Miami Dolphins 06/13/2012 10:31 AMThe Palm Beach Post reports Chad Ochocinco participated in his first practice with the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday, wearing his trademarked No. 85 jersey, and impressed his new teammates. “(Forget) what ya heard,” cornerback Sean Smith wrote on his Twitter account after practice, “85 (@ochocinco) still got it.” Read more
Cincinnati Bengals 06/13/2012 10:20 AMESPN.com reports the NFL is hoping Adam "Pacman" Jones can help the 2012 rookie class not make the same off-field mistakes that have defined his NFL career. The Cincinnati Bengals cornerback told the team's website that the league has asked him to be part of a panel discussion at the rookie symposium, which will be held June 24-30 in Ohio. Read more
Cincinnati Bengals 06/13/2012 12:42 AMCINCINNATI — In addition to getting a better grasp of the playbook, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton said he also is working on handling his role as a leader. “I was able to prove myself a little bit last year, and now everyone knows and understands we’re going to be on the same page, and I can voice that a little bit more,” Dalton said Tuesday afternoon prior to the team’s first practice of the three-day mandatory minicamp at Paul Brown Stadium. Read more
New England Patriots 06/12/2012 7:13 PMThe Star-Ledger reports the Giants' plan for Jake Ballard was simple: knowing his chances of playing in 2012 were slim to none due to microfracture knee surgery in April, they waived him believing he would not get claimed and would eventually end up on their injured reserve list for the 2012 season. He'd then return for the 2013 season. Today, the plan blew up in their faces. Read more