Talks of a contract extension for Vikings CB Antonie Winfield are “expected to heat up” this week, Winfield’s agent told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Free-agent QB Jeff Garcia is reportedly close to signing a deal with the Oakland Raiders, according to NBC Bay Area Sports. A source close to the negotiations told the NBC affiliate a deal is close and “will probably get done.”

With Jay Cutler now in Chicago, the Lions are still left looking for a quarterback. The Detriot Free Press is reporting that the Lions are increasing their focus on Matthew Stafford.

Aside from netting three draft picks in the deal with the Bears for QB Jay Cutler, the Broncos may have also gotten a starting quarterback at a relative bargain price. According to the Denver Post, Kyle Orton‘s 2009 total compensation will be $1.095 million, compared to the $3.46 million for projected backup Chris Simms.

Here are two more schools who recently held pro days (Villanova and Texas Southern).

Even though the Jay Cutler sweepstakes is over, Cleveland Browns QB Brady Quinn still might end up in Denver.

The Texans have agreed to terms with LBs Cato June and Buster Davis, the Houston Chronicle reports. June will receive a one-year, $1.5 million contract that could reach $2 million, according to the Chronicle, but terms of Davis’ deal weren’t disclosed.

Plaxico Burress, who was released by the Giants on Friday, apparently walked away from a good deal offered by the team before it cut ties with the wide receiver.

Byron Leftwich visited the Washington Redskins on Friday, and the two sides are discussing a contract, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which noted the QB’s status with the Steelers:

A pair of schools recently held pro days, but they were hampered by Mother Nature.

After QB Jay Cutler was traded to the Bears, the prevailing question among Bears fans was, “who is he going to throw to?”

A website that focuses on the NFL draft recently reported that some draft-eligible players had tested positive for drugs. However, an NFL spokesman refuted that Friday, saying “neither the 32 clubs nor the league office know the results of drug or steroid tests taken at the 2009 Combine.”

Torry Holt is not going to the Bears. But is he a lock for the AFC South? Also, a look at the market for backup quarterbacks, heavy metal in Big D and Brian Dawkins’ thoughts on the Cutler trade.

Jay Cutler, welcome to the Windy City. A day after being traded to the Bears for Kyle Orton and draft picks, Cutler was introduced at a press conference in Chicago, with GM Jerry Angelo and coach Lovie Smith at his side.

New Denver Broncos QB Kyle Orton arrived at the team’s practice facility Friday morning, met with his teammates and immersed himself in the playbook. Not a bad start.