Player News

• Derrick Morgan (DE) TEN

  Updated 8/1/10 1:41 AM

  The Titans have agreed to terms on a reported five-year deal with Morgan, their first-round draft pick, the Associated Press reports.

  Impacts: Morgan may not start right away as a rookie, but he was one of the best pass-rushers in the draft and he'll see the field often as the team tries to boost what was a pathetic unit in getting to opposing quarterbacks last season. Getting into camp early will certainly help him get up to speed, while the team hopes a minor hamstring injury and an offseason off-the-field issue are behind him.

  

• Jason Pierre-Paul (DE) NYG

  Updated 7/31/10 5:41 PM

  Pierre-Paul has signed a five-year deal worth $20,050,000 with $11,629,807 guaranteed, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

  Impacts: Because Pierre-Paul is so raw in his skills, it was important for him to get to camp on time, so getting his deal done close to on time is a good start to his NFL career. He may be limited in the IDP world right away because he projects more as part of the DE rotation for his rookie season, but the South Florida product has plenty of athleticism and is very much worth keeping an eye on for down the road.

  

• DeSean Jackson (WR) PHI

  Updated 7/31/10 5:03 PM

  Jackson's back injury is not believed to be serious, according to ESPN's John Clayton. He was carted off the field during Saturday's practice.

  Impacts: He may have to miss a short amount of practice time, but Clayton says Jackson's injury is minor and isn't nearly on the level as some of the other significant training camp injuries we've seen the last few days.

  

• Percy Harvin (WR) MIN

  Updated 7/31/10 4:50 PM

  Harvin (undisclosed) is on the field and in pads for Saturday night's practice after being carted off the field earlier in the day, according to 1500ESPN.com's Tom Pelissero.

  Impacts: When you hear "carted off the field," it throws up all kinds of red flags, but it looks like the speedy second-year man is fine and ready to resume his early summer work.

  

• DeSean Jackson (WR) PHI

  Updated 7/31/10 1:39 PM

  Jackson was carted off the field with an apparent back or right leg injury during Saturday's practice, the Philadephia Inquirer reports.

  Impacts: No word yet regarding the specific nature of Jackson's injury, but we should know more later in the day on Saturday when head coach Andy Reid provides some information to the media regarding his top wideout's status.

  

• Percy Harvin (WR) MIN

  Updated 7/31/10 11:51 AM

  Harvin was carted off the field late during Saturday's practice with an undisclosed injury, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports.

  Impacts: No additional information about his status has been provided since the end of practice, but an update could be along later this afternoon as the Vikings will take the field again for an evening session.

  

• Joe Haden (CB) CLE

  Updated 7/31/10 10:15 AM

  Haden has signed a five-year deal with the Browns with $26 million guaranteed and a $12 million signing bonus, according to NFL.com's Jason La Canfora.

  Impacts: The No. 7 overall pick may not start right away with veterans Eric Wright and Sheldon Brown at the corners spots, but he's a highly touted player to be sure with a strong pedigree from a big school. While not the speediest guy, Haden is athletic and a playmaker. At worst, he'll probably be the Browns' starting nickelback in 2010.

  

• Gerald McCoy (DT) TB

  Updated 7/31/10 10:05 AM

  The Buccaneers have agreed to terms on a five-year contract with McCoy, the Associated Press reports.

  Impacts: McCoy will miss one or two practices at worst, so this is good news for Tampa Bay with a lot of first-rounders around the league still unsigned. There is a very strong chance McCoy will start on the defensive line as a rookie.

  

• Montario Hardesty (RB) CLE

  Updated 7/31/10 9:39 AM

  Hardesty will be out at least two weeks after suffering a twisted knee earlier this week, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer reports.

  Impacts: Given his history of knee problems in college and his need to unseat Jerome Harrison as the Browns' starting running back during training camp, this could be a significant hit to his early-season fantasy value. Of course, we'll know more when he returns to practice in a couple of weeks, but for now, it's becoming easier to envision Harrison handling the primary back role in the regular season opener.

  

• Sam Bradford (QB) STL

  Updated 7/30/10 7:00 PM

  Bradford reached an agreement with the Rams on a six-year, $78 million contract Friday that could increase to as much as $86 million, NFL.com's Jason La Canfora reports. The deal includes $50 million in guaranteed money.

  Impacts: And with that, the man who has thrown zero NFL passes becomes the first player in league history to make at least $50 million in guarantees. Needless to say, it's the biggest rookie deal ever, and could stay that way for a while if the next labor agreement includes a rookie hard cap as expected. Bradford wound up missing only a couple days of camp and can now get started on living up to the dollars the Rams are paying him.

  

• Dez Bryant (WR) DAL

  Updated 7/30/10 4:41 PM

  Bryant (ankle) is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks with a high ankle sprain, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports.

  Impacts: This puts Bryant for sure out for the preseason, and he could miss at least a couple regular season games. The worst part, of course, is that he'll miss the rest of training camp and might have a hard time catching on as a rookie when he returns. Bryant's value obviously just plummeted in re-draft leagues, but this might mean a few more targets for Miles Austin and Jason Witten at the start of the year. It's been an eventful month for the talented but enigmatic wideout. Bryant was the first first-rounder to sign, and then there was the flap over him refusing to carry the bags of veterans, and now it looks like he's out a month.

  

• Jahvid Best (RB) DET

  Updated 7/30/10 4:03 PM

  Best agreed to a five-year contract with the Lions on Friday, the Detroit Free Press reports.

  Impacts: Best will be be able to participate in the Lions' first training camp practice on Saturday afternoon. Though the Lions will probably use a couple backs, at least early on, Best remains by far the best fantasy option in Detroit's backfield.