New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton said Tuesday, March 25, that RB Travaris Cadet could take on ‘a little more of that role’ that RB Darren Sproles played in the team’s offense over the past three seasons.
Saints | Bigger role for Travaris Cadet?
New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson expressed confidence that his team will be able to re-sign TE Jimmy Graham to a long-term extension this offseason. ‘He’s a hell of a good player, but he’s also a good person,’ Benson said Tuesday, March 25. ‘I’m confident we’ll work out something. We just have a little bit of time to do it, that’s all.’
Saints | Owner confident Jimmy Graham deal will be done
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said Tuesday, March 25, that the team is looking to sign WR Torrey Smith to a contract extension. Smith is in the last year of his deal, and they do not have a 2015 club option save for the franchise or transition tags.
Ravens | Looking to extend Torrey Smith
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said Tuesday, March 25, that the team will exercise their right to extend CB Jimmy Smith’s contract for a fifth year, and they would like to further extend his deal.
Ravens | Exercise Jimmy Smith’s 2015 option
Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen, offensive coordinator Greg Olson and quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo will head to Texas A&M’s Pro Day in College Station to watch QB Johnny Manziel Thursday, March 27.
Raiders | Will watch Johnny Manziel
The offseason plan by the Oakland Raiders is for OG Mike Brisiel to get bigger during the offseason and compete with OGs Khalif Barnes and Kevin Boothe for the starting left guard job.
Raiders | Mike Brisiel to compete for job
Updating a previous report, New England Patriots DT Vince Wilfork cleaned out his locker two weeks ago, and he requested his release and was angry then. Since then, things have changed and the two sides are talking.
Patriots | Talking with Vince Wilfork
Free-agent TE Jermichael Finley (Packers) (neck) has been working out in full and there are reports he looks in tip-top shape. However, head coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday, Jan. 25, that a decision to potentially bring him back will come down to how the team doctors feel about the risk of re-injury. ‘It’s great to hear that he’s training and feels great and that’s a big part of rehab,’ McCarthy said. ‘You feel good and everything, but you have to trust the information that’s available to the doctors. I think you have to really be smart with those types of injuries.’
Packers | Decision on Jermichael Finley up to doctors
Green Bay Packers RB Johnathan Franklin (neck) is still recovering from a neck injury which landed him on the season-ending Injured Reserve late in the year. Head coach Mike McCarthy said Franklin did not undergo surgery, and he only knows a limited amount about his rehab because Franklin has not met with doctors lately.
Packers | Johnathan Franklin still recovering
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday, March 25, that surgery to repair the thumb of LB Clay Matthews (thumb) went well and that he does not expect Matthews to have issues with it. He suffered a fracture in October, had surgery and then broke it again in December.
Packers | No issues expected with Clay Matthews