eagles Official Website. |
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| A man charged with shooting three people outside a Las Vegas strip club denies he was involved, and accused suspended defensive back Pacman Jones of ordering the shooting and framing him to avoid identifying the real shooter, according to the Dallas Morning News. Arvin Kenti Edwards of Renton, Washington, is being held in a Washington state jail on $1 million bail pending extradition to Nevada. He talked with station WTVF-TV in Nashville by phone for a report that aired Wednesday. Edwards told the TV station that Jones lied to police about the Feb. 19, 2007, shooting at the Minxx club that left an employee paralyzed and two other people injured. Edwards claimed Jones paid someone for the shooting but that it wasn't him. He accused Pacman of lying to help his plea deal as Jones tries to return to the NFL.
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| Ahmad Brooks, LB, Cincinnati Bengals | Thursday 5/1, 3:27 PM CT |
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| Ahmad Brooks has been accused of punching a Florence woman in the face, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Brooks has been summoned to appear June 6 in Boone District Court to answer to the charges. Destiny Rosich gave a sworn statement Wednesday that Brooks was arguing outside her neighbor’s home on April 9. She said her children were outside playing and began to cry because Brooks and the neighbor were about to start a fist fight. Brooks reportedly told the neighbor that he was going to "split his head open." Rosich said she "nicely approached" Brooks to take it somewhere else but, "He then pulled back his fist and struck (punched) me in the left eye. I then fell and blacked out."
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| Matt Baker, QB, Buffalo Bills | Thursday 5/1, 2:28 PM CT |
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| The Bills have claimed quarterback Matt Baker off waivers, according to BuffaloBills.com. Baker has been bounced around by the Texans, Cowboys, Cardinals, Saints, and most recently the Dolphins prior to landing in Buffalo. |
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| Carlos Rogers is not expected to participate fully in the May 2-4 mini-camp, according to HogsHaven.com. Rogers is recovering from knee ligament surgery, and his availability for training camp and preseason is also uncertain. Rogers has targeted the 2008 season opener for his return, though.
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| Anthony Schlegel has been released by the Bengals, according to ProFootballTalk. Linebacker Roy Manning was also released. |
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| Undrafted rookie quarterback Sam Keller (Nebraska) has been invited to the Buccaneers' minicamp, according to ProFootballTalk. Keller will be one of two rookie quarterbacks at the minicamp, alongside Josh Johnson, who Tampa Bay drafted out of San Diego in the fifth round. |
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| Shaun Alexander will visit the Bengals on Monday, according to Bengals.com. His agent said the visit is "very preliminary," and added, "Shaun wants to get an idea how the Bengals would use him and I'm sure the Bengals would like to talk to him. But there is interest on both sides."
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| Ben Roethlisberger is pleased with the Steelers' 2008 draft, and they notably granted his request to add a big and tall receiver (Limas Sweed of Texas), according to ProFootballTalk. He said, "I like the draft, we did a good job all around." |
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| Packers' GM Ted Thompson has stated that Koren Robinson is not guaranteed a spot on the roster this season, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The Packers have 13 wide receivers on their 80-man roster right now, and Thompson couldn't say that there would be room much longer for Koren Robinson, and he added, "We're still kind of working through our roster. We're not letting anybody go. We'll see how it works itself out." |
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| Jeremy Shockey did not attend the Giants' visit to the White House on Wednesday, according to the Newark Star Ledger. Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora also were not in attendance. |
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| Leodis McKelvin will play immediately at cornerback, but will see action on special teams as well, according to Buffalo News. McKelvin was considered to be the best return specialist in the draft, and had eight return touchdowns (seven on punts) over his career at Troy. Special teams coach Bobby April said, "He’s a hungry guy in terms of wanting to return the ball, and that’s a huge plus. And he’s good. We have two very good guys, but he’s not taking a back seat to anybody. Leodis will have his work cut out for him, but so will Terrence and Roscoe." |
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