Packers sign WR Ty Montgomery
by Elliott Smith | Staff Writer

(11:56 am ET) The Packers reached an agreement Wednesday with third-round draft pick Ty Montgomery , per ESPN.com. The signing of the wide receiver means the team only has one draft pick yet to reach a deal, first-rounder Demarious Randall. 

Montgomery has been described by the team as Randall Cobb-type player, so expect the Pack to use him as a return specialist early on. 

Wilkerson, Richardson, Marshall all absent at Jets’ OTAs
by Elliott Smith | Staff Writer

(11:12 am ET) The Jets kicked off more offseason training activities Wednesday without three core members of their team, as Muhammad Wilkerson, Sheldon Richardson and Brandon Marshall were all absent for the voluntary training, per ESPN.com. 

Wilkerson’s absence is no surprise, as the defensive lineman is seeking a new contract from the team and has stated he won’t take part in voluntary team activities. Richardson and Marshall are not involved in contract disputes. 

Rookie Collins out to prove doubters wrong

(11:07 am ET) Giants’ rookie Landon Collins is motivated to prove his label as a “box safety” is wrong, according to NFL.com.

Collins saw his draft stock drop while the notion he was simply a “box safety” began to spread around the NFL. The Giants traded up to the first pick in the second round to take Collins, who is setting his sights on proving he’s much more than what he’s being labeled.

“I’m about to showcase why I’m not a box safety, and why I should have been in the first round,” Collins said. “The Giants know they got the best safety that came out of that draft.”

Will Hill prepared to play full season

(10:51 am ET) Ravens safety Will Hill is ready to take on a full 16-game season for the first time in his career, according to NFL.com.

Due to a number of suspensions, Hill has not competed for an entire season in the NFL. He was suspended for the first six games last season but made an impact during the final 10 games.

“I came back six games late,” Hill said. “I’m just trying to get a good 16 games this year.”

In 10 games last year, Hill recorded 41 tackles and returned an interception for a touchdown.

Panthers cut OL Edmund Kugbila

(10:11 am ET) Edmund Kugbila never played in a game for the Panthers after they drafted him in the fourth round of the 2013 draft. The team cut the injury-prone lineman on Wednesday, according to The Charlotte Observer.

The 24-year-old out of Valdosta State missed time with hamstring and back injuries.

Giants’ kicker on new PAT rules: ‘I’m excited’

(9:50 am ET) Josh Brown‘s job as the Giants’ kicker just got harder, but he’s not complaining, according to the official team site.

NFL owners approved the competition committee’s proposal to move the placement of the football on the extra point attempts form the two to the 15-yard line, making what used to be a 20-yard kick into a  33-yard attempt. Brown sees the change as an opportunity to showcase the skills of a kicker.

“I’m excited about it,” Brown, the Giants’ kicker, said today. “I believe it adds higher value to a person that come out in December in bad weather and still be consistent. Those qualities are still very exciting to me. It’s a play that you won’t turn the TV off for anymore. Every point matters in this game and now with the longer extra point, there’s added difficulty to it. It’s not a gimme. There are levels of excitement that are going to make the game more appealing when scores are very, very tight.”

Brown was perfect last season during extra point attempts, going 44 for 44.

Report: CB Tarell Brown visits with Patriots on Tuesday
by Brandon Wise | CBSSports.com

(5/19/2015) Free agent cornerback Tarell Brown was in New England on Tuesday for a second visit with the Patriots, according to ESPN.com.

Brown visited with the team in March, but left without a contract. Brown played in 2014 with the Raiders, totaling 55 tackles with four passes defended. He spent the the previous seven years in San Francisco where he amassed 11 interceptions.

Cardinals’ Bruce Arians: No. 3 quarterback spot wide open
by Brandon Wise | CBSSports.com

(5/19/2015) Cardinals coach Bruce Arians is ready to have a wide open training camp battle for the No. 3 quarterback spot, according to AZCardinals.com.

Logan Thomas, Chandler Harnish and rookie Phillip Sims will battle it out for the third position throughout OTAs and training camp, according to Arians.

Thomas appeared in two games for Arizona last year, going 1 for 9 for 81 yards and a touchdown. Harnish has been a backup for the first three seasons of his career with the Colts and Vikings and has not appeared in a game.

Report: Raiders QB Derek Carr dealing with right ring finger injury
by Brandon Wise | CBSSports.com

(5/19/2015) Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is reportedly dealing with a right ring finger injury that may require surgery, according to ESPN NFL Insider Chris Mortensen.

Carr, who missed the first day of OTAs Tuesday, may miss the rest of the activities but is optimistic about training camp, according to the report. Carr threw for 3,270 yards with 21 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 2014.

Cardinals QB Carson Palmer kept out of 11-on-11 drills
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com

(5/19/2015) Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer was kept out of 11-on-11 drills during the first day of organized team activities on Tuesday, per ESPN.

Palmer, who is six months removed from surgery to repair a torn left ACL, was limited to 7-on-7 drills instead on Tuesday.

“Just felt good to not be around cones and hurdles, and step overs and all the different on-field things that we’ve been using — bags,” Palmer said. “It felt good to be around other humans and going 7-on-7 and have that competition, that speed, that quickness of the game because I got a lot of work to do, a long way to go.”

Palmer added that he’ll play the entire season with a knee brace.

“I’ve been politicking with the trainers and the physical trainers because 12 plays just isn’t enough for me and I need more action out there,” Palmer said.