CBSSports.com narrows in on the recent rumors and gossip surrounding players, coaches and teams.
| Team by Team |
| Kellen Winslow wouldn't be practicing anyway, but his absence from the Browns' organized team activities this week is notable, according to the Dayton Daily News. Players usually report to OTAs so they can take part in conditioning drills and team meetings or rehab injuries. Winslow's absence could either be health related or foreshadowing a contract dispute. |
| According to the Dallas Morning News, restricted free agent Marion Barber and franchised safety Ken Hamlin are working out away from the team as contract negotiations continue. Owner Jerry Jones wouldn't rule out the possibility that either player would sign his one-year tender offer – $2.562 million for Barber and $4.396 million for Hamlin. |
| According to the Detroit Free Press, former Lions running back Kevin Jones visited with the Patriots last week. Jones was cut by the Lions in March and is recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Jones rushed for 581 yards and eight touchdowns last season. |
| The Orlando Sentinel reports that receivers Jerry Porter and Troy Williamson, cornerback Drayton Florence and a host of defensive coaches, including coordinator Gregg Williams, made their debut in the Jaguars' offseason program. Defensive end Paul Spicer's absence could mean that he is holding out for a new deal. |
| Michael Strahan doesn't appear to be close to announcing his future plans, but according to the New York Daily News, Strahan hopes to get $8 million from the Giants for what would likely be his final season. That would be double the $4 million salary he's due this season in the final year of the seven-year, $46 million deal he signed in 2002. |
| According to the Orlando Sentinel, Jeff Garcia wants a contract extension to the two-year $15 million free-agent deal he signed in March 2007. The Bucs were 4-12 in 2006 without him versus 9-7 and NFC South Division champs with him in '07. |
