Anticipating a possible touchdown in the regular-season opener against the Patriots, Chad Ochocinco is planning a one-gun sulute.

One former teammate who isn’t surprised by the unraveling situation between Matt Leinart and the Cardinals is one of his former targets — Anquan Boldin.

If you are not high on Jahvid Best by now, you may have already missed the boat.

In the course of the last week, we’ve witnessed Matt Leinart go from starter to backup to likely to be cut/traded by the Cardinals.

It’s sounding more and more likely that Ryan Clady’s goal of returning for the regular-season opener is right on track.

Derrick Ward was released by the Buccaneers on Tuesday, putting him on the list for teams looking for veteran depth at running back.

We’ve seen it time and time again in the NFL: The recovery time following major knee surgery is never a certainty and rarely treats two players the same. The latest example is Kevin Smith.

Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger granted an exclusive interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on Tuesday, and the theme was the changes he’s made after a tumultuous offseason that hit its low point when Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended him for six games. (Goodell will review the penalty with Roethlisberger in a face-to-face meeting Friday).

The word coming out of Arizona is that Matt Leinart has lost the confidence of his teammates.

The Baltimore Ravens have a tough decision to make on whether or not Ed Reed will start the season on the reserve/PUP list, and they’ll likely take all the way up to Saturday’s roster cutdown deadline to do it.