Headlines from OTAs

By Daniel Lacy

It is at a slow point in the offseason in the NFL, with workouts being pretty much the only thing going on until training camp in late July. If you have any suggestions for stories or anything you would like for me to talk about, feel free to let me know through email or commenting. I will start covering other sports as well. Thanks! Here are some of the things that have happened in the NFL in the past few days:

Tampa Bay Bucs and Manchester United Owner Malcolm Glazer died at age 85. His legacy will not be forgotten and may he rest in peace.

Cam Newton has his boot off and is limited, but is participating in OTAs. Coach Rivera said that he could be available for the team full time during the June minicamps.


Cowboys LB Sean Lee tore the ACL in his left knee and is expected to miss the entire season. It is reported that the team is trying to replace him from within, but there are options available in free agency, such as Pat Angerer, Stewart Bradley, and Ernie Sims, who has been on and off the team over the past few years. It is very disappointing for both Lee and the Cowboys. Lee is a great player who has a ton of potential but has been injury prone his entire career, which has kept him from making a Pro Bowl and made the Cowboy's defense a lot worse without him.

Carolina Panthers' CB Charles Godfrey and G Amini Silatolu spent time doing individual drills after missing the majority of last season due to injuries. They are expected to be able to participate in team drills by the June minicamps, if not by the end of these OTA sessions.

Despite what QB Michael Vick has been saying, Coach Rex Ryan says that there is an open competition between Vick and Geno Smith for the starting position.

Browns' WR Josh Gordon has been suspended for the entire 2014 season for failing a drug test for the third time in his short career due to use of marijuana. He is appealing the suspension. If he does succeed in getting the suspension appealed, it is very unlikely that he will be in the clear. He will still likely be suspended for at least four games (like Patriots' CB Brandon Browner) in addition to probably being on probation yet again.


Daniel Lacy is a Sport Management major at North Carolina State University, Class of 2017. These posts are used to practice covering sports so hopefully he can do this for a living in the future. He would love your feedback at dflacy@gmail.com.