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Projecting How Cincinnati Bengals Stack Up Against Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens in 2013 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

COMMENTARY | It seems like we've been talking for years about how the Cincinnati Bengals are finally poised to take the next step in the AFC North by surpassing both the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers.

 

Team Report - CLEVELAND BROWNS (The SportsXchange)

Weeden leading first team in OTAs

 

Team Report - OAKLAND RAIDERS (The SportsXchange)

Kluwe happy to be punting in California

 

NFL roundup: Gronkowski may need back surgery too (The SportsXchange)

The health status of New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski seems to be getting more complicated by the day.

 

Hoyer reaches deal with Browns (National Football Post)

Quarterback receives a two-year contract.

 

Team Report - PITTSBURGH STEELERS (The SportsXchange)

Steelers Haley, Tomlin endorse rookie RB Bell

 

Team Report - BALTIMORE RAVENS (The SportsXchange)

Elam impresses in Ravens rookie camp

 

Hoyer, Browns reach agreement (The SportsXchange)

Quarterback Brian Hoyer signed a two-year deal with the Cleveland Browns, who also waived tight end Garret Hoskins.

 

Jets first-round CB Dee Milliner fires his agents after falling out of the Top 5 (Shutdown Corner)

Late last month, New York Jets second-round quarterback Geno Smith fired his agents after falling out of Round 1 in the 2013 NFL draft. Smith is expected to announce a decision on a new agent soon — the favorite is Jay-Z's "Roc Nation" sports agency — but he won't be the only Jets draft pick to change agents after being selected slightly later than expected. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Jets first-round pick Dee Milliner has fired Impact Sports after he was not selected with one of the first five picks in the 2013 NFL draft. Milliner "tumbled" all the way to the ninth overall pick in the draft. Milliner was expected to be a first round pick, but there were no iron-clad guarantees that he would be selected in the top five, or even the top ten. In our pre-draft, "Shutdown 50" series, Milliner was ranked ninth by editor Doug Farrar, who had Milliner going to the Cleveland Browns with the sixth overall pick in his mock draft . Greg Cosell had Milliner going to the Pittsburgh Steelers with the No. 17 pick in his mock draft . Milliner was represented by Tony Fleming and Mitch Frankel, who were set to negotiate Milliner's four-year rookie contract which would be worth around $12.66 million, all of which would be fully guaranteed, including a $7,588,072 signing bonus. Based on the contract signed by Detroit Lions defensive end Ziggy Ansah on May 10, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2013 draft, Milliner would have received a four-year contract worth $18,594,502 in fully guaranteed money. "I know that everything was done to ensure that Mr. Milliner would be drafted as high as possible," Fleming told Rapoport. "Dee was the first cornerback selected, and he was drafted ninth overall to the New York Jets. This is a tremendous accomplishment. I wish Mr. Milliner future success in his professional career." Per NFLPA rules, Milliner has to wait five days before he can officially hire a new agent.

 

Jacksonville Jaguars claim Kyle Love after release from New England Patriots, diabetes diagnosis (Shutdown Corner)

As we and many others reported yesterday, the New England Patriots released defensive tackle Kyle Love this week in the wake of the news that he has Type-2 diabetes. And for those who were wondering whether Love's release might have been for other reasons, there's a lot of evidence that there were no other reasons. First, there was the fact that New England released Love, who started 25 games for the team over the last two seasons, with a non-football injury designation. And, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk , the Pats gave Love two options: Either retire for a year, in which case the team would not move to recover any part of the $500,000 signing bonus he received as part of his two-year, $3.09 million contract extension he signed in 2012, or take a risk on playing sooner, and take a walk. Love chose the latter, and as it turned out, he didn't have to wait long for a team interested in his services. The Jacksonville Jaguars reported, per the team's official website , that they picked Love up off waivers on Thursday. Love had lost about 30 pounds off his 315-pound frame in the offseason, which left him unable to participate in off-season activities for the Pats, but according to his agent, Richard Kopelman, Love is back in fighting shape and ready for action. “Prior to the diagnosis, Kyle recently experienced unexplained weight loss, but since being diagnosed and having altered his diet, Kyle has regained most of the weight he lost, is in good health, and was not limited in any way during offseason workouts in which he was engaged up until being told he would be released," Kopelman told ESPN Boston on Wednesday. Love is the second former Patriots defensive lineman picked up by the Jaguars this week -- they also acquired defensive end Brandon Deaderick off waivers on Tuesday.