Texans WR Kevin Walter left Sunday’s 34-7 victory over the Colts with a shoulder injury, and the initial reports suggest he will be out for a long period of time, if not the entire season.

Seahawks starting left tackle Russell Okung didn’t make it through the first quarter of his team’s opening preseason game against the Chargers on Thursday night before running into more injury problems.

Really, all it takes is for one meddling columnist to connect some wayward dots and then … sound the Brett Favre Watch!

The Redskins have informed longtime starting center Casey Rabach that he will be released.

Everyone remembers their first day of summer camp, right? Well. Today’s the day for nine lucky teams, and the rest of the 32 NFL teams open training camp in the next few days. With so much to do in so little time, every camp should have some interesting storylines to follow.

Bucky Brooks and Steve Wyche cross their fingers this is the final podcast during the lockout and give it a proper sendoff, N’awlins style. Also, they cover free agency, the Bengals’ offense and more.

Handicapping the market for Reggie Bush, NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora would be “surprised” if Bush’s next home isn’t in Philadelphia, St. Louis or Miami.

One of the major storylines of the locked-out offseason has been where Kevin Kolb will land when the lockout finally ends, and in the four months of non-activity the Eagles’ backup quarterback has ascended to the status of an elixir for the handful of teams still needing a starter.

Brett Favre hasn’t made any indication that he’s pondering a return for a 21st NFL season. Still, NFL.com senior analyst Gil Brandt remains confident the gunslinger might have one more comeback attempt in him.

NFL Network’s “The Top 100: Players of 2011″ has provided a quality source of material for offseason arguments. And as the countdown continues — Nos. 11-20 will be unveiled Sunday at 8 p.m. ET — network producers strong-armed analyst Brian Baldinger and insider Jason La Canfora to come up with their own top-10 lists Friday.

You might want to sit down for this news — our own Necktie Milner got us a guest! And a damn good one, if I don’t mind saying so — Jason La Canfora.

CJ2K — or Chris Johnson, if you prefer — has eclipsed 1,000 yards in all three of his seasons with the Tennessee Titans, but he’s set to make only $800K this season.

The New York Jets will be one of the busiest teams in the league when the NFL lockout is lifted and the free-agency period finally begins. Jason La Canfora is that the Jets will make retaining Santonio Holmes a “priority.”

Tim Tebow might be the future in Denver, some NFL observers believe Kyle Orton remains the present.

Crossing teams off the list of potential suitors for Nnamdi Asomugha is really a more interesting endeavor than looking at which teams would be interested in the gem of the free-agent market.