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Briggs plans 10-Game holdout to combat franchise tag March 27 Chicago Sun-Times: "Drew Rosenhaus, Briggs' agent, said Monday at the NFL owners meetings that his client will line up for the Bears next season -- but only on a limited basis if the team refuses to remove the franchise tag it put on the linebacker. Rosenhaus said Briggs would sit out the first 10 games, then return for the final six to accrue a played season under league rules... A report on NFL.com on Monday evening said the Bears were talking to the Washington Redskins about a deal in which they would move up from No. 31 to No. 6 in the first round."

Dolphins GM sees 'Lot of ways' to improve March 27 South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "One of those areas is quarterback, where the Dolphins have interest in both Kansas City's Trent Green and David Carr, who was released last week by Houston. The Kansas City Star reported that the Chiefs want a second-round draft choice in exchange for Green."

Lions could battle Dolphins for Green March 27 Florida Today: "If the Miami Dolphins really want Kansas City quarterback Trent Green, they may have to outbid the Detroit Lions for him."

Browns haven't called draft play yet March 27 Akron Beacon Journal: "The Browns won't draft a defensive player third. • They might trade down, but they will not trade up to the first or second spot. • If another quarterback is brought in, it will be through the draft and not via trade or free agency. So rule out Trent Green, forget David Carr and don't think that the Browns gave a lot of thought to acquiring Matt Schaub, who recently was traded from the Atlanta Falcons to the Houston Texans."

Vegas police put Pacman in limbo March 27 Nashville Tennessean: "Pacman Jones' future with the Titans was thrown into further doubt Monday when Las Vegas police asked the district attorney to file three charges against him in connection with a Feb. 19 strip club free-for-all that led to a triple shooting."

Skins still dealing with unfinished business before upcoming draft March 27 Washington Examiner: "Dre Bly: If the Redskins indeed want to trade for him, it likely wouldn’t happen until just before the draft, or on draft day itself. Even a week or two after his trade to Denver, a Lions source said Bly was still talking with friends about a possible trade."

Gruden seeks to woo Plummer March 27 St. Petersburg Times: "The Bucs plan to keep pressuring quarterback Jake Plummer into changing his mind about retirement and hopefully convince him to report to training camp."

Falcons line up for draft windfall March 27 Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Terence Moore (registration required): "In other words, the Falcons can’t afford to have general manager Rich McKay do anything less than great with this year’s draft picks. That’s great as in Calvin Johnson or a lineman, and that lineman should be somebody such as Jamaal Anderson."