Cam Newton sweated through a workout with his new Carolina teammates Wednesday morning, hopped a flight to Washington to meet the president in the afternoon, then quickly returned to make sure he attended the final player-organized workout Thursday.
Blaine Gabbert shrugs when asked about the good fortune of actually having a Jaguars playbook in his possession.
Terrell McClain claims the best part of his game is being disruptive.

The out-of-town scoreboard at BankAtlantic Center on Saturday night meant a lot more to the Capitals than what they did against the Panthers on the ice. Washington left with a 1-0 loss to Florida in Game 82 of the regular season. But the bigger news was the Caps learned they will face the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs.
Welcome to the NFL head coaching fraternity, gentlemen. By the way, you can't talk to your players, install new schemes or go after free agents right now.

Work, work, work. Even during a lockout.
Pittsburgh
For the past two years, Northern Iowa rolled into St. Louis as the top seed in the Missouri Valley tournament and rolled out with a league title.
The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired defenseman Bryan Allen from the Florida Panthersin exchange for let winger Sergei Samsonov.