Green Bay Packers 02/16/2007 9:55 AMThe Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports some fans are clamoring for the Packers to trade for Oakland WR Randy Moss, who turned 30 this week and is presumed to be available. But there has been almost no internal discussion of Moss by the Packers.Read more
Pittsburgh Steelers 02/16/2007 9:51 AMThe Post-Gazette reports the Steelers hired former Chicago Bears assistant coach Harold Goodwin yesterday as an offensive assistant. Goodwin, 33, will help coach the offensive line and will assist the coaching staff with game preparation, video analysis and scouting. Goodwin was let go by the NFC champion Bears last week after being their assistant offensive line coach for three seasons. Before that, the former Michigan lineman was an assistant coach at Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan.Read more
Cincinnati Bengals 02/15/2007 3:53 PMThe Cincinnati Bengals today designated DE Justin Smith as the teamâs franchise player, under terms of the NFLâs Collective Bargaining Agreement. The franchise tag gives Smith the option to play for Cincinnati in 2007 for a salary equal to the average of the top five defensive ends in the NFL for the previous season.Read more
Oakland Raiders 02/15/2007 12:44 PMESPNâs John Clayton reports the Oakland Raiders became one of the first NFL teams to make major moves before the start of free agency by re-signing two of their top defensive players. DT Terdell Sands reached a four-year, $17 million agreement that included at $4 million signing bonus. LB Robert Thomas signed a three-year, $6 million contract that included a $1.5 million signing bonus.Read more
