The Minnesota Vikings could consider signing TE Kyle Rudolph to a contract extension this offseason, because he will be entering the final year of his contract.
Vikings | Kyle Rudolph could be extension candidate

Green Bay Packers LB Clay Matthews (thumb) said his recovery from thumb surgery is going well and has been told there should not be any limitations with his thumb next season.
Packers | Clay Matthews says thumb doing well

The New Orleans Saints should pursue LB D’Qwell Jackson (Browns), in the opinion of Jeff Duncan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Saints | Should pursue D’Qwell Jackson

There has been no progress of late between the New York Giants and impending unrestricted free agent RB Andre Brown on a new contract.
Giants | No progress on contract for Andre Brown

The Cleveland Browns have released LB D’Qwell Jackson.

Footballguys View: Jackson is an IDP stud, and he should fall into a starting job somewhere. He had a four million dollar bonus coming up that was difficult to justify.
Browns | D’Qwell Jackson cut

The Dallas Cowboys are not expected to re-sign impending free-agent SS Danny McCray this offseason.
Cowboys | Danny McCray not expected back

The Carolina Panthers are still in the process of trying to find what role WR Steve Smith will play in 2014, if any. “We’ve got a lot to go through. A lot of things have changed,” head coach Ron Rivera said, referring to Jordan Gross’ retirement. “We’ve got free agency that’s coming up that we’ve got to look at as well. There’s a lot of things that are really going to be there that are really going to make some things tough for us. How big a role he has for us is to be determined. We’ve got a lot of things to decide.”
Panthers | Still trying to find role for Steve Smith

New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez is believed to have a 20 to 30 percent chance of returning to the team next season. Sanchez would have to restructure his contract in order to remain with the team.
Jets | Mark Sanchez has small chance of returning

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh thinks the team’s running game needs a complete overhaul. ‘I think the whole thing just needs an overhaul,’ Harbaugh said Friday at the NFL scouting combine. ‘It was a myriad of things. We didn’t block people well. We didn’t move people. We didn’t get on people. … Our backs both weren’t 100 percent and they didn’t make enough guys miss, didn’t break enough tackles.
Ravens | Coach thinks running game needs an overhaul