The Green Bay Packers have signed rookie wide receiver Jordy Nelson, who they selected in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft.  The details of the deal have not been disclosed by the Packers front office.

The Buffalo Bills have signed their first round selection in the 2008 NFL Draft, defensive back Leodis McKelvin.  The deal is for five years and worth $19.4 million with $12.6 million of bonuses.

The Tennessee Titans now have their final 2008 NFL draft pick under contract, first-round selection (24th overall) running back Chris Johnson.   The deal is worth $12 million for five years, with $7 million in guaranteed money.

The Miami Dolphins have signed 2nd round pick, QB Chad Henne, to a 4-year, $3.5 million contract.

Signing now is a great plan if Henne has any chance to start this year. He will need to get into camp right away and outshine veteran journeyman Josh McCown and 2nd-year passer John Beck. In reality Miami has nothing to lose by putting him in there and seeing what he can do. They won't compete this year anyway.

The New England Patriots signed FA RB LaMont Jordan one day after he was released by Oakland.

Just another worry for fantasy owners in regards to Laurence Maroney's true value for 2008. Jordan is a good enough runner when healthy to steal a decent amount of work from Maroney. Keep an eye on this battle in training camp.

The Carolina Panthers have signed first round pick RB Jonathan Stewart to a five year contract with 10.8 million dollars guaranteed.

The Dallas Cowboys have signed both of their 1st round picks, Felix Jones and Mike Jenkins, to 5-year deals on Friday. Terms of the agreements have not been released yet.

Both are expected at camp today, so have only missed a day of work. Jenkins figures to fight for a nickel spot this season, while Jones will back up Barber, although he will need to work on his receiving skills at this level to be more than a backup.

The Kansas City Chiefs have signed 1st-round rookie DT Glenn Dorsey. Terms of the deal have not been released yet.

Many feel that Dorsey is the most talented of all this year's rookies and is expected to step right in and start for the Chiefs from game 1. With his strength and speed, he should make a very nice IDP sleeper, as there is a good chance that KC's defense will be on the field alot.

The Dallas Cowboys released WR Terry Glenn on Friday, although team Owner Jerry Jones hinted that Glenn would be welcome back, but at a much smaller salary.

It's obvious the Cowboys were not sure Glenn's surgically repaired knee would stand up, especially at 34 years old. There are teams rumored to be interested in him. The Dolphins and Bears seem to be good options if he can pass a physical.

The Oakland Raiders released RB Lamont Jordan Friday.

Some teams are rumored to have interest in Jordan including the Saints and Patriots. He can make for a good change of pace back fro someone, but he is 30 yeards old and has been fighting back problems for awhile now.

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St Louis Rams' featured running back Steven Jackson failed to show up to the opening day of the team's training camp.

Jackson is entering the final year of his contract, and appears to be holding out for a new deal. The Ram's president of football operations, Ray Zygmunt, told the media on Friday that the team will not negotiate while Jackson is absent from training camp.

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The Chicago Bears have agreed to a restructure of LB Brian Urlacher's contract. It works out to basically a new 5-year $43.5 million deal.

This should keep their top LB happy for a few more years and gets him into camp on time.

Jay Glazer of FoxSports.com is reporting that the Saints and Giants have agreed to a trade for TE Jeremy Shockey. According to GLazer, the Saints gave up a 2nd and 5th round pick in the 2009 draft to get Shockey.

The deal is pending league approval and Shockey passing a physical.

This really gives Brees another weapon and Kevin Boss now becomes the starter for the Giants.

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Jay Glazer of FoxSports.com is reporting that The Redskins and The Dolphins have reached an agreement for dancer, oops, I mean DE Jason Taylor. The Dolphins will receive a 2nd round draft pick in exchange.

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Cornerback Fred Smoot also sprained his foot during practice and will miss at least one week. Not a good start to camp.

The Jets signed TE Dustin Keller, the #30 pick, to a multi-year deal on Friday.

Keller will have to battle vets Chris Baker and Bubba Franks, plus several other players to get much playing time in 2008. The good news is that none of them are very good.

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The Cleveland Browns have revealed that veteran wide receiver Joe Jurevicius, who recently underwent a second knee surgery and has reportedly had trouble dealing with a staph infection, will likely start the regular season on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list.

Being on the PUP list means that he will not be available to play for at least the first six-weeks of the regular season.

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Wesley was a seven-year starter before losing his job to Jarrad Page last season. The Chiefs had the veteran on the trade block for several months, but could not reach a deal.

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