Restricted free-agent QB Charlie Whitehurst will sign his tender from the Chargers Wednesday, and is awaiting the Chargers and Seahawks agreeing to a trade, according to a league sources.

The news day — on the West Coast, at least — starts with former Browns QB Derek Anderson finding a new home in Arizona.

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. — The Washington Redskins announced Wednesday that they have signed free-agent quarterback Rex Grossman. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora reports it is a one-year deal. Grossman, 29, has played in 37 career games, with 31 starts, in his seven-year career. He spent last season with Houston, where he worked with current Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, who served in the same capacity for the Texans. Prior to his stint in Houston, Grossman played the previous six years with Chicago, who selected him in the first round (No. 22 overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft . In 2006, Grossman helped take the Bears to a 13-3 record and their first Super [...]

On the heels of news earlier this week that the Jets would host the Week 1 Monday night game at the new stadium they will share with the Giants, the New York Daily News is reporting the team also will host the primetime game on Thanksgiving.

The two-day, bracket-style look at the best acquisition of the offseason came to a conclusion Tuesday, with an overtime winner: Anquan Boldin.

Quarterback Sean Canfield, who showed off his mobility at the NFL Scouting combine, demonstrated his arm strength at Oregon State’s pro day on March 12.

Maybe FB Tony Richardson‘s one-year deal with the Jets goes largely unnoticed in March, but it won’t come September.

Eagles Team Cam brought some sound bytes from Michael Vick and Kevin Kolb on Tuesay from the team’s offseason conditioning program.

Running back Abdul “Deji” Karim, who did not participate in the NFL Scouting Combine, outjumped the best running back in Indianapolis by two inches in the vertical leap (43 inches) at Southern Illinois’ pro day workout on March 11.

An unexpected NFL hopeful showed up at Washington State’s practice bubble on March 11 for the school’s pro day workout. Matt Lamb, an All-America discus thrower who didn’t play football for the Cougars, put together a solid gridiron workout nonetheless.

None of the University of Montana’s football players were invited to the NFL Scouting combine in Indianapolis, but at least four players left an impression on representatives from 11 NFL teams

The Patriots’ offseason program began Monday, and though LB Adalius Thomas wasn’t present for the voluntary workouts, he remains on the team … for now.

Lions QB Matthew Stafford says the knee and shoulder injuries that forced him to miss four games and parts of another during his rookie season are healing as planned.

Veteran OL Ryan Lilja has agreed to terms on a three-year deal with the Chiefs, according to a league source. The team later confirmed the move in a press release but didn’t release terms.

When QB JaMarcus Russell didn’t turn up at the first day of the Raiders’ voluntary offseason workouts Monday, it created a buzz. As it turns out, Russell had been excused to tend to personal business. Russell showed up Tuesday, the team confirmed, although his “new” body couldn’t be seen because the Raiders aren’t making him available to the media.