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Eddie DeBartolo Jr. will join 16 other San Francisco 49ers as inaugural members of the team's Hall of Fame class. One notable omission from the list that includes players who have had their number retired by the Niners or have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame is all-time leading receiver Jerry Rice.

Ex-Steelers coach Bill Cowher plans to stay retired in 2009. "...I really do enjoy the job right now at CBS. I know I'm doing CBS this year. Everything is good, and I don't have other plans right now.''

Per Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Steelers have nine players who are in the final year of their contract: TE Heath Miller, RB Willie Parker, NT Casey Hampton, DE Brett Keisel, OTs Max Starks and Willie Colon, FS Ryan Clark, C Justin Hartwig and K Jeff Reed. Therefore, don't expect the team to spend newfound salary-cap space.

Former Saints running back Deuce McAllister tells Jeff Duncan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune that "oh, I'm going to play," but his "goal right now is just to get healthy."

Of the five NFL running backs that are 31 years or older, the Patriots have three of them - Fred Taylor, Sammy Morris, and Kevin Faulk.

The same (football) problem Michael Vick had before prison will be the same one after his release (no pun intended) on Wednesday. “He’s erratic throwing the ball because of his mechanics,” said [Roger] Theder, a former University of California head coach and San Diego Chargers assistant. “It’s not his feet or his arms, it’s his release … But now that they’ve got all these spread offenses, the Wildcat they’re running, a guy like Michael could be tremendous.”

The Vikings begin their OTAs on Tuesday, which will be first-round pick Percy Harvin's first practice with the Vikings. Also, the Sage-Tarvaris QB ... um, battle ... begins.

With their recent coaching retirements, the Indianapolis Colts have given Clyde Christensen and Pete Metzelaars the offensive coordinator and offensive line responsibilities, respectively, according to the Indianapolis Star.

Buccaneers LB coach Joe Barry says the Jermaine Phillips "experiment" as a LB is now over. "Now we've only had five minicamp practices and one OTA, but he has proven he can do it. It's not an experiment any more."