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Saints QB Drew Brees' contract efforts could be aided by language in CBA (Yahoo! Sports)

A possibly exorbitant third franchise price tag may provide the team extra incentive to ink Brees.

 

Around Fantasyland: WR injuries (Pro Football Weekly)

There are so many offseason injuries, and with the NFL now 24/7 with offseason activities, it’s important to know who is still in recovery mode and not practicing as opposed to those who are ready to go. In a time with complicated offenses, new coaches and schemes to learn, the receiver position is fluid, and staying on top of injuries is key for draft-day success.

 

Hakeem Nicks breaks right foot at Giants OTA (The Associated Press)

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New York Giants receiver Hakeem Nicks is expected to be sidelined up to three months after breaking his right foot at a team organized activity early Thursday.

 

Vegas has spoken, NFL season win totals are live (National Football Post)

Four picks to keep an eye on this summer as we approach the start of the 2012 season.

 

Hakeem Nicks out 12 weeks with broken foot (National Football Post)

Giants WR could miss start of training camp

 

Chargers Smith labels Broncos as AFC West favorite (National Football Post)

San Diego GM hopes Denver doesn't 'run away with the division.'

 

Why is the NFL Making the Players Wear Leg Padding Now? Fan's Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

It may have been a bit of a surprise to some NFL fans to find out that the vast majority of NFL players don't wear padding on their legs. No knee pads. No thigh pads. In a sport as violent as football, the use of padding would seem to be a no-brainer. The NFL seems to think so, too, and so they are going to start requiring the players to wear thigh and knee pads in the future.

 

Seau's suicide prompts worries about post-NFL life (The Associated Press)

Junior Seau's suicide is troubling NFL players.

 

Criner could be another Raiders draft steal (Pro Football Weekly)

Here are some whispers we've been hearing from around the AFC:

 

The final season of Unitas (Pro Football Weekly)

There are those who would have liked to see No. 19 finish his career in a Baltimore Colts uniform. Johnny Unitas was one. But it wasn’t to be. The 1972 Colts finished with a 5-9 record — the club’s worst mark since Unitas’ rookie season of 1956 — and new owner Robert Irsay was pushing for change. Those in the organization who resisted it didn’t last. According to legend, Colts head coach Don McCafferty refused to bench Unitas during the 1972 season, despite Irsay’s orders, so after the fifth game McCafferty was sent packing; the following week, new coach John Sandusky started Marty Domres.