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03:08 PM ET 05.22 | One of the strangest stories to come out of the NFL Draft surrounded Geno Smith's reasons for his epic tumble into the second round. While a Yahoo! Sports article claimed that scouts were and may still be under the impression the former West Virginia quarterback is a diva, Smith blamed his agent and promptly fired him after his draft slide. He now has found new representation and has signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation agency. If there's a guy who can chew up and spit out even then cruelest of sports agents, it's going to be Jay-Z who has failed at nothing he's tried. But Smith will be represented by Kim Miale, who currently only has two other clients -- a kicker and linebacker who both remain inactive. So when Smith says he's not joining Roc Nation as an "image thing," you better believe he's not joking with an agent like Miale.

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03:08 PM ET 05.22 | It is never a dull moment with former Jets quarterback great Joe Namath. On Tuesday, at United Way's 20th Gridiron Gala at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, Namath, once again, had an opinion regarding a Jets move: "No, I don't think they needed a quarterback. They needed the other positions filled. Possibly offensive line. They got some defensive line. The safeties are still questionable. The outside linebackers are still questionable," referring to the Jets' second-round draft pick Geno Smith. Namath, who is not shy in airing his opinions on the Jets and on their quarterback situation, seems to disagree with the Jets' draft of the West Virginia quarterback, adding that he's going to "pull" for embattled quarterback Mark Sanchez, who has struggled the past two seasons, but Namath thinks it's because of the "distractions" surrounding the quarterback.

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09:22 AM ET 05.22 | Former Stony Brook Seawolves running back Miguel Maysonet signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an unrestricted free agent following the conclusion of the 2013 NFL Draft, however, the team has decided to cut him loose after the first round of OTAs. It was a short life in Philadelphia for Maysonet, but he is getting a second chance after the Cleveland Browns claimed him on the waiver wire. Maysonet is an intriguing player. Unfortunately for him, the Browns have one of the deepest backfields in the league and it could be hard for him to find a spot on the final roster.

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06:02 PM ET 05.22 | There is one veteran player not in attendance during OTAs this week ??? safety Louis Delmas. There is another veteran player who wasn't expected to participate who is ??? receiver Nate Burleson. "I wasn't supposed to; I was told not to (practice)," said Burleson, who wasn't supposed to be back from leg surgery until July. "But it's like I always told you guys, if I can walk I can run, and if I can run I can play." Burleson, 31, took part in all the drills, including 7-on-7s. "It's as healed up as it's going to get," he said. "The good thing about being out there is I am playing at a high level and I am not 100 percent. When it gets stronger and I get endurance back in it, I will be back to playing with extreme confidence."

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05:57 PM ET 05.22 | The writing on the wall is becoming more legible when it comes to Brandon Spikes. Despite the fact he is the best purveyor of on-field nasty the Patriots have, Spikes??? distaste for the Patriots expectations of how to get ready for a season will probably mean a parting of the ways after 2013 when Spikes becomes a free agent. Spikes wasn???t present for the start of OTAs this week and hasn???t been a part of the offseason conditioning program. That???s his right. But with the rest of the team???s principal players in attendance, Spikes??? absence is a ???****??? to the program. And once it gets there, one would imagine it???s hard to turn that battleship around.

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