Chicago Bears LB Brian Urlacher (knee) said he is confident he will be ready for the start of training camp. When asked Tuesday, June 26, if he would participate in the first day of camp July 26, Urlacher answered, ‘for sure.’ Urlacher was sidelined for voluntary offseason workouts and held out of the team’s mandatory minicamp. His offseason rehab consisted of extensive work in the weight room and sprints. ‘I could have participated in minicamp, but there was no reason to,’ Urlacher said. ‘It was three days of stuff that I’m going to be doing at training camp, so there was no real reason to push it.’
Bears | Brian Urlacher says he will be ready for camp

ESPN announcers Chris Berman and Trent Dilfer will work the second game of the Week 1 Monday Night Football doubleheader, when the Oakland Raiders host the San Diego Chargers.
NFL | Chris Berman to work MNF

New York Giants DL Chris Canty said teammate DL Jason Pierre-Paul has the potential to be as good as former NFL DL Reggie White. ‘There is really nobody in the league right now that you can compare him to,’ Canty said. ‘The only person that kind of sticks out where you can compare him to – and I can’t believe I am saying this – but he reminds me a lot of Reggie White. His ability to play all those different positions and to impact the football game the way he does, he is an unbelievable talent.’
Giants | Chris Canty thinks highly of Jason Pierre-Paul

New England Patriots WR Brandon Lloyd will wear jersey No. 85 for the team.
Patriots | Brandon Lloyd to wear No. 85

Dallas Cowboys OG David Arkin said he spent the offseason building his strength up – something that was lacking last season. ‘I feel like I was able to get in the weight room with Mike Woicik and really work a lot and get stronger,’ Arkin said. ‘I felt like that was a little bit of a problem for me, my anchor strength, and I feel like I’ve gotten a lot better with that.’
Cowboys | David Arkin getting stronger

The Dallas Cowboys have $7.18 million in salary cap space at the moment, which puts them right in the middle of the league. However, that number will drop by roughly $3 million when the team finally signs first-round draft pick CB Morris Claiborne.
Cowboys | Have significant cap space remaining

Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy said he has high hopes for the team in 2012. McCarthy added he believes the current edition of the Packers is the most talented team he’s coached. ‘I just feel with all returning players, our fourth year in the system defensively, fifth year in the system with Shawn (Slocum) … we have a lot of experience with the players in this system,’ McCarthy said. ‘I just feel as a whole, it was a very athletic offseason program and I’ve been impressed with the quality of depth and the competition we’re going to have.’
Packers | Embrace high expectations

Kansas City Chiefs QB Matt Cassel said the team has high expectations entering the upcoming season. ‘With every season, there’s a lot of changes,’ Cassel said. ‘But I feel like as long as we go out there and execute and play good football my expectations are very high for this team.’ Cassel added he is fine again after missing the last seven weeks of the season with a hand injury. ‘I feel great, I’m ready to roll,’ Cassel said. ‘I feel like our team will come out stronger. We suffered through a lot of injuries last year to some key people but they should be coming back stronger and the coaches are very optimistic.’
Chiefs | High expectations for team in 2012