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Beat writer Jerry McDonald has been in Alameda monitoring the situation as defensive back Charles Woodson meets with the Raiders and contemplates whether to re-sign with the team that selected him in the 1998 NFL draft. No word yet on how this is going to turn out, but McDonald is doing his best to keep [...]

Okay. The first thing you may ask is: How does this relate to the Jaguars? Well, our new motto is "Stand United", and the people in Moore, Oklahoma and other towns that were hit by powerful tornadoes yesterday (Monday, May 20th) need help and support (I wish we could do something to help). All I am trying to say is that those in Moor, OK especially (second EF5 Tornado, first in 1999 and now this one. This one caused what appears to be more damage than Joplin, Missouri. To anyone who lives in Moore, Oklahoma or any other town struck by one of these storms: I am sorry your lives have been turned upside down by these storms. I am sorry to those who may ave lost a loved one or a friend in these storms. I also hope for a speedy recovery. If there were something I could do to help, I would. I just don't have the means to do so. Good luck! Okay. The first thing you may ask is: How does this relate to the Jaguars? Well, our new motto is "Stand United", and the people in Moore, Oklahoma and other towns that were hit by powerful tornadoes yesterday (Monday, May 20th) need help and support (I wish we could do something to help). All I am trying to say is that those in Moor, OK especially (second EF5 Tornado, first in 1999 and now this one. This one caused what appears to be more damage than Joplin, Missouri. To anyone who lives in Moore, Oklahoma or any other town struck by one of these storms: I am sorry your lives have been turned upside down by these storms. I am sorry to those who may ave lost a loved one or a friend in these storms. I also hope for a speedy recovery. If there were something I could do to help, I would. I just don't have the means to do so. Good luck!

The Detroit Lions' move to sign running back Reggie Bush earlier in the offseason created a lot of excitement, and not just among fans. The Lions themselves are obviously quite excited about the addition, as they see Bush as someone who can keep defenses guessing. Wide receiver Calvin Johnson, for example, thinks Bush will force defenses to respect the run more than they have in the past when facing the Lions. Calvin on Bush's impact: "He's gonna make them bring another man down (in the box). If you don't, Reggie will make you look foolish." — Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) May 20, 2013 Bush himself is excited about getting to play in the Lions' offense. During interviews last week, he compared the Lions' style of offense to what it was like playing for the New Orleans Saints. He likes how the Lions spread things out in their passing game, and he is also a fan of the "screens and draws and stuff like that." Via the Lions' official site, here's more of what Bush had to say: "I look forward to getting back to this style of offense," Bush said on Sirius NFL Radio. "There's a lot of room for big plays and scoring a lot of points. There's never a dull moment with this offense and the talent that we have." Hopefully the Lions will be able to better take advantage of all the talent they have in 2013 by actually scoring a lot of points on a consistent basis.

Jamar Taylor, the cornerback the Dolphins selected in the second round, likely won't be cleared to practice until training campMiami Dolphins cornerback Jamar Taylor has missed the start of the team's Organized Team Activities, but he's got a pretty

Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports Dallas Cowboys fans got a surprise today when they learned that Tony Romo was not going to participate in the session of OTA’s because of surgery to remove a cyst. What probably wasn’t as surprising is that starting tailback DeMarco Murray was also missing from practice because of a hamstring issue. Now that we know Romo won’t be available for the OTA’s, might the same be said for Murray? Could he miss the entire OTA session as well? Head coach Jason Garrett said Murray should be back next week but an injury should never be taken lightly, especially a hamstring. “A very conservative approach with all these guys, he has a little hamstring tweak,” Garrett said about Murray. “It’s been bothering him for the last week or so, we don’t want to put any of those guys in a situation where they’re going to take a backward step. You want them all out there going 100 miles per hour, but we got to understand it is May 21, this is OTA 1 and we have a long way to go.” That report from ESPN’s Calvin Watkins doesn’t give a timetable for Murray’s return and even though it appears he’ll be back next week the Cowboys are right to take a conservative approach. Murray hasn’t shown the ability to stay healthy in his first two seasons in Dallas and the Cowboys are a much better team when he’s on the field. Just like in the situation with Tony Romo, Dallas needs players to be healthy in September, not May. The bottom line is there is no concrete date for Murray’s return and even though next week is the target for him to get back onto the field, no one should be surprised if Murray misses the entire OTA session. Ben is a Cowboys writer for Rantsports.com and you can chat with or follow him on twitter @BenGrimaldi. You can also “Like” him on Facebook

The Broncos continue to deal with the aftermath of a special season that went awry during a divisional-round double-overtime playoff loss to the Ravens, fueled by a 70-yard touchdown pass allowed by the Denver defense in the final minute of regulation. Defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio was sorry for what happened.  But then he got…

Any news on Werner's contract? I read somewhere it was just a language issue - I seem to remember there was a similar problem with Lucks contract last year. Is there a good web site that is tracking unsigned draft picks for all of the teams? I am not sure how important the OTAs are but I would assume any rookie would want every minute of coaching and practice to show their teammates what they bring to the game? Is this going to hurt Werner's chances of significant playing time? Any news on Werner's contract? I read somewhere it was just a language issue - I seem to remember there was a similar problem with Lucks contract last year. Is there a good web site that is tracking unsigned draft picks for all of the teams? I am not sure how important the OTAs are but I would assume any rookie would want every minute of coaching and practice to show their teammates what they bring to the game? Is this going to hurt Werner's chances of significant playing time?

On the off chance the Cowboys have any idea who’s calling plays this year, or how they’ll be called, they’re not in the mood to talk about. For some reason, Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett still won’t say who is taking over the responsibility that by all appearances was snatched away from him by owner…

Jets running back Mike Goodson will plead not guilty to all five criminal charges he faces stemming from last week's arrest. Goodson has been charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a loaded handgun, possession of hollow-point ammunition, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop in Denville early on Friday morning. Fusco said he is confident his client will avoid jail time, with the main issue being the ownership of the .45 caliber handgun found in the SUV. The gun was loaded with hollow-point bullets. He claims that the drugs do not belong to Goodson, either. I don't really have many thoughts on this at the moment. We are still not sure what the facts are. The smart thing to do is probably to wait and let this play out instead of rushing to an opinion. That seems to be what the Jets are doing and rightly so.