A total of 32 compensatory choices in the 2009 NFL Draft have been awarded to 16 teams, the NFL announced on Monday. Cincinnati and Tennessee each received the maximum four compensatory picks.

Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis and New York Jets coach Rex Ryan were among those in attendance on March 19 at the University of Cincinnati Pro Day. In all, 28 NFL teams sent representatives and 12 position coaches were in attendance, including Jaguars tight ends coach Mike Tice. The program has made great strides in recent years, as evidenced by its six players sent to the NFL combine, the most ever for the school.

Michael Fabiano examines the new-look San Francisco 49ers and believes Shaun Hill and Josh Morgan are viable sleepers for 2009.

Make no mistake. The Bills are thrilled to appear on Monday Night Football for the third consecutive season and are especially happy to be part of the first act for the MNF season-opening doubleheader on Sept. 14.

Falcons coach Mike Smith has dropped some weight as he readies for the 2009 season.

Josh McDaniels continues to try to reach out to QB Jay Cutler. But the young signal-caller will not have any of it. The Denver Post is reporting that McDaniels sent text messages to Cutler prior to the owners’ meetings in Dana Point, Calif., but that Cutler did not return them.

The Browns may not be able to recoup any of the signing bonus given to WR Donte’ Stallworth the day before the car he was driving struck and killed a pedestrian in Miami, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Broncos coach Josh McDaniels met with NFL Network’s Scott Hanson during the annual owners meeting in Dana Point, Calif., and made the point that Jay Cutler was his quarterback. Period.

LB Aaron Curry and CB Alphonso Smith drew a crowd at Wake Forest’s pro day, which included 41 representatives from all 32 NFL teams. Both opted not to lift or run, having satisfactorily met their goals at the combine.

Less than a month after signing free-agent and former Raiders center Jake Grove to a five-year contract, the Dolphins have traded center Samson Satele to the Raiders for an undisclosed draft pick, according to the Miami Herald.

While attending brother D.J.’s pro day in Winston-Salem, N.C., Anquan Boldin talked about his situation with the Cardinals, and how he might be open to returning to the team.

There could a lot of player movement coming out of Cleveland.

Terrell Owens signed a one-year deal with the Bills for a second, third another chance. Then he promptly skipped the Bills first voluntary workout of the season. And there’s the rub. The Bills workout was voluntary, but the need to repair his image is not.

It’s not just a bunch of talking suits at the NFL annual owners meeting. That was made very clear in the hotel fitness center at 6 a.m. this morning.

Broncos coach Josh McDaniels sat down with NFL Network’s Scott Hanson on Monday at the NFL Annual Meeting and spoke about … Jay Cutler.

“He’s our quarterback,” McDaniels told Hanson in an interview that will air Monday night on NFL Total Access (7 p.m. ET).