Free-agent DT Tank Johnson has signed with the Cincinnati Bengals, according to the Dallas Morning News.

Marcus Stroud’s return to dominance with a new team in 2008 earned the Buffalo Bills’ defensive tackle a two-year contract extension that averages $8.25 million over the additional years and guarantees $12 million. With the guarantees, Stroud could earn $16 million in the first two years of his contract, which now is worth $28 million in its entirety over the next four years.

The St. Louis Rams are open to trading the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft. Whether they’ll find any takers is another question. Rams general manager Billy Devaney told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the team has to look at all of its options as the April 25 draft nears.

As the draft draws closer, the number of teams showing interest in West Virginia QB Pat White continues to grow.

We might never know how close teams such as the Redskins and Browns were to landing QB Jay Cutler. But the assertion that Cutler, whose clash with new Broncos coach Josh McDaniels led to a trade to the Bears, refused to play for Browns coach Eric Mangini — another Bill Belichick disciple — is false, Cutler’s agent told the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Add Fred Jackson to the list of running backs skipping voluntary team workouts, presumably because he is unhappy about the contract offers the Bills are sending his agent’s way, the Buffalo News reports.

Boston College DT B.J. Raji, projected to be a top-15 pick in many mock drafts, says he has been assured that he didn’t fail a drug test at the NFL Scouting Combine, he told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.

On Tuesday, the Boston Herald reported that Costa Rican police are launching a full investigation into the gunfire that was reportedly directed at a photographer at the second wedding of Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen.

With Fred Taylor gone to New England, the Jaguars’ top running back spot belongs to Maurice Jones-Drew. The question is, does MJD want to be paid like the No. 1 back?

Michael Fabiano takes a look at a few veteran running backs whose fantasy draft value could be altered in the weeks to come.

Recently acquired TE Kellen Winslow and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed on a six-year contract extension, according to Buccaneers.com.

Unhappy with the negotiations for a new contract, Cardinals LB Karlos Dansby fired agent Kirk Wood over the weekend, the Arizona Republic reported.

The Oakland Raiders have signed QB Jeff Garcia, reports NFL.com’s Steve Wyche.

The Houston Texans will be opening their offseason conditioning program this week without CB Dunta Robinson and LB DeMeco Ryans. The Houston Chronicle reported both are unhappy with their contract situations.

According to various reports, The Newark Star-Ledger says a judge has ruled in Plaxico Burress‘ favor in a dispute with the Giants over $1 million of a $4.25 million signing bonus.