Cleveland Browns RB D’Ernest Johnson is in the mix to return kicks, according to special teams coordinator Mike Priefer.

Green Bay Packers RB Tra Carson (ribs) has been present at OTAs but is unable to practice.

New England Patriots TE Benjamin Watson said he will be suspended for the first four games of the 2019 season because he failed a drug test this offseason.

Dallas Cowboys WR Allen Hurns (ankle, leg) should return to the practice field at some point during training camp. Head coach Jason Garrett said Hurns has made good progress in his rehab.

New York Giants LB Markus Golden is eyeing a big bounce-back season after being hampered by a knee injury and ineffectiveness over his last two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. ‘I come in thinking I’m gonna hunt,” Golden told the New York Post. ‘I’m hunting, every play, any time I’m on the field, every third down, first down, I’m hunting. When you think like that and work like that in practice every day, the results got to come. That’s what I always believed. It always worked out for me to just work my butt off every day and don’t worry about nothing else, it’s gonna come.”

Arizona Cardinals OG Justin Pugh (hand, knee), C A.Q. Shipley (knee), OT Marcus Gilbert (quadriceps), OT Korey Cunningham (foot) and OG Jeremy Vujnovich (hamstring) are participating in offseason workouts.

New England Patriots QB Tom Brady has been working out with WRs Julian Edelman and N’Keal Harry this offseason.

The Carolina Panthers are interested in meeting with free-agent DE Gerald McCoy (Buccaneers).

Carolina Panthers WR Chris Hogan has been ‘making plays’ down the field during OTAs, according to Bryan Strickland of Panthers.com.

Denver Broncos WR Courtland Sutton said he has spent the offseason working with retired WR Anquan Boldin to improve his route-running and with trainer Tony Villani to boost his speed.