Last Updated: Mon Feb 8, 2010, 7:23 PM PT

-- Texans Name Two --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• AP reports the Houston Texans have named Cedric Smith strength and conditioning coach, and promoted Perry Carter to assistant defensive backs coach.
  

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-- Redskins Name Richard Hightower --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• AP reports the Washington Redskins have named Richard Hightower assistant special teams coach.
  

-- Raiders Officially Name Clancy Pendergast --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• AP reports the Oakland Raiders have officially named Clancy Pendergast assistant coach.
  

-- Giants Claim One --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• AP reports the New York Giants have claimed OT Herb Taylor off waivers from Denver.
  

-- Martz Has Good Connection with Cutler --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN reports if Chicago Bears OC Mike Martz and QB Jay Cutler were to have a successful relationship, there had to be a connection when the two met just over a week ago in Nashville. The Chicago Bears and Martz, interviewing for their offensive coordinator position, wanted to make sure the candidate and quarterback could work together. That connection didn't take long to establish, according to Martz, who officially got the job two days after that first meeting. "It's such a big thing to have a coordinator and a quarterback on the same page, obviously," Martz said Monday. "If there is any kind of ill will or ill feeling or just philosophically not on the same page, I don't care who it is, it's not going to work. As talented as he is, it's important that he understands what whoever is going to run the offense is about, and of course I have got to have a good feeling about him. We had a good get-acquainted meeting. We hit it off immediately. I think there's a real strong connection, at least I felt that way. Intellectually, he is just off the charts. His talent can never be overstated. He is really anxious. He's all about winning and doing things the right way."
  

-- Bonus Could Speed Up New Deal for Tom Brady --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPNBoston.com's Mike Reiss reports with QB Tom Brady entering the final year of his contract with the New England Patriots, the sides are expected to negotiate an extension that will likely make him one of the highest paid players in the NFL. The question is when those talks will truly heat up. The presence of a $3 million roster bonus could potentially take negotiations to a higher level. Brady is due the roster bonus on March 5, which is the first official day of the 2010 league year. Roster bonuses can create an added incentive for a team to strike a deal with a player. Instead of paying the roster bonus and then later striking a lucractive extension, there is sometimes a benefit for the team to get it all done at once from an overall cash standpoint. Brady's new deal could be anywhere from $15-18 million per season, and possibly higher, so it's difficult to gauge how much a $3 million roster bonus could factor into the pace of negotiations. But it is one factor that could come into play with Brady's contract situation.
  

-- Browns Terminate Contract of Donte Stallworth --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN reports the Cleveland Browns terminated the contract of WR Donte Stallworth, the team announced Monday.
  

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Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

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-- Brian Westbrook Speaks! --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Eagles RB Brian Westbrook said he was not "completely healed" after his first concussion suffered against Washington in a Monday night game despite passing all the tests and waiting three weeks to return. He suffered a second concussion against San Diego, keeping him out of the lineup and essentially ending his effectiveness for the season. Westbrook went into great length to talk about what he learned about concussions this season: "You don’t think about it unless you had one. Unless you get one so they just don’t understand that if you continue to play with a concussion you run the risk of all different brain diseases to an early-on type of Alzheimer’s to early type of dementia and to forgetting things. As we all get older we tend to forget some things sometimes anyway but it gets worse and so forth and quite possibly death on some situations. A lot of people just do not know it, a lot of young kids. I didn’t even know before I even had my concussions all the repercussions of getting concussions. As a player you are always taught get back in there and play. Get back in there and play but the truth is, once I found out that, if you get back in there and play with a concussion even though if you want to play and you are feeling fine that you run the risk of really hurting yourself. I had a concussion October 25th. I think it was a Monday night game and I got knocked out and I was laid on the field, asleep on the football field. At that point I woke up and it was very clear I knew what was going on. I knew my surroundings. I knew everything. I had a slight headache. The next couple of days I found out that I had a concussion, a worse concussion than I had previously had thought. At that point you are trying to find out when is the best time to get back into the game. You have to of course wait until you all of your symptoms are gone. All of your headaches are gone when you are resting. All of the headaches are gone when you are having activity. They call it, with exertion… Then you have to pass a test that is called an impact test, which you take on the computer. It tests your reaction time. It tests memories and things like that with shapes and words. Once you are able to pass all of those tests then you have the opportunity to go back out there and play. The truth is, I waited three weeks. I passed all of the tests. I waited three weeks to get back out there and after passing all of the tests waiting at the time, just like you said before Blaine, you have a normal hit that kind of just glances off of you or you don’t really feel it all that much that had a normal, average NFL hit, not a great big collision or anything like that and the concussion came right back. What happened to me was that I was not completely healed from the first concussion. Even though I waited that long amount of time and passed all the tests I still wasn’t completely healed from the first concussion and it came back just like that. After that I had to sit out another five or six weeks just for me to be completely sure that I was 100% OK."
  

-- No Releases for Jags Today --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• Jacksonville Jaguars beat writer Michael Wright reports the Jaguars won't be making any roster moves today.
  

-- Browns Eyeing Kevin Kolb? --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• The Philadelphia Inquirer reports a source close to the situation thinks at least half a dozen teams ultimately will inquire about QB Kevin Kolb - including Cleveland, where Tom Heckert is now the general manager, working under Eagles HC Andy Reid's mentor, Mike Holmgren.
  

-- Bears Unlikely to Sign Julius Peppers If... --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• The Chicago Tribune reports the Bears will have to consider DE Julius Peppers if he does in fact become a free agent, but it’s a longshot that he will be playing in Chicago. It wouldn't be surprised if the Panthers let him leave. If they did, you would have to ask why. For all of Peppers’ production, he has been an inconsistent player throughout his career who gets sacks in spurts. Whoever signs him would probably have to make him the highest paid defensive player in football, raising expectations to an unreasonable level.
  

-- Packers Players Watch --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports Packers CB Al Harris, who is coming off knee surgery, has a bonus in March. Expect the Packers to ask him to delay that bonus until he can prove he's healthy. If not, maybe the Packers think about cutting him. For a guy like Packers DE Justin Harrell, he doesn't get paid until the games start. So there's nothing to be gained by cutting him now. Of course, people will wonder about LB A.J. Hawk considering backup LB Brandon Chillar signed a four-year, $21 million extension. Hawk may not be playing up to the level of a fifth overall draft choice, but he's solid and durable. That's worth something in this league. And in playing the 3-4 defense, you can never have too many good linebackers. The odds of Hawk going anywhere are very long. It's very unlikely he'll even be asked to take a paycut. But he didn't do himself any favors with his play at the end of the season, especially in the loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
  

-- Chester Taylor Watch --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• The Pioneer Press reports it still seems highly unlikely that the Vikings will be able to afford to keep free-agent RB Chester Taylor, who would be a good fit for the free-spending Washington Redskins or the Seattle Seahawks.
  

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Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

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-- Brett Favre Watch --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• The Pioneer Press reports if Vikings QB Brett Favre has decided to retire as Vikings quarterback, it would seem an announcement could come this week, after the Super Bowl, because the NFL prefers not to have distractions that would interfere with its big game. If Favre is undecided and wants the Vikings to improve the $13 million deal for which he is signed for next season, that should be known by the end of the month. The consensus guess is that Favre, 40, will return. But Favre has proved it's virtually impossible to predict what he'll do next. If Favre has decided to retire, he no longer has any motive to drag out the drama as he did with the Green Bay Packers to get to the New York Jets, and with the Jets to get to the Vikings. The Vikings, although they won't say it, need to know Favre's plans before March 5, when the trading deadline opens, so they would be able to compete with other teams to acquire, for instance, QB Donovan McNabb from Philadelphia or QB Matt Hasselbeck from Seattle, or whomever they would try to bring in. If it's March 5 and Favre is saying, "I don't know yet," that would put the Vikings in a tough position. It's also in early March that Vikings season-ticket holders are initially asked to renew. If Favre does plan to return, he shouldn't need more time than March 1 to say he's coming back.
  

-- Laurence Maroney on Trading Block? --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports New England Patriots RB Laurence Maroney could be moved by the team this offseason.
  

-- Wayne: No Knee Issues During Super Bowl --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• The Indianapolis Star reports Colts WR Reggie Wayne was thrown to 11 times, most of any Colts receiver but had only five catches for 46 yards. The Pro Bowl receiver aggravated a right knee injury in Friday's practice. "My knee wasn't bothering me at all," Wayne said.
  

-- Donte Stallworth Now a Brown Once Again, But... --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• The Plain Dealer reports now that the Super Bowl is over, WR Donte Stallworth has been technically returned to the Browns roster. The team is now on the clock to act on his status. A league source told The Plain Dealer this morning that there will be no formal league announcement about Stallworth. The source said that Stallworth and the Browns were informed about a month ago that his suspension was lifted. The Browns will release Stallworth rather than pay him a $1 million roster bonus due him on March 20, another source has informed The Plain Dealer. Until the Browns make a decision on Stallworth, he is free to use their facility. David Cornwell, one of Stallworth's advisers and attorneys, said Friday that he was unaware if Stallworth intended to visit the team. The Browns have had no comment on Stallworth.
  

-- No Surgery Needed for Freeney --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN reports after a big first half with a sack, Indianapolis Colts DE Dwight Freeney (ankle) spent the first part of the third quarter with a trainer hovering over him, re-taping his ankle. He said the ankle was sore, but downplayed any effect it may have had on his performance, but did admit it got stiff during the long 30 minute halftime. He woke up Sunday morning optimistic about his chances of playing, confident his nine days of rehab would make his ankle serviceable. Once he got on the field early Sunday afternoon and started running, "I knew I was going to be fine," he said. Freeney said he doesn't expect to require any offseason surgery for the ankle.
  

-- Brian Waters Named Walter Payton Man of the Year --
Mon Feb 8, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• AP reports NFL commissioner Roger Goodell revealed Sunday that OG Brian Waters of the Kansas City Chiefs was this season's winner of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award. Goodell made the announcement shortly before kickoff of the Super Bowl, flanked by Payton's children, Brittany Payton and former University of Miami running back Jarrett Payton. The Man of the Year award has been issued by the NFL since 1970, then re-named in Payton's honor in 1999.
  

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-- Tony McDaniel Arrested on Domestic Violence Charge --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• The Palm Beach Post reports Miami Dolphins DT Tony McDaniel appeared in a Broward County courtroom Sunday morning, charged with domestic violence, according to police and court records. McDaniel, 25, and his girlfriend, Alaina Smith, got into a shoving match outside their Davie home Saturday morning. They were arguing over unanswered phone calls and a late night of partying, according to McDaniel's arrest report. The fight happened about 8:30 a.m. Saturday in the 3100 block of Palm Tree Landings. Smith told investigators she had just returned from buying breakfast for houseguests when McDaniel confronted her about not answering her phone when he called. He had just returned from a night out with friends, the report said. He grabbed her purse and pushed her to the pavement, where she hit her head as they struggled over the bag, the report said. She ran into the house, told their guests to call 911 and, according to the report, ran back outside, where he threw her phone to the ground, shattering it. Police said Smith refused medical treatment and officers didn't see any head injuries, though there were scratches on her fingers. McDaniel gave police a different version. He said Smith, who was mad about his arrival home in the early morning, attacked him, slapping and scratching. He used his forearms to block her and stop the attack, according to the report, which also said he had scratches on his fingers and hands. The houseguests told police they witnessed the couple arguing, and McDaniel throwing Smith aside, grabbing her phone and smashing it.
  

-- Dwight Freeney Will Start --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• Barring any last minute setbacks, Indianapolis Colts DE Dwight Freeney (ankle) will start in the Super Bowl against the New Orleans Saints, sources tell ESPN's Sal Paolantonio. Freeney was on the Colts' active roster, despite his injured right ankle.
  

-- Walter Jones Announces Retirement --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• Seattle Seahawks OT Walter Jones has announced that he is retiring from football, according to his Twitter account.
  

-- Dwight Freeney Active! --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• AP reports Indianapolis Colts DE Dwight Freeney is active for Sunday's Super Bowl and was working out on the field less than two hours before kickoff at Sun Life Stadium. Freeney did some running and even tried a spin move on his sprained right ankle. He didn't appear to be limping, waving to the crowd as he headed back to the locker room Sunday. The defensive end hasn't practiced since tearing a ligament in his ankle late in the AFC championship game two weeks ago.
  

-- Saints Reimburse Payton on Williams Hire --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN's Adam Schefter reports New Orleans Saints HC Sean Payton told ESPN's Ed Werder that the Saints reimbursed him in week #9 for the $250,000 he paid out of his pocket to hire DC Gregg Williams.
  

-- Eagles QBs Drawing Interest --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN's Adam Schefter reports multiple teams have called the Philadelphia Eagles to inquire about their three QBs. The conversation, and speculation, will heat up in early March.
  

-- Raiders Staff to Return Intact --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN's Adam Schefter reports there's more confirmation that HC Tom Cable is back in 2010 for the Raiders. Oakland's assistant coaches have been informing players that the staff will remain intact next season.
  

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-- Colts Want to Re-Sign Gary Brackett --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports the Indianapolis Colts want to re-sign impending free-agent LB Gary Brackett.
  

-- Texans Eyeing L.T. --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports the Houston Texans are one of the teams expected to show interest in RB LaDainian Tomlinson provided he's released by the Chargers.
  

-- Bears Could Pursue Torry Holt --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• The Chicago Sun-Times reports the Bears decided not to seriously pursue WR Torry Holt last offseason. However, that may change now that Mike Martz has been hired as the team's offensive coordinator. Holt and Martz enjoyed much success together in St. Louis and the veteran receiver might be able to help the Bears' young receiving corps learn the nuances of Martz's system. As reported yesterday, according to the Florida Times-Union, the Jaguars are expected to release Holt and OT Tra Thomas on Monday.
  

-- Reggie Wayne Ready to Play Today --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN's Suzy Kolber reports Indianapolis Colts WR Reggie Wayne (knee) confirmed that he's ready to play in today's Super Bowl.
  

-- Broncos to Keep Orton, But... --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• The Denver Post reports Broncos owner Pat Bowlen revealed the plan is for QB Kyle Orton to remain the Broncos' quarterback, but the team hopes to select another quarterback in the upcoming draft.
  

-- Saints: More Than Half Team is Free Agents --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN's Adam Schefter reports while it was the players of the New Orleans Saints who pushed them into the Super Bowl, it's the team's front office that faces a tall order after Sunday's game. More than 50 percent of the players on the Saints' roster have contracts that expire after the Super Bowl, according to NFL Players Association records. Not many teams will have a busier offseason, as the Saints are scheduled to have 18 restricted free agents and 11 unrestricted free agents. The Saints, who also are expected to make other moves, can tender an offer to their restricted free agents that matches any offer sheet they might sign.
  

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-- Goodell: Player Salaries Will Gow Under New Deal --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• AP reports NFL commissioner Roger Goodell predicts players' salaries will still grow under a new labor agreement, even if their share of revenue is reduced as owners have proposed. Appearing Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation" hours before the Super Bowl, Goodell said the owners need more money to cover rising costs for international ventures and infrastructure projects such as new stadiums. "You have to invest in these stadiums that we're in today," Goodell said. "You need to find new ways of creating revenue, whether it's international or otherwise. And that takes investment. And we need to make sure that the owners have the capital to be able to do that. And then the pie grows, and everyone benefits." The union has said management wants players to reduce their share to 41 percent of applied revenues from about 59 percent. Goodell counters that of the $3.6 billion in incremental revenues since 2006, players received $2.6 billion.
  

-- Warren Sapp Released on Bond --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• AP reports former NFL star DT Warren Sapp was released from jail Sunday on $1,500 bond, a day after being arrested for allegedly choking a woman in his hotel room. Sapp was released at about 11 a.m. Sunday -- a time the NFL Network analyst would have been helping with Super Bowl coverage. The network has pulled Sapp off the air until it investigates the matter. Police arrested Sapp on Saturday on one charge of misdemeanor domestic battery. An arrest affidavit says the incident happened around 5 a.m. Saturday in the former defensive tackle's hotel room at the Shore Club on Miami Beach. Sapp's attorney said the former player is taking the matter seriously and will cooperate with authorities. "He sincerely apologizes to the NFL family and fans for taking away any distraction from today's big game," Christopher Lyons said. "We ask that everyone reserve judgment on the matter until all the facts come out in a court of law."

-- Rey Maualuga to Check into Rehab Clinic --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Cincinnati Bengals LB Rey Maualuga will check into the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., later this month for at least 30 days, according to multiple NFL sources. Maualuga, who pleaded guilty to drunken driving in Kentucky on Tuesday and apologized for his actions, had considered checking into rehab this past week, but opted to put it off until after a previously planned trip to Samoa, sources said. He is expected to enter the facility once he returns.
  

-- Bowlen Wants Marshall to Remain a Bronco, But... --
Sun Feb 7, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN reports after a tumultuous end to a promising-turned-disappointing season for the Denver Broncos, owner Pat Bowlen and WR Brandon Marshall fell onto the same page last week, both saying they'd like the two-time Pro Bowler back with the team next season. "I think Brandon is going through a maturing process," Bowlen said, according to The Denver Post. "Personally, I saw change in his personality and approach to things [this season]. He didn't have the same sort of attitude and anxiety that he's had. I personally would like to see him stay. And there's still a good possibility that could happen." Marshall, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason, would become a restricted free agent if the owners and players' union don't strike a labor agreement by March 5, giving the Broncos an upper hand should they want to sign him. "Now, if the head coach sits down and says no, I want to trade him, or I've got a deal that's going to be beneficial to the club, I don't think I'm going to override him," Bowlen said Saturday of Broncos HC Josh McDaniels, according to the newspaper.
  

-- No Movement on NFL Labor Talks --
Sat Feb 6, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN reports NFL owners have met for several hours to discuss the labor situation, although it appears they are no closer to reaching an agreement with the players' union for a new collective bargaining agreement. League spokesman Greg Aiello said that "everything is status quo. Nothing new to report." Some of the owners listened to a presentation by NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith on Saturday as the two sides try to avoid a lockout in 2011, when the current labor pact expires. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said during his state-of-the-league address Friday that fans "expect solutions ... and we should deliver." Goodell said he and the league's owners want an agreement and it's "absolutely false" that owners would want to see a work stoppage. Goodell bristled about a statement union chief DeMaurice Smith made Thursday. Smith estimated the chance of a lockout next year was "14" on a scale of 1 to 10. "I couldn't make that prediction, and I sure hope he's wrong, and I sure hope it doesn't become a self-fulfilling prophecy," Goodell said Friday. "Right now we don't need a lot of focus on that. We need to take advantage of the opportunity we have right now to structure an agreement and sit down and negotiate. That's how this is going to get done, and we will have an agreement. It's just a matter of when, but talking about options like work stoppages is not going to get us there."
  

-- Colts Saturday Injury Update --
Sat Feb 6, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• AP reports DE Dwight Freeney watched the Indianapolis Colts' final Super Bowl practice from a golf cart, and it's still uncertain whether he will play in Sunday's Super Bowl. The All-Pro defensive end hasn't practiced since tearing a ligament in his right ankle late in the AFC title game Jan. 24. Saturday's brief walkthrough was no different. Indianapolis HC Jim Caldwell said Freeney had improved from Friday to Saturday but declined to say whether the star would play against the Saints. Freeney's ankle was not wrapped and he did not receive treatment during the 40-minute walkthrough. WR Reggie Wayne also seemed to ease concerns about his possible absence Sunday, returning to practice one day after aggravating a season-long right knee injury. Wayne left Friday's practice 20 minutes early, and Caldwell sounded confident that Wayne would play Sunday. Indy's only other starter trying to recover from an injury is CB Jerraud Powers. He returned to practice Friday, nearly three weeks after having surgery to repair a fracture in his left foot, and did light work Saturday. "He [Freeney] and Powers both are better than yesterday. It's still day to day," Caldwell said.
  

-- Saints Saturday Injury Update --
Sat Feb 6, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• AP reports New Orleans Saints CB Randall Gay and RB Lynell Hamilton sat out New Orleans' final practice of the season on Saturday. HC Sean Payton said he expected Gay to be ready when New Orleans meets the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl on Sunday night. Gay sat on the sideline during a walk-through under sunny skies in Sun Life Stadium. Gay usually plays in five-defensive back formations. He is getting over a cold with congestion that caused also caused Gay to miss practice on Friday, Payton said. Payton was less certain about the status of Hamilton, a reserve running back and special teams regular. Hamilton has sat out practice all week with a sore left ankle. "We'll see how he does on Sunday," the coach said.
  

-- 2010 NFL Draft Central Debuts! --
Sat Feb 6, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

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-- Warren Sapp Charged with Domestic Battery --
Sat Feb 6, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN reports former NFL star DT Warren Sapp has been charged with domestic battery in South Florida, and the analyst will not be part of the NFL Network's Super Bowl coverage on Sunday. Sapp was charged with one count of misdemeanor domestic battery and is expected to appear before a Miami-Dade County judge Sunday, Miami Beach police spokesman Juan Sanchez said.
  

-- Seven Inducted into HOF Including Emmitt Smith & Jerry Rice --
Sat Feb 6, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• NFL.com reports Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice, Ricky Jackson, Russ Grimm, and John Randle have been announced as the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010. Former Denver Broncos RB Floyd Little and former Lions CB Dick LeBeau join them as the seniors committee selections.
  

-- Raiders to Name Clancy Pendergast --
Sat Feb 6, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Oakland Raiders will hire former Chiefs DC Clancy Pendergast as their defensive backs coach.
  

-- Dwight Freeney Likely to Play --
Sat Feb 6, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Indianapolis Colts DE Dwight Freeney (ankle) is likely to play on Sunday. He'll test his injured ankle in pre-game warm-ups. Barring any setbacks, Freeney will play.
  

-- Super Bowl Will be Dry & Cool --
Sat Feb 6, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• ESPN reports Weather won't be a factor Sunday if forecasts hold true. Indications are that Super Bowl XLIV will be dry, and played in cool air by South Florida standards, in stark contrast to the atmosphere for the Colts' 29-17 win over the Bears in 2007, the first time rain had fallen throughout a Super Bowl. Forecasters say a cold front is expected to bring a chance of rain Saturday, especially in the morning. Saturday night should have a low of about 50 degrees, and the projected temperature Sunday for the 6:25 p.m. ET kickoff is 66 degrees, a few degrees below normal for this time of year in the Miami area. By game's end, the temperature could fall into the upper 50s, which might seem downright balmy by Indianapolis' standards for February.
  

-- Jaguars to Release Torry Holt & Tra Thomas --
Sat Feb 6, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• The Florida Times-Union reports WR Torry Holt and OT Tra Thomas, two veteran free agents who were signed last year, won’t be returning to the Jaguars next season. The Jaguars can’t make the moves official until next week because players can’t be waived before Monday, but the players were given advance notice because they both hope to continue their careers, and the Jaguars want to give them time to find new teams. Holt, 33, was the Jaguars’ third-leading receiver with 51 catches for 722 yards this season. Thomas started three games, two against Tennessee. He replaced Eugene Monroe, who was ill, for the first Tennessee game. Thomas saw part-time duty in the next two games and didn’t play in the last seven.
  

-- Ed Reed's Healthy Getting Worse --
Sat Feb 6, 2010 --from FFMastermind.com

• The NFL Network reports from the Super Bowl that Baltimore Ravens S Ed Reed said on Friday that the nerve impingement in his neck and shoulder has gotten worse. Reed has played through shoulder and neck problems for several seasons. He hinted strongly at retirement since the end of the 2009 season, but will receive more medical opinions before making a final decision.
  

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