Source: Tennesseean.com

Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair was killed in an apparent
murder-suicide with a young woman he met at a local restaurant and have been
dating for at least a few months.

Metro police spokesman Don Aaron said they were leaning toward certain scenarios
based on the evidence, but they hadn't ruled anything out. Still, they were not
actively looking for suspects Saturday night.

"The medical examiner will be conducting autopsies (Sunday)," Aaron said. "We
expect to make additional conclusions after the autopsy process."


Source: Bill Williamson, ESPN.com

Bill Williamson, of ESPN.com, reports Denver Broncos WR Eddie Royal could have a
similar effect in head coach Josh McDaniels' system this season as New England
Patriots WR Wes Welker did while McDaniels served as offensive coordinator with
the Patriots.


Source: Sam Farmer, The Los Angeles Times

Sam Farmer, of the Los Angeles Times, reports Oakland Raiders QB Jeff Garcia
believes he should be the team's starting quarterback this season, even though
he is No. 2 on the depth chart behind QB JaMarcus Russell. 'Not knocking
JaMarcus or anybody else on the team, but I have a belief in my own abilities,'
Garcia said in a phone interview. '(That has) me feeling I am the best
quarterback on the team. That's just how I approach the game.'


Source: Eric Edholm, Pro Football Weekly

Eric Edholm, from Pro Football Weekly, reports the team is playing around with
using Marion Barber and Felix Jones - something it did sparingly last season
when the two were healthy - on the field at the same time. It doesn't have to be
in traditional, two-back sets, either; Jones has the flexibility to split out
and motion into or out of the backfield.


Source: Bill Williamson, of ESPN.com

Bill Williamson, of ESPN.com, reports Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels
envisions RB Knowshon Moreno as a three-down back.


Source: CBSSports.com

At the NFL Rookie Symposium in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Lions rookie QB Matthew
Stafford told CBSSports.com in an exclusive interview that his new team's
offense is familiar to him, and that's helped him get acclimated to his new
playbook. "Coming from Georgia, we do a lot of the same concepts with [offensive
coordinator Scott] Linehan that we did there," Stafford said. "It's obviously
called something completely different and you may look for a different look for
certain coverages, but a lot of the concepts are similar, so it's been a pretty
easy transition for me so far."


Source: Brad Biggs, The Chicago Sun-Times

Brad Biggs, of the Chicago Sun-Times, reports the Chicago Bears will look to get
a long-term contract done with QB Jay Cutler, perhaps during the upcoming
season.


Source: Eric Edholm, Pro Football Weekly

Eric Edholm, from Pro Football Weekly, reports the team has two plus pass
catchers in Jason Witten and Martellus Bennett. Don't overlook Bennett, who is
said to have matured a great deal in his first year with the team. In limited
duty, Bennett gained more than 14 yards per catch and had four TD catches, most
of them in the second half of his rookie season.


Source: CBSSports.com

At the NFL Rookie Symposium in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Giants rookie RB Andre
Brown told CBSSports.com in an exclusive interview that his new team likes him
for his versatility, and that he'll be utilized for it. "I'm a scatback compared
to Brandon Jacobs, so that's what they're trying to get me into because I can
catch the ball real well out of the backfield," Brown said when asked about his
role. "Otherwise they're just telling me to come in there and work hard, and I'm
just going in trying to do what I can do to help the Giants win another Super
Bowl."


Source: CBSSports.com

At the NFL Rookie Symposium in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Jets rookie RB Shonn
Greene told CBSSports.com in an exclusive interview that the moniker
"fourth-quarter back" that his coaches have labeled him is appropriate. Built
with a huge upper body, Greene is looking forward to making a sizable impact for
a second-day draft choice. "I think it plays well into how I play the game of
football, very tough, down-and-dirty and grind time, fourth quarter time,"
Greene said. "I like it a lot. I think that's what football is all about,
getting down in the trenches between the tackles. But whatever else they need
for me to do I'm willing to do."


Source: Brad Biggs, The Chicago Sun-Times

Brad Biggs, of the Chicago Sun-Times, reports there is a chance the Chicago
Bears only keep two quarterbacks on their final roster but likely will have
three on the roster because of the unproven nature of QB Caleb Hanie and QB
Brett Basanez.


Source: Michael Kranzler, from SDBoltreport.com

Michael Kranzler, from SDBoltreport.com, interviewed undrafted rookie WR Gregg
Carr from Florida State who is now trying to make the Chargers roster. In the
interview Carr revealed what he'd like Chargers fans to know about him, "Greg
Carr is going to do whatever he can to the best of his ability to be the best
player he can be, and he's very thankful for the opportunity to have a chance to
play for the Chargers. "


Source: CBSSports.com

At the NFL Rookie Symposium in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., 49ers rookie WR Michael
Crabtree told CBSSports.com in an exclusive interview that the foot he had a
stress fracture in back in February won't keep him from being ready for the
start of training camp. "The foot is great," Crabtree said when asked how his
offseason has been. "I'm ready. I'm running and everything."


Source: John Oehser, Colts.com

John Oehser, from Colts.com, reports Eric Foster said he knows as he enters his
second NFL season that he must work on all elements of his game - run-stopping
included - he said there is one statistic from his rookie season he particularly
plans to change. That's the one that shows him with no sacks.