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Harnish had a deal with Chargers before Colts drafted him

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The rules regarding discussions with players who may not be draft are pretty clear.  Before and during the picks process, there can be contact and expressions of interest but no negotiations. In a video of comments from Chandler Harnish a/k/a Mr. Irrele…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

After the 2011 regular season ended, Colts owner Jim Irsay fired Vice Chairman Bill Polian and his son, G.M. Chris Polian. Bill landed at ESPN, where he has done a surprisingly strong job of translating scout-speak into explanations that most casual fan…

Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com

The Houston Texans have reached contract agreements with 21 undrafted rookies, per John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. Here they are: TCU tight end Logan Brock, James Madison linebacker D.J. Bryant, BYU defensive tackle Loni Fangupo, Illinois fullbac…

ESPN.com

The Titans undrafted rookie free agents per Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean: Brandon Barden, TE, Vanderbilt Nick Stephens, QB, Tarleton State DaJohn Harris, DT, Southern Cal D.J. Woods, WR, Cincinnati William Vlachos, C, Alabama Christian Scott, S, Texas Be…

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

Peyton Manning and Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton were quarterbacks at the University of Tennessee in the mid '90s and the two have maintained their friendship over the years.

Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com

NFL teams are currently in the process of agreeing to terms and signing undrafted rookie free agents. We’ll try to round up as many of them as we can today. The Tennessee Titans have brokered deals with 15 UDFAs, according to Jim Wyatt of the Nashville…

Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com

The Colts have already begun contract talks with new quarterback Andrew Luck, and owner Jim Irsay confirmed that he envisions no hiccups on a deal with the No. 1 overall pick. “It’s something that should be done swiftly,” Irsay told the Indianapoli…

CNNSI.com

Andrew Luck was just the start of a great draft for the Colts, writes Chris Burke in his report card on all 32 NFL teams. The Broncos? Well, it's a good thing they have Peyton Manning.

ESPN.com

Todd McShay sorts through the draft , selecting his impact pick and his intriguing pick for each team. Here’s a look at his thinking on the AFC South, along with my thinking about his thinking. Houston Texans McShay impact pick: Brandon Brooks (third) -…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Jaguars punter Nick Harris signed a new contract with the team in March.  On Saturday, the team ripped it up and cut him loose, one day after using a third-round pick on Cal punter Bryan Anger. Harris and Spencer Lanning both were cut on Saturday, accor…

ESPN.com

Grading drafts is one of those things -- a ton of people object to the concept, but then they read every word vociferously. Acknowledging that, we share what we can from the ESPN.com Insider file of Mel Kiper . Indianapolis Colts Overall grade: A- Kiper…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

When NFL Network unveiled its list of the Top 100 players in the NFL last year, as voted on by NFL players themselves, Titans running back Chris Johnson was No. 13. When the new Top 100 list was unveiled on Saturday night, Johnson was still on it. Barel…