Baltimore Ravens Linebacker Arthur Brown is going to be out for at least a month while he recovers from sports hernia surgery. Mike Preston of The Baltimore Sun offers a few thoughts from Wednesday's OTA session that was open to the media.
PITTSBURGH -- Heath Miller knows his football career isn't over, just paused. When the injured Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl tight end will be able to hit the "play" button again is anybody's guess. Miller included.
Baltimore Ravens Rookie outside linebacker John Simon signed a four-year deal with the team. Jacoby Jones finished third in his stint on "Dancing with the Stars." Cincinnati Bengals Quarterback Andy Dalton wasted little time in working on his deep throws during Tuesday's first OTA session.
Baltimore Ravens Deonte Thompson might have the early inside track to start at wide receiver opposite Torrey Smith. "[Thompson] could sneak in there, he looks different, is fast and catches everything," Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said.
Baltimore Ravens After an eventful offseason, the Ravens could be in store for more tough personnel decisions in 2014. Linebacker Michael McAdoo says he has something prove this season. Cincinnati Bengals Bengals coach Marvin Lewis put his charitable side to work Sunday during his annual golf outing.
From now until the start of training camps in late July, I will take some time off. This week will be one where I'll be leaving the blog in the capable hands of our editors, who will keep you informed with all the latest news.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have competition at running back and outside linebacker this year, although I believe rookies Le'Veon Bell and Jarvis Jones will win those jobs. The most wide-open battle in Pittsburgh is in the return game.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden told The Plain Dealer that he wasn't given any advance warning that the team was going to sign Brian Hoyer, and that he hasn't been told of Hoyer's role. "It's part of this business, and if you start worrying about it, that's too much to worry about," Weeden said.
ESPN's Jeffri Chadiha takes the stance that linebacker Rolando McClain made the "smart" move by announcing his retirement this week. "This is a man who needed many things to go right just to have a chance at success in Baltimore," Chadiha wrote.
For the past two weeks, the AFC North blog has ranked the positions in the division. Some positions were easy (running back was straightforward) and others were not (wide receiver and secondary were the toughest for me).
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