Rookies

Ricky Rubio didn't quite land Rookie of the Year honors, but he did earn a spot on the NBA All-Rookie Team.

Right guard Chris Kuper was the only Broncos starter missing from the first organized team activity because of an injury Monday. Several other players were missing because of contract or off-field issues.

The three-armed quarterback competition and his role in the offense were among the questions Doug Baldwin was asked about Thursday, when the second-year receiver optedContinue Reading »...

The most exciting rookies on the second half of the Giants’ 2012 schedule. Redskins: Keenan Robinson (LB) Joking…it’s obviously Robert Griffin III. The Redskins gave up a bounty (bad word choice?) for RGIII, and he’s expected to be an exp...

The Bears have waived a couple players, thus making space for seven players who earned contracts after tryouts at rookie minicamp. Gone are tackle Levi Horn, guard Reggie Stephens and tight end Andre Smith. The Bears announced Sunday that seven playe...

Rookie contracts are easy under the new collective bargaining agreement, they're essentially slotted and there isn't much negotiation that has to go into them.  Last year the Jaguars quickly put together Blaine Gabbert's four-year deal worth $12...

This is Andrew Sweat. He was a linebacker for Ohio State, and he recently signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Cleveland Browns. "Andrew Sweat" is the perfect name for an undrafted linebacker on a Midwestern team who makes lots of frenzi...

If money is any indication, the most coveted of the Broncos’ undrafted free agents is linebacker Steven Johnson. The former Kansas Jayhawk received a $12,000 signing bonus, highest among the 13 undrafted rookies the Broncos acquired after the draft...

It seems as though Tom Coughlin is in mid-season form, even if the rookies and free agents aren’t quite there yet.  In his own fashion Coach Coughlin gave as little news as possible, unless you read between the lines a bit.  He does give his...

Former Ohio State offensive lineman Mike Adams signed a four-year, $3.9 million contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, according to The Columbus Dispatch. Adams was an All-Big Ten selection as a junior in 2010, and made the conferenceR...

There is a downside to being a rookie, as Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler has already discovered. The jersey number Osweiler wanted -- No. 17, the number he wore at Arizona State -- already belonged to wide receiver Andre' Caldwell, a fifth-year v...