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11:26 AM ET 05.17 | Free agent pass rusher Dwight Freeney visited the San Diego Chargers over the past two days and everything seemed to be going well, but he ended up leaving town without a contract for now. The 33-year-old has been looking for a new home since parting ways with the Indianapolis Colts earlier in the offseason, and it looks like his pursuit of a new gig will last a little longer. There is still a chance that the Chargers could come back to Freeney with a suitable contract offer closer to the start of the season.

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03:16 AM ET 05.17 | As the only quarterback taken in the first round, Manuel will have a lot of expectations to live up to. Not only that, but he was taken over Geno Smith, and now he has a ton of pressure to outshine his division rival. In his time at Florida State he played phenomenally, completing 68 percent of his passes and amassing more than 3,300 yards. Not only was his passing accurate and efficient, but also he was able to run fairly well in college. He should be able to use some of the read option out of the pistol offense to decent success in the NFL, especially because teams in the Bills division aren't used to fast quarterback like Manuel. Also, the Bills are doing their best to surround Manuel with weapons. Stevie Johnson will always be an every-down target and Scott Chandler is great in the redzone. Also, via the NFL Draft, the Bills were able to acquire Robert Woods and Marquise Goodwin, whose blazing speed should help Manuel a lot. If Manuel can learn to control his accuracy even a little bit better, he could be a great product in the NFL. As shown on ESPN's Sport Science, Manuel is physically and mentally one of the better quarterbacks in the league and his instincts are incredible. Last year, Manuel proved his efficiency ranking eighth in all the NCAA in yards per attempt (8.8). If Manuel can carry his play at the college level over to the NFL with just a little bit of improvement, he should be able to tear apart defenses, especially the weak ones in his division.

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03:16 AM ET 05.17 | Joe Webb said he was told of the WR position decision on the first day of the team's workouts. Webb has a disadvantage in this transition, being that he has had limited practice at the position in his career. But being a quarterback in the system, Webb will already know the plays and formations of the offense. At 6-4 and 220 pounds, Webb has the physical attributes to be a good receiver. He ran a 40 yard-dash in the low 4.4s coming out of college. The only virtual locks at the receiver position are Greg Jennings, Cordarrelle Patterson, Jarius Wright and Jerome Simpson. The team should carry six receivers on the active roster last season, so Webb will be battling for one of the remaining two spots.

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06:57 AM ET 05.17 | For Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith, his young NFL career has become a case of more money creating more problems. For the first time, in an hour-long interview with The Dallas Morning News, [Smith] opened up to share his cautionary tale about how money changes people and how greed can run rampant around NFL players who become instant millionaires. ... Last October, John Schorsch -- Smith's Dallas-based attorney at the time -- said Smith's "mom and/or the stepdad threatened the physical well-being of Tyron and the life of his girlfriend." Smith filed a protective order against his parents last summer. ... He said he's open to reconciling with his family when the timing is right. "If all the incidents stop," Smith said.

The Dallas Morning News

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06:56 AM ET 05.17 | The days of Joe Webb taking heat as a Minnesota quarterback are over. [The] former Alabama-Birmingham standout has become a full-time wide receiver for the Vikings. Coach Leslie Frazier said the decision to shift Webb to receiver was made after the draft, when the team selected receiver Cordarrelle Patterson in the first round and also because the Vikings had signed free agent quarterback Matt Cassel. ... Offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave said Webb has done a good job catching the ball, and there's a belief that because of his speed the coaches figure they can use Webb as a member of special teams and in other ways on offense. ... [Webb] played his entire sophomore season in college at the position.

Star Tribune

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