Denver Broncos quarterback and Flathead high school graduate Brock Osweiler got his pro career kicked off this week, opening rookie minicamp in Denver on Friday.

The 6-foot-7 gunslinger was picked in the second round by the Broncos in last month’s NFL draft after a couple days of anxiously waiting to hear his name called. “As far as draft night on Thursday, I was not really expecting to get picked on Thursday. I knew there was an outside chance, but I was not getting my hopes up. It was real casual. People were playing horseshoes in the yard, people were playing by the pool. I really was not watching the draft until the later picks.”“As things got closer on Friday, I cannot really hide it, things got really anxious. Sports TV showed up. When they started setting up their cameras I realized how close we were getting. Then a couple minutes away from the draft they mic’d me up, I am like OK we are getting closer.”“I really only watched the first 5-6 picks of the second round then I walked away from the TV and hung out in the yard with some friends and just visited. I was kinda watching the picks go on my cell phone. I was kinda expecting Denver to potentially do something with that 57th pick and as it got closer my stomach kept tightening up more and more and I would get more and more anxious to the point where I could barely breathe. Next thing I know my phone starts vibrating and I look down and it is a 303 number and I just jumped up and yelled: It is the Broncos! I could not have been any happier in that moment.”

With the Broncos, Osweiler will be joining a franchise managed by an NFL Hall of Fame quarterback in John Elway and led on the field by a sure first-ballot Hall of Famer in 14-year pro Peyton Manning. The opportunity was not lost on the rookie signal caller.“I am very fortunate to be able to sit behind one of the best, if not the best, quarterbacks to ever play the game,” Osweiler wore Brock Osweiler Broncos Jersey Nike and said.

“My job sitting behind Peyton is to not only push him and get him prepared for each game, each week, but also to learn from him on a daily basis. It is not his job to babysit me and pass the torch and look after me each day. It is my job to be looking over his shoulder and observe him and find out why he is so great.” Osweiler wore Brock Osweiler Broncos Jersey Nike and said. You can log on our Online NFL Shop and select our best quality Brock Osweiler Broncos Jersey Nike and Denver Broncos Nike Jerseys if you are die-hard fans of Brock Osweiler and Denver Broncos.

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Part of B.J. Coleman’s preparation for the NFL draft included workouts in Hattiesburg, Miss., where a certain former Green Bay Packers quarterback happens to reside. Sure enough, Brett Favre would come by once or twice a week during the two months Coleman spent in Mississippi this winter. Little did Favre know it at the time, but he was helping Coleman impress the very team that spurned the three-time NFL MVP nearly four years ago. The Packers drafted Coleman in Saturday’s seventh round with the 243rd overall pick, the team’s final selection in the three-day draft. The connection between the 21-year-old Coleman and Favre was Bus Cook, Favre’s long-time friend and agent, who also represents Coleman.“What a great experience,” Coleman said of working with Favre. Coleman spent most of January and February in Hattiesburg, training at an area high school. Favre would come by a couple of times week, and Coleman estimated that they had eight or 10 sessions together.“Every second I was with him, you can learn something new,” Coleman wore B.J. Coleman Packers Jersey Nike and said. “From just the mental aspect of the game to picking up different coverages and maybe the subtle things like how a corner is turned, whether a safety is down or up, and then there is the physical stuff of playing quarterback as most everyone knows is with your feet. You have got to be quick in your drops, and you have got to be able to give a play a second chance. It is just endless.” “He is one of the best. He will go down as one of the greatest, and to have an opportunity to speak with him and work with him was excellent.” You can log on our Online NFL Shop and select our best quality B.J. Coleman Packers Jersey Nike and Green Bay Packers Nike Jerseys if you are die-hard fans of B.J. Coleman and Green Bay Packers.

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The Cleveland Browns traded up from the No. 4 overall pick in last month’s NFL draft to the No. 3 for a reason — they really wanted Trent Richardson, and it was not to make him a backup. Browns GM Tom Heckert says that Richardson will be “the guy” in the backfield next season, according to Pro Football News.“I think it is pretty safe to say we draft a guy third overall, he is going to be the guy,” Heckert said. “But we do think we are going to need extra backs. You know, last year going into the season we thought we are in really good shape at running back with Peyton Hillis, Brandon Jackson, and Montario Hardesty and it turns out all three of them got nicked up. So, you know, we do think it is a position where you better have a couple guys.” The Browns gave up three picks to move up in the draft and usurp the No. 3 from the Minnesota Vikings; they were eyeing Richardson, the featured back on the national champion Alabama Crimson Tide, all along. Richardson set single-season rushing records at Alabama last year with 1,679 yards and 21 touchdowns, winning the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back. The Browns can use the help — their running back corps was crushed by injuries last season, as Peyton Hillis led the team with only 587 yards rushing. He missed six of the Browns’ 16 games. You can log on our Online NFL Shop and select our best quality Trent Richardson Browns Jersey Nike and Cleveland Browns Nike Jerseys if you are die-hard fans of Trent Richardson and Cleveland Browns.

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Six days after their second-round wide receiver Alshon Jeffery wore Chicago Bears Nike Jerseys and became the first draft pick to agree to terms, the Bears reached agreement Tuesday with seventh-round kick returner/cornerback Greg McCoy on a four-year deal. Greg McCoy will wear Greg McCoy Bears Jersey Nike and play for Chicago Bears next four seasons. Over his career at TCU, the 5-foot-10, 178-pound McCoy returned 52 kickoffs for 1,505 yards, 3 touchdowns and a 28.9-yard average. He also started all 26 of the Horned Frogs’ games over the past two seasons at cornerback and had 4 interceptions and 62 tackles. The 220th overall pick was named a Sports TV first-team all-American at kick returner and the Mountain West special teams player of the year as a senior. With Johnny Knox’s health still in question, McCoy will wear Greg McCoy Bears Jersey Nike and compete for the backup kickoff returner behind Devin Hester, although the Bears have signed veteran unrestricted free agents Devin Thomas and Eric Weems, both of whom have been productive return specialists. McCoy will wear Greg McCoy Bears Jersey Nike and also contend for a backup cornerback position and is expected to contribute on special teams in coverage. The Bears have also added unrestricted free agent cornerbacks Kelvin Hayden and Jonathan Wilhite in the off-season and re-signed Tim Jennings, who started 15 games last season across from Pro Bowl pick Charles Tillman.“Colt McCoy is going to have every opportunity to compete for that fifth or sixth corner depending on how many we keep,” general manager Phil Emery said following the draft. “There is going to be an awfully good competitive mix since we brought in Jonathan and Kelvin to find out who makes that team.” You can log on our Online NFL Shop and select our best quality Greg McCoy Bears Jersey Nike and Chicago Bears Nike Jerseys if you are die-hard fans of Greg McCoy and Chicago Bears.

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Dez Bryant is having a good offseason, says receivers coach Jimmy Robinson, who believes a formal offseason will be a benefit. “The teaching sessions got off to a good start. He was out here working really, really hard to get better,” Robinson said. “It has got to make a difference. If it does not, then what is the point of the offseason program? I am confident it is going to help.” Like everyone else, Bryant did not get a supervised offseason last year because of the lockout. So Robinson, hired a year ago after being part of the staff of Green Bay’s Super Bowl championship team, did not get to work with the Cowboys’ No. 1 pick from 2010.“He is doing great. Having a good offseason,” Robinson said. “Working really hard and getting better out there every day. Again, that has got to carry over to the next phase, to the OTAs and training camp and then regular season, game day.” Robinson was asked how he judges the progress of a player like Bryant in the offense.“Just play by play. How is he doing? Is he picking up things well? Is he making mistakes? Is he repeating mistakes?” Robinson said. “It is a real gradual play-by-play, day-by-day process. It takes a lot of time.” Is Bryant wearing Dez Braynt Jersey Nike and working on anything specific? Robinson said, “Not really. It is a whole lot of things, everything. I guess you could say we are working on everything. But he is off to a good start.” You can log on our Online NFL Shop and select our best quality Dez Bryant Jersey Nike and Dallas Cowboys Nike Jerseys if you are die-hard fans of Dez Bryant and Dallas Cowboys.

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DeMarco Murray wore DeMarco Murray Jersey Nike and briskly climbed a small set of stairs onto a stage at Sunset Station to tell a cheering gathering of Dallas Cowboys fans the obvious.“I am back 100 percent,” the running back said Sunday at Cowboys Fan Fest, an event the club’s marketing department organized to help make up for the team moving its training camp from San Antonio to Oxnard, Calif. Murray’s record-setting rookie season was cut short last year when he fractured his right ankle in the first quarter of a 37-34 loss to the New York Giants on Dec. 11. He had surgery the next day and missed the final three games. DeMarco Murray kept his goals for the season to himself, saying only that he “just wants to get better” and that the offense would be “high-scoring.” “I ran well last year, but there were times I dropped passes and could have done a better job with protection,” he wore DeMarco Murray Jersey Nike and said. “I need to do a better job with pre-snap reads and catching the ball.” You can log on our Online NFL Shop and select our best quality DeMarco Murray Jersey Nike and Dallas Cowboys Nike Jerseys if you are die-hard fans of DeMarco Murray and Dallas Cowboys.

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Indianapolis Colts outside linebacker Dwight Freeney wears Dwight Freeney Jersey Nike and says that he is more Magic Johnson than LeBron James. But whether one of the NFL’s top all-time pass rushers gets to finish his football career with the same team that drafted him is hardly a slam dunk. After 10 seasons with Indianapolis Colts, Freeney has no interest in taking his athletic talents elsewhere, as James did when he bolted the Cleveland Cavaliers to sign with the Miami Heat. Freeney, though, knows his days in Indianapolis may be numbered. The Colts are adopting a new defensive system, and Freeney’s lucrative contract expires at the end of the 2012 season. This raises the possibility of a trade, even though team management has stuck with Freeney during the early stages of retooling the roster. Asked about his Colts future during a Tuesday night interview with Bill Polian on NFL Radio, Freeney wore Dwight Freeney Jersey Nike and said: “I am kind of old-school when it comes to that thought. I am not LeBron trying to leave the team. I am more like the era of Magic and Lawrence Taylor, who stayed with that same team for their entire careers win, lose or draw. They were married to the city they were drafted in. You go through the tough times and great times with them, and that is it. That is what I am looking forward to.“You do not know what is going to happen. I can get traded. They may want to go in a different direction. Maybe I cannot handle the defensive scheme. You have all those possibilities. But, personally, I would love to stay.” You can log on our Online NFL Shop and select our best quality Raiders Nike JerseysNike and Raiders Nike Jerseys if you are die-hard fans of Dwight Freeney and Indianapolis Colts.

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Former Indianapolis Colts running back Joseph Addai will wear Joseph Addai Patriots Jersey Nike and sign with the New England Patriots, a source confirmed to Sports TV Boston. A nagging right hamstring injury limited Addai to 12 games in 2011 after he missed eight games the year before with a nerve injury in his left shoulder. The 30-year-old Addai is not a lock for a roster spot, although he offers a veteran presence behind second-year backs Shane Vereen and Stevan Ridley, as well as “passing back” Danny Woodhead. After making a big draft investment in Vereen and Ridley last year, the Patriots would like to see them emerge. Fullbacks Tony Fiammetta, Spencer Larsen and Eric Kettani also are on the roster. Addai rushed for 4,453 yards and 39 touchdowns over six seasons in Indianapolis, making the Pro Bowl in 2007. Addai was released on March 9 alongside longtime Colts tight end Dallas Clark, safety Melvin Bullitt, linebacker Gary Brackett and quarterback Curtis Painter. Addai was a first-round draft choice of the Colts in 2006, selected No. 30 overall. The Patriots selected running back Laurence Maroney with the 21st pick that year, although they also liked Addai. You can log on our Online NFL Shop and select our best quality Joseph Addai Patriots Jersey Nike and New England Patriots Nike Jerseys if you are die-hard fans of Joseph Addai and New England Patriots.

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Pittsburgh Steelers have selected Oregon tight end David Paulson in the seventh round of the NFL Draft. David Paulson will wear David Paulson Steelers Jersey Nike and play for David Paulson in 2012. The 6-foot-4, 241-pound Paulson had 31 receptions for 438 yards and six touchdowns during his senior season with the Ducks. David Paulson will wear David Paulson Steelers Jersey Nike and join a crowded tight end position that includes Heath Miller, Weslye Saunders and Leonard Pope. Pittsburgh Steelers tight end coach James Daniel says Paulson reminds him of a fullback with speed who could wear David Paulson Steelers Jersey Nike and contribute on special teams. You can log on our Online NFL Shop and select oru best quality David Paulson Steelers Jersey Nike and Pittsburgh Steelers Nike Jerseys if you are die-hard fans of David Paulson and Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Kansas City Chiefs have selected Alabama cornerback De’Quan Menzie with their fifth-round pick, making good on coach Romeo Crennel’s promise to add depth in the defensive backfield. De’Quan Menzie will wear De’Quan Menzie Chiefs Jersey Nike and play for Kansas City Chiefs in 2012. Menzie was the seventh player drafted from the national champion Crimson Tide, and the fifth player from the defense. His fellow cornerback, Dre Kirkpatrick, went 17th overall to Cincinnati. The Chiefs added wide receiver Devon Wylie out of Fresno State with their fourth-round pick earlier Saturday. That came after picking Memphis defensive tackle Dontari Poe in the first round and a pair of offensive linemen in the second and third rounds. Menzie has the physical tools to transition to safety, where Kansas City was in dire need of depth, or he could wear De’Quan Menzie Chiefs Jersey Nike and stay at cornerback behind Brandon Flowers and Stanford Routt. You can log on our Online NFL Shop and select our best quality De’Quan Menzie Chiefs Jersey Nike and Kansas City Chiefs Nike Jerseys if you are die-hard fans of De’Quan Menzie and Kansas City Chiefs.

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