James Harrison and the Pittsburgh Steelers are closing in on a contract extension that could be finalized as early as Monday, according to Bill Parise, the agent for the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Parise says all parties involved agreed to get past the Easter holiday before consummating the deal.

Cleveland police confirmed to Buffalo, N.Y., television station WIVB that Bills DB Donte Whitner was tasered and arrested on suspicion of aggravated disorderly conduct and resisting arrest early Saturday morning.

The Chicago Sun-Times‘ Brad Biggs reports that Jay Cutler literally has a fresh start with the Bears, and because the team hasn’t begun its offseason program, he is still eligible to collect on that $100,000 workout bonus he forfeited with the Broncos by not showing up to voluntary workouts last month.

Restricted free-agent WR Miles Austin met with the Jets on Friday, and the team is expected to put together an offer sheet for him, according to The Star-Ledger. The Jets are looking for some help at receiver after Laveranues Coles signed with the Bengals.

The Buccaneers’ new starting QB, Luke McCown, now has blind-side protection after starting LT Donald Penn signed his one-year, $2.8 million tender offer, the St. Petersburg Times reports.

WR Darrius Heyward-Bey worked out for the Raiders in Maryland on Friday.

Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn are expected to fight for the Browns’ starting job in training camp, and The Dayton Daily News reports that former Cleveland TE Kellen Winslow revealed to Sirius NFL Radio which QB he believes should be under center in Cleveland next season:

Byron Leftwich recently visited the Washington Redskins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but the quarterback walked away without a deal from either team. However, The Pittsburgh-Post Gazette reports that the Steelers issued a two-year contract offer to Leftwich, who performed admirably as Ben Roethlisberger’s backup last season, most notably playing the entire second half in a victory over the Redskins on Monday Night Football.

Bears defensive end Adewale Ogunleye, a native of Nigeria, read a newspaper story about a 4-year-old Nigerian girl who was scheduled to have heart surgery in Austin, Texas. The only catch? Heart Gift, the American organization paying for her surgery, could not foot the bill for the girl’s travel expenses.

Five days after a visit with the Redskins failed to produce a contract, free-agent QB Byron Leftwich departed Tampa without a deal from the Buccaneers, the St. Petersburg Times reports.

Giants president John Mara talked with Chris Russo about recently released WR Plaxico Burress on Sirius XM’s “Mad Dog Unleashed” radio show. It was Mara’s first interview since the Giants made the decision to cut Burress last week.

Jaguars QB David Garrard wants to be in better shape for next season, but he knows you can’t cut corners — just calories. Garrard, who struggled during the Jaguars’ 11-loss season in 2008, tried a new diet in order to achieve his fitness goals, The Florida Times-Union reports.

Roscoe Parrish is being shopped by the Bills, who are deep in wide receivers and have Leodis McKelvin to handle return duties, according to a person close to the situation.

Patriots DE Ty Warren told the Boston Globe that he expects to be ready for training camp in July after undergoing double groin surgery in January.

While Albert Haynesworth jumped to the Redskins on the first day of free agency, The City Paper in Nashville, Tenn., reports the Titans did little to persuade him not to accept the seven-year, $100 million offer.