San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick is expected to enter training camp as the No. 2 quarterback behind starter QB Alex Smith. However, he’ll need to hold off a charge from QB Josh X. Johnson.
49ers | Colin Kaepernick expected to hang onto backup job
Updating a previous report, Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant is feeling ‘a lot stronger’ this offseason, and his body fat was recorded last month at 3.1 percent.
Cowboys | Dez Bryant feeling stronger
Cornerback Terrell Thomas missed the entire 2011 season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in a preseason game and will be able to practice without limitations at New York Giants training camp, he says.
Terrell Thomas cleared for New York Giants training camp
Cleveland Browns PK Phil Dawson is unlikely to reach a long-term agreement before the deadline for extensions Monday, July 16. He has been franchised two years in a row. Per the new collective bargaining agreement, a third franchise designation would merit a 40 percent pay hike over his $3.81 million contract this year, which would bring his 2013 salary to about $5.3 million. It’s extremely unlikely Dawson would be brought back at that rate.
Browns | Phil Dawson unlikely to be franchised again
King Hill played 11 season in the NFL and served as an offensive coach under Bum Williams for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints. The Rice University legend was 75.
King Hill, top pick of 1958 NFL Draft, Rice University legend, dies
Many Penn Staters who are defending their school or reconsidering the iconic status of the late Joe Paterno say the place they love and call Happy Valley is the same tight-knit home they imagined it to be.
Zach Mettenberger has never started an FBS game. He’s thrown 11 passes in his LSU career — and now he’s the Tigers’ starting QB. The pressure is obvious, but Larry Holder says the 6-foot-5 junior is relishing his shot.
Mettenberger ready for challenge, pressure of being LSU quarterback
Hall of Fame quarterback and Redskins legend Sonny Jurgensen believes Robert Griffin III has the tools to turn around the Washington Redskins’ fortunes.
Robert Griffin III will have a ‘great year,’ says Sonny Jurgensen
Former Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis thinks the career of pupil Brady Quinn would have taken a different path if the duo had been able to work together in the NFL.
Charlie Weis: Brady Quinn could start in NFL for me
The Chicago Bears are very close to an agreement on a long-term contract with franchise free-agent RB Matt Forte.
Bears | Close to deal with Matt Forte