Dallas Cowboys TE Rico Gathers remains a ‘work in progress,’ according to executive vice president Stephen Jones, but Jones said he loves Gathers’ upside.

Oakland Raiders WR Amari Cooper is expected to have his fifth-year option picked up soon, according to a source.

Cincinnati Bengals LB Preston Brown earned a $2 million bonus for showing up to voluntary workouts this week.

Dallas Cowboys CB Byron Jones will have his fifth-year option exercised by the team. He will be locked into a $6.266 million salary for 2019.

Denver Broncos general manager and executive vice president of football operations John Elway hinted his team will draft at least one running back in this week’s NFL Draft.

New England Patriots QB Tom Brady and TE Rob Gronkowski are expected to return to the team in 2018 despite their absences from voluntary workouts this month, per a source with ‘knowledge of the situation’ according to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio.

New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur and general manager Dave Gettleman will get to see QB Davis Webb work out for the first time at the team’s minicamp starting Tuesday, April 24. His performance in practice will be monitored closely, although Gettleman said it won’t affect the organization’s already determined draft board.

The New York Giants may attempt to trade OT Ereck Flowers during the NFL Draft. He ruffled some feathers by not showing up for the team’s offseason workouts this spring and already had the reputation of having a questionable track record, according to ESPN.com’s Jordan Raanan. Flowers has one year remaining on his rookie contract and is scheduled to make $2.4 million in 2018.

Despite the acquisition of P Riley Dixon, the New York Giants may still bring in a free-agent punter following the NFL draft to compete for the job. The team held private workouts with several top punting prospects in what is considered a strong draft at the position.

Houston Texans RB D’Onta Foreman (Achilles’) may have to begin the season on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.