Dolphins great Jason Taylor to Jets 'close to done' deal
Nothing is official yet, but indications are Jason Taylor is leaning heavily toward becoming a New York Jet.
One Taylor associate said Friday the deal is "close to done" and all that's left to discuss are smaller issues, such as how much of the voluntary offseason program the 35-year-old free-agent linebacker will be allowed to skip as he comes off minor shoulder surgery.
Rosenfels to Raiders being discussed
Judd Zulgad Could Sage Rosenfels be on the move after only one season in Minnesota?
Michael Lombardi of the National Football Post reports that a team executive told him the Raiders and Vikings are discussing Rosenfels' availability. This would be interesting on many levels.
Marshall to Seattle would mean No. 6 pick to BroncosMike Klis To clarify, if the Seattle Seahawks submit an offer sheet to Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall — and there's still plenty of "if" about that — they would do so knowing they would be forced to surrender their original first-round draft pick to the Broncos.
Browns have preliminary targets in another QB hunt One thing became clear after listening to the Browns' new decision-makers this week: They want to do something about the team's quarterback situation.
Both President Mike Holmgren and General Manager Tom Heckert expressed, um, amazement that the Browns could win four games at the end of the year while averaging 91 yards passing.
Troy Smith makes trade request Just a little more than one year removed from competing to become the Ravens starting quarterback, Troy Smith has asked the team to trade him.
According to the Twitter account of Ralph Cindrich (RalphCindrich), who is Smith's agent, Smith no longer wants to bide his time behind starter Joe Flacco.
Football Trade Rumors and Notes for Oct 23rd 1. OU's Bradford seeks out Alex Smith to talk surgery
2. Titans' Collins expects to remain the starter
3. Zorn will coach rest of the season
4. Eric Wright escapes serious injury in car crash
5. Draft's biggest question mark: How will 2010 NFL rookies get paid?
6. Why Tom Cable walked
Football Trade Rumors and Notes for Oct 21st 1. Green's agent says deal not done yet
2. Titans, Vanden Bosch plan to hold contract talks
3. Eagles acquire linebacker Will Witherspoon from Rams
4. Vikes and Childress working on extension
5. Running back Ahman Green may be returning to Packers
