A day after New York Jets general manager John Idzik said he didn’t think Josh Cribbs was healthy, the aging but dynamic return man has signed with the Oakland Raiders. The longtime Cleveland receiver/returner nearly signed with Arizona earlier in free agency, but he was recovering from a knee injury.
Mid-week mail call: Rick Johnson from San Juan Capistrano, Calif., wants to know why quarterback Ricky Stanzi may be on the outs in Kansas City. Bill Williamson: He was a low-round pick of the previous regime.

The San Diego Chargers received terrible news Tuesday in their second day of organized non-contact drills. Melvin Ingram #54 LBSan Diego Chargers 2012 STATS Tot41 Solo27 Ast14 FF1 Sack1.
An AFC West battle for Charles Woodson is brewing. ESPN’s Josina Anderson reported on Tuesday that the future hall of famer is flying to Denver for a visit this week. Later, Anderson reported the Raiders sent Woodson an initial offer.
Earlier Tuesday, we examined whether Charles Woodson would fit in the AFC West. We might be talking about the subject more. ESPN’s Josina Anderson is reporting that the Denver Broncos will visit with the safety this week.
Free-agent safety Charles Woodson said he is open to playing under any circumstances at this point. “When this process first started out, that was my thing, I needed to go to a contender,” Woodson told the NFL Network.

The Oakland Raiders are kicking the tires on a now-healthy Josh Cribbs, according to several reports. The Cleveland free agent nearly signed a deal with Arizona early in free agency. But he wasn’t fully recovered from surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee.
Earlier, we looked at Mel Kiper’s first big board for the 2014 draft. Here is a look at Kiper’s first offering for the 2013 draft. What stands out is the San Diego Chargers’ first three picks are in ranked in the top 18 on Kiper’s board.
ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper looked ahead to the 2014 draft class and presented his first Big Board, with the top 25 players he has currently ranked . What stuck out to me is all of the tackles on the board.
New Kansas City Chiefs general manager John Dorsey is excited about matchup problems 2011 first-round pick Jon Baldwin can present. This is a big season for Baldwin, who hasn’t made much of an impact in his first two NFL seasons.
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