The first bench press results of the combine are in, and among the offensive linemen, there was Louis Vasquez and everyone else.

Of all the players, Pittsburgh’s LeSean McCoy has perhaps the best reason to skip the workout portion of the combine. He came down with the flu earlier this week and was noticeably struggling throughout his press conference.

With an uncapped year looming for 2010, everyone will be playing under an entirely different set of rules.

It was easy to tell that Mark Sanchez is cool in front of the cameras.

As the quarterback at USC, Sanchez received more media attention than most prospects and he flashed his charisma throughout his press conference.

OT Andre Smith, projected as a top-5 pick, announced before the bench press on Friday that he will not be working out at the combine. Smith said he will only work out at Alabama’s pro day on March 11.

The Titans figure to be as busy as any other team during the upcoming free agency period. In addition to TE Bo Scaife, who the team designated as its franchise player on Thursday, the Titans have 12 other free agents — including QB Kerry Collins and DT Albert Haynesworth.

As if watching kids do repeated bench presses doesn’t do it, a reunion of sorts has Vic Carucci feeling his years at the NFL scouting combine.

By and large, underclassmen quarterbacks have failed miserably in the NFL. Since the 1990 NFL Draft, when underclassmen first became eligible to be drafted after being only three years removed from high school instead of four, there have been 15 quarterbacks drafted in round one.

Georgia QB Matthew Stafford has a legitimate chance to be the No. 1 pick in the draft by the Detroit Lions. If the Lions do pick Stafford, he will face quite a daunting task. Detroit has not won an NFL title since 1957.

When Giants head coach Tom Coughlin took the podium for a news conference on Friday, it was only a matter of time before the name of Plaxico Burress was mentioned.

Miami offensive tackle Vernon Carey re-signed with the Dolphins, securing a six-year, $42 million deal that will keep him in the same city he played high school and college football.

Looking to create more room under the salary cap, the Redskins cut the 31-year-old Marcus Washington on Friday.

The Atlanta Falcons have not conjured any interest in a trade for imprisoned and suspended quarterback Michael Vick. A league source with knowledge of the situation said that even though Atlanta has announced its intention to try to trade Vick, the uncertainty of his availability has stifled interest –and could for months.

Titans Coach Jeff Fisher re-iterated that the team plans to re-sign free agent quarterback Kerry Collins, “as our starter.” Should that end up being the case, there are no plans to switch one-time starter Vince Young, even temporarily, to another position to get him involved.

There was a lot of mystery surrounding what the quarterbacks would and wouldn’t do. But moments ago, USC quarterback Mark Sanchez said he would throw at this weekend’s scouting combine. Sanchez will not bench press, however. Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford will not throw or bench, but will participate in the running drills.