AFC East News and Rumors

Reed, Cushing miss Texans' 1st spring workout

CNNSI.com

Safety Ed Reed missed the Houston Texans' first spring workout on Monday as he recovers from hip surgery in Colorado.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Now that Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has undergone a fourth arm surgery, which initially is being regarded as a success, attention soon will turn to his lingering back issue. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Gronkowski is expected to …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The New England Patriots have developed an affinity for Rutgers players. On Monday, they signed another former member of the program. Scarlet Knights receiver Mark Harrison has joined the Patriots, the team announced earlier in the day. Undrafted last m…

The Associated Press, nytimes.com

Mario Williams refused to be labeled as someone who was emotionally unstable in dismissing questions about his mental state raised by a series of text messages from his former fiancee.

ESPN.com

The Buffalo Bills officially signed rookie wide receiver Robert Woods, the team announced Monday afternoon. ESPN.com’s AFC East blog first reported on Sunday that both sides agreed to terms of a four-year contract. However, Woods was in Los Angeles this…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes is not volunteering for voluntary workouts. And while that seems like the definition of no news, the fact it’s so unusual makes it so. According to Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald, Spikes has been working out on his own…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Denying he's ever contemplated suicide, Buffalo Bills defensive end Mario Williams accused his former fiancee on Monday of taking private comments out of context in a bid to win a lawsuit over the possession of a $785,000 diamond engagement ring.

Rich Cimini, ESPN.com

Three days after he was arrested on drug and weapons charges, New York Jets running back Mike Goodson showed up Monday morning for the team's first OTA practice.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

There’s a new Superman movie coming out this summer and Jets owner Woody Johnson appears to be in the spirit. Johnson, who is at the league meetings in Boston, spoke to reporters on Monday about the arrest of running back Mike Goodson and said that the …

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Dolphins started OTAs on Monday without one of their best defensive players. Safety Reshad Jones was not present for the first organized team activity of the year. Presence is voluntary at these workouts, but Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald rep…

ESPN.com

We have bad news to report for the rest of the AFC East division: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is feeling really good about his arm and mechanics heading into the 2013 season. The best player in the division and one of the top quarterbacks…

Jay Busbee, yahoo.com

The job of a rookie quarterback was never what you'd call easy. But the sudden, meteoric splash of young talents like Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick have meant that for new QBs, the learning curve is a ten-foot-high wall, and pa…

ESPN.com

Former New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chad Johnson turned himself in to Florida police on Monday. A warrant for his arrest was issued earlier this month for violating terms of his probation stemming from a domestic incident with h…

Mike Wilkening, profootballtalk.com

Fullback /running back Montell Owens is visiting the Bills on Monday, the club said, tweeting a picture of the former Jaguar for good measure. Owens (5-10, 225) could appeal to Buffalo on numerous levels. For starters, he would give them a proven vetera…

ESPN.com

The AFC East blog will begin its 2013 "Show and Prove" series this week. We will examine key players in the division who have a lot to prove this upcoming season. Let’s start with Miami Dolphins tailback Lamar Miller, who will be a first-year …

Bills Daily Charge, buffalobills.com

DAILY REPORT –The Buffalo Bills announced on Saturday that the team’s Kickoff Weekend home opener on Sunday, September 8th against the New England Patriots sold out during the day’s season ticket holder individual-game early access period. –The Bi…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

LB Jerry Hughes is excited about making a move to the Bills. The Dolphins start OTAs on Monday and DT Randy Starks may not be in attendance. Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s message to graduates at Suffolk University: “Be your own person. Make your own d…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is reaching an age when many quarterbacks decline, but Brady believes that he’s a better passer right now than he ever has been before. Brady told Peter King of Sports Illustrated that he’s been working on the mechanics …