Frustration has built with Saints QB Drew Brees, according to sources with knowledge of the situation, and the team will use its franchise tag on him, short of a rapidly developing long-term deal.

A league source said Tuesday that Will Montgomery‘s deal with the Redskins is worth a max of $12 million over four years and does not include a signing bonus.

It has been the NFL’s worst-kept secret that the Rams have been shopping the No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. If there was ever any doubt about the team’s motives, it should be long gone.

The Lions are willing to move cornerback Alphonso Smith and have shopped him to at least one team, a league source said Saturday.

In a few weeks, John Elway will begin the process of mentoring Tim Tebow, though upgrading the position remains one of his top offseason priorities.

The Steelers haven’t hidden the fact that they plan to retain Pro Bowl WR Mike Wallace. But how they’ll go about it remains undecided.

NFL Network insider Jason La Canfora told “NFL Total Access” Friday that Ward won’t be back next season, according to his sources.

What would the market look like if, and when, Peyton Manning becomes a free agent?

Vincent Jackson has had an acrimonious relationship with the Chargers throughout most of his seven seasons in San Diego, one that could be coming to an end.

The bottom line of the Peyton Manning speculation is that until he proves he can throw a football at the level required for an NFL quarterback, all of the talk is simply idle talk.

While it remains to be seen if Peyton Manning will ever play again, any misperceptions that the four-time NFL MVP will do so with the Colts appear to be long gone.

There has been plenty of momentum behind the idea that Peyton Manning might not be with the Indianapolis Colts next season. And it’s not entirely just media fodder.

Reggie McKenzie wanted his guy to coach the Raiders. As the team’s new GM, McKenzie has the power to make that call. And his guy isn’t Hue Jackson.

Colts owner Jim Irsay sent shock waves throughout the NFL last week when he fired vice chairman Bill Polian and general manager Chris Polian. It was a move that NFL Network insider Jason La Canfora hears was about Irsay taking control of his franchise.

The Bucs didn’t receive the desired results with inexperienced Raheem Morris. Jason La Canfora sees the team going in an opposite direction with their next coach.