Is the Dalai Lama a Patriots fan?

The spiritual leader donned a Patriots hat that was a gift from team owner Robert Kraft before speaking to a crowd of 15,935 at Gillette Stadium.

Michael Fabiano looks at trends he’s noticed from recent fantasy football expert league drafts.

Among the topics Lions GM Martin Mayhew touched on following the conclusion of the team’s rookie orientation Sunday was the upcoming training camp battle between quarterback Daunte Culpepper and No. 1 overall pick Matthew Stafford. The Detroit Free Press reports Mayhew said that if the season began today, Culpepper would likely be the team’s starter.

QB John Beck, a second-round draft pick (No. 40 overall) by the Miami Dolphins in the 2007 draft, has reached an agreement on a one-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens, the Baltimore Sun is reporting.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that Vikings rookie WR Percy Harvin was released from an Atlanta hospital Saturday, according to Vikings officials.

The Denver Post‘s Woody Paige sat down with Broncos owner and CEO Pat Bowlen to talk all things Broncos.

The Jets admitted to doing their “due diligence” prior to last weekend’s NFL Draft when they called WR Plaxico Burress‘ agent to gauge his potential availability for the upcoming season.

According to the St. Petersburg Times, Buccaneers defensive coordinator Jim Bates says the team is open to adding a veteran lineman. Specifically, Tampa Bay could be interested in six-time Pro Bowler and free-agent DE Jason Taylor.

Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin, Minnesota’s first-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, was hospitalized in Atlanta on Thursday with extreme dehydration, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Mark Sanchez has been on a whirlwind tour since the Jets traded up to select the former USC quarterback with the No. 5 overall pick in last weekend’s NFL draft. Sanchez finally got down to business Friday as the Jets opened a three-day rookie minicamp.