Reports: Chiefs’ Rashee Rice suspect in alleged assault in Dallas

Police view Rice as a suspect in an incident that took place outside a nightclub early Monday morning, according to the reports. A man allegedly hit a photographer, who was then taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Rice’s attorney declined comment to the Morning News, and no charges were filed as of Tuesday evening.

The wide receiver, who grew up in the Dallas area and played for SMU, was already in trouble in the city for his connection to a six-car crash on March 30. Rice turned himself in to police several days later and faces one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury.

An arrest warrant affidavit obtained by the Morning News showed that Rice was driving 119 mph before the accident. A friend and former SMU teammate, Teddy Knox, was traveling 116 mph in a separate car, and he faces the same charges as Rice.

Seven people were left with injuries, including at least one woman who sustained “serious bodily injury” and another who was stranded on the highway with her 4-year-old son for about five hours after the crash.

On April 3, Rice said he took “full responsibility” for his actions related to the crash.

Broncos’ ‘Orange Crush’ DC Joe Collier dies at 91

Joe Collier, the standout defensive coordinator of Denver’s famed “Orange Crush” defense, Monday night at his home in Littleton, Colo., the Broncos announced. He was 91.

Collier spent 20 seasons on the Broncos’ defensive staff from 1969-88, including the final 17 as defensive coordinator.

“Joe Collier is one of the most impactful coaches in the history of the Denver Broncos and regarded among the best defensive coordinators of all time,” the Broncos said in a statement. “He was an innovator in the NFL with his 3-4 defense, helping the Broncos to three Super Bowl appearances during a legendary career with our franchise that spanned more than two decades.

“Intelligent, modest and soft-spoken, Collier provided steady leadership to five different head coaches as the Broncos emerged as perennial contenders in the 1970s and 1980s. His profound influence on countless players and coaches in Denver included 12 Broncos Ring of Famers, 11 Pro Bowl selections and 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Randy Gradishar.”

The Broncos made Super Bowl appearances after the 1977, 1986 and 1987 seasons with Collier running the defense. However, they went 0-3 in those games and lost by an average of 22.7 points.

Collier also served as head coach of the Buffalo Bills from 1966-68 and went 13-16-1. He was fired after an 0-2 start in 1968.

Collier also served as defensive coordinator of the New England Patriots in 1991-92 after his stint with the Broncos.

Collier was an All-America receiver at Northwestern in 1952 before being a 22nd-round selection by the New York Giants in the 1954 NFL Draft. He didn’t play pro football.

Report: Giants add QB Nathan Rourke

Quarterback Nathan Rourke wasn’t out of a job for long after being claimed off waivers by the New York Giants on Tuesday, NFL Network reported.

Rourke was waived by New England on Monday as the Patriots trimmed the quarterbacks on their roster to four.

The Giants are adding Rourke, who turns 26 on May 24, to a QB room that already has incumbent Daniel Jones, Drew Lock and Tommy DeVito.

Rourke has not appeared in an NFL regular-season game after spending time on the Jacksonville Jaguars’ active and practice squad rosters since January 2022. The Jaguars waived him in December and he was claimed by the Patriots, who re-signed him in March.

A native of Canada, he played in college at the University of Ohio (2017-19) and appeared in 23 games for the Canadian Football League’s BC Lions from 2021-22, throwing for 4,103 yards with 28 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.

Report: Reinstated S C.J. Moore agrees to deal with Lions

Safety C.J. Moore is returning to the Detroit Lions after serving a one-season suspension for violating the NFL’s gambling policy, NFL Network reported Tuesday.

The deal is for one year, but financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.

The Lions signed Moore as an undrafted free agent in 2019 and he played in 56 games (one start) for Detroit. He took part in at least 68 percent of the Lions’ special teams snaps in each of his four seasons with the team and contributed 48 tackles, two passes defensed, an interception and a fumble recovery.

The Lions released Moore, 28, in April 2023 after he was one of five NFL players — including four Lions — to receive suspensions for gambling violations. Wide receiver Quintez Cephus, who like Moore served a season-long ban, signed recently with the Buffalo Bills after his reinstatement.

Report: WR Tyler Boyd to sign 1-year deal with Titans

Wide receiver Tyler Boyd is signing a one-year contract worth up to $4.5 million with the Tennessee Titans, ESPN reported on Tuesday.

The move will reunite Boyd with new Titans head coach Brian Callahan, who previously served as the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals since 2019.

Boyd, 29, will join DeAndre Hopkins, Calvin Ridley and Treylon Burks among others in Tennessee’s wide receiver room.

Boyd had 67 catches for 667 yards and two touchdowns in 17 games (13 starts) last season with Cincinnati.

He has 513 receptions for 6,000 yards with 31 scores in 120 career games (77 starts) since being selected by the Bengals in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft

Reports: Ex-Jags WR Zay Jones visits Cardinals

Former Jacksonville wide receiver Zay Jones visited with the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday, per multiple reports.

The Jaguars released Jones last week after picking LSU wideout Brian Thomas Jr. in the first round of the draft.

Jones, 29, caught 116 passes for 1,144 yards and seven touchdowns in 25 games (22 starts) during his two seasons in Jacksonville.

He has 287 catches for 3,028 yards and 18 scores in 104 games (67 starts) with the Jaguars, Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders (2019-21) and Buffalo Bills (2017-19), who selected him in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

The Cardinals recently drafted Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. with the No. 4 overall pick. Receivers on the roster include Greg Dortch, Michael Wilson, Zach Pascal and Chris Moore.

Bengals QB Joe Burrow resumes throwing at offseason workouts

Joe Burrow threw to Cincinnati Bengals receivers Monday for the first time since undergoing wrist surgery in November.

Bengals coach Zac Taylor had said in March that Burrow was “right on schedule” with his rehab and they expected him to participate in the team’s offseason program.

That’s exactly what the former Pro Bowl quarterback did at the team’s facility Monday. Practice was closed to the media as Phase 2 of the team’s offseason training began, but according to the team’s website, Burrow played catch with teammates after spending some of his recovery throwing by himself.

“He looked like he did last year. He looked smooth,” wideout Trenton Irwin said. “I didn’t see anything different.”

Brad Kragthorpe, who was promoted from assistant quarterbacks coach to quarterbacks coach this offseason and has been with the Bengals since 2019, also gave a positive review.

“I think he looked as quick and as athletic as I’ve seen him look,” Kragthorpe said. “He looked like the Joe Burrow we’re used to seeing. I didn’t see any difference. I thought the ball came out of his hand well. Confidently. I’m happy where he’s at.”

Burrow suffered an injury to his right (throwing) wrist in mid-November and underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament.

In his four NFL seasons, Burrow has completed 68 percent of his passes for 14,083 yards and 97 touchdowns in 52 games. He led Cincinnati to a Super Bowl appearance after the 2021 season, when he led the league with a 70.4 percent completion rate.

In September, Burrow signed a five-year contract extension worth $275 million. He is the highest-paid player in NFL history on an annual basis, making $55 million per year.

Reports: WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling visiting Chargers

Two-time Super Bowl champion Marquez Valdes-Scantling is visiting the Los Angeles Chargers, per multiple reports.

The free agent wide receiver won his second straight ring with Kansas City last season, catching a touchdown pass in the 25-22 overtime win against San Francisco in Super Bowl LVIII.

Valdes-Scantling, 29, caught 63 passes for 1,002 yards and three touchdowns in 33 regular season games (21 starts) with the Chiefs from 2022-23.

The 2018 fifth-round pick played his first four seasons with the Green Bay Packers, hauling in 123 catches for 2,153 yards and 13 scores in 59 games (39 starts).

Raiders sign free agent WR Jalen Guyton

The Las Vegas Raiders signed free agent wide receiver Jalen Guyton on Monday. Terms were not disclosed.

Guyton, 26, is the second wideout signed by the Raiders since last week’s draft, joining Michael Gallup, who figures to start alongside Davante Adams and Jakobi Meyers.

Guyton follows new Raiders general manager Tom Telesco from the Los Angeles Chargers.

Guyton has 71 catches for 1,112 yards and seven touchdowns in 46 career games (14 starts) with the Chargers, who first signed him to their practice squad in October 2019. Guyton was undrafted out of North Texas.

Report: Panthers to sign RB Rashaad Penny

The Carolina Panthers are expected to sign running back Rashaad Penny in the coming days, ESPN reported Monday.

Penny, 28, is expected to sign after the Panthers’ rookie minicamp, which ends Sunday. It would reunite Penny with Dave Canales, the new head coach in Carolina, who overlapped with Penny in Seattle as quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator.

A former first-round pick, Penny played in Philadelphia last year but appeared in just three games and had 11 rushes for 33 yards.

Penny, who has been injury prone as a pro, has 1,951 career rushing yards and 13 TDs in 45 games (11 starts), nearly all of that with the Seahawks, who selected him No. 27 overall in the 2018 draft.

Penny would join a running backs room with Chuba Hubbard, 2024 second-round pick Jonathon Brooks and Miles Sanders, among others.