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| Pro Football Hall of Famer Olsen dies (AP) |
Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL's greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 69. Olsen was a member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" along with Deacon Jones, Lamar Lundy and Rosey Grier in the 1960s.
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| Tomlinson visits Vikings, to meet Jets (AP) |
| The Minnesota Vikings wined and dined LaDainian Tomlinson on Wednesday night, then spent much of Thursday meeting with the star running back in hopes of pairing him with Adrian Peterson in what would be a big-name backfield. Tomlinson emerged from Vikings headquarters on Thursday evening with a purple Vikings jersey in hand, but pulled away in a black limousine without a deal in place. |
| Cut by Panthers, Delhomme visits Browns (AP) |
| The Cleveland Browns spent another day looking for a new quarterback by meeting with an older one. Free agent Jake Delhomme, released last week after seven seasons with the Carolina Panthers, visited Thursday with the perpetually rebuilding Browns, who have been busy this week trying to improve their unstable situation at QB. |
| LBs Porter, Foote visit Cardinals (AP) |
| The Arizona Cardinals have re-signed offensive tackle Jeremy Bridges to a three-year contract and, in what could portend a far more significant development, welcomed free agent linebackers Joey Porter and Larry Foote for a visit. Quarterback Derek Anderson, released by the Cleveland Browns this week, is scheduled to be in Tempe to meet with the Cardinals on Friday. |
| Guilty verdict in Darrent Williams trial (AP) |
The group of Denver Broncos players arrived at the Safari nightclub to celebrate New Year's Eve and was whisked inside by bouncers. One of the dozens of people waiting in line to get in -- an alleged Tre-Tre Crips gang member -- took exception. "We street," Willie Clark told wide receiver Brandon Marshall, according to court testimony.
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