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A week after having a meltdown in OTAs, the Jets’ mercurial wide receiver Santonio Holmes will miss the Jets’ minicamp this week with a hamstring problem. Holmes’ meltdown last week was because he felt he was being overworked by the coaching staff, despite only taking 25 reps. Holmes did not…

Despite tearing his Achilles last November, Leon Hall says his recovery is going very well and that he expects to be ready for the 1st day of Training Camp next month. A return for Training Camp seems very optimistic since he’ll be only 8 months removed from an injury that…

In an interview with Bengals.com, Cincinnati offensive coordinator Jay Gruden said he sees no reason to add a veteran receiver and that he’d be surprised if someone didn’t pan out from the current group. The Bengals currently have a young group of receivers, Brandon Tate, Marvin Jones, Armon Binns, Mohamed…

In an interview with the Associated Press today, Steve Smith said that he wants to play “3 or 4 more years” before retiring. This is very consistent with the contract he just signed, so it makes sense. Smith is signed through the 2015 season, 4 seasons from now, for a…

A 2nd round pick in 2009, Andy Levitre finally emerged as an above average player last year, after 2 mediocre years in 2009-2010. Levitre ranked 6th among all guards on ProFootballFocus last season, making 12 starts at left guard. He also made 3 starts at left tackle and 1 at…

Maurice Jones Drew and Chris Clemons were two of the three under contract players to skip the 1st day of his team’s mandatory minicamp. The other was Ed Reed, but unlike MJD and Clemons, he didn’t do so in search of a new contract. Reed is still not 100% committed…

Unlike Chris Clemons and Maurice Jones Drew, Darrelle Revis was not a no show for mandatory minicamp today. However, he still refused to commit for Training Camp and reiterated his desire for a new deal. He says he wants a “sit down” with owner Woody Johnson, GM Mike Tannenbaum, and…

Maurice Jones Drew was the most high profile holdout going official today, but it wasn’t the only one. Seahawks’ defensive end Chris Clemons was also a no show at mandatory minicamp today. Clemons is seeking a new deal as he heads into a contract year. He’s owed 4.5 million this…

Maurice Jones Drew has made it very clear this offseason that he wants a new deal and today he made it even clearer. MJD was not present for the start of the Jaguars’ 3 day mandatory minicamp today and is not expected to attend at all, which officially makes him…

According to Todd McClure, an offensive lineman for the Atlanta Falcons, the Falcons will put more emphasis on the screen game in 2012. This is a major change from their offensive philosophy in 2011 (the Falcons targeted backs a mere 97 times last year out of 594 attempts, one of…