Browns sign #1 pick... Cleveland has signed DE Kamerion Wimbley, the Browns' first-round pick at the 2006 draft, to a reported 6-year, $24M deal. Wimbley, taken 13th overall this pasr April, is only the second player selected in the first round to reach a deal. DE Mario Williams, the #1 player selected this year, signed with Houston prior to the draft....

Miami RB Ricky Williams, who is playing with Toronto in the Canadian league while he serves a year's suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, did not play in the second half of Saturday night's 26-23 win over Saskatchewan after apparently fracturing his left forearm. For the night, Williams had 17 yards on 4 carries. Meanwhile, former Nebraska QB Eric Crouch made his pro debut at QB after Argos' QB Spegon Wynn suffered a nasty head injury. Crouch, the 2001 Heisman Trophy winner who was a third round pick by St. Louis in 2002, completed 4 of his 9 passes, but one was a 94-yard completion scoring strike to Arland Bruce. Meanwhile, the early word is that Wynn will be okay; he was injured on the final play of the first half and remained on the field throughout the half-time break before being taken to hospital by ambulance....

Not surprisingly, with all NFL camps to be open within the next week, the number of 2006 draft picks who have come to terms with their respective teams continues to rise. Indeed, about a dozen more rookie draftees signed within the past 24 hours including a couple of second round picks. Kansas City, for example, has signed safety Bernard Pollard the 54th pick overall this year, while Baltimore signed C Chris Chester, taken two picks after Pollard, along with 3rd round CB David Pittman. Meanwhile, a number of undrafted free agents have been released including several highly-rated undrafted rookies. Minnesota, for example, released QB Barrick Nealy, while Tampa Bay released former star South Florida RB Andre Hall, as well as former West Virginia FS Jahmile Addae. Meanwhile, the Giants released the Coley twins from Southern Miss – LB Kevis and DB Trevis....

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Miami FS Brandon Meriweather, one of the top 2-3 rated safeties for the 2007 draft, was involved in a bizarre shooting earlier today. According to preliminary reports, A Miami Hurricanes reserve safety was shot in the buttocks when confronted in his yard Friday morning by an unknown assailant, who fled after another player returned the gunfire, police said. Meriweather fired three shots at a fleeing assailant who had shot and wounded teammate Willie Cooper, a junior safety with the Hurricanes. The incident took place outside the pairs home. According to police, Meriweather used his gun legally. No word though if hit anything. For his part, Cooper suffered only a minor injury.....


Auburn CB Montavis Pitts, a decent second-tier prospect for the 2007 draft, has announced that he will leaving the SEC school and transfer. The 6-1, 195-pound Pitts was arrested last month on a drunk-driving charge. Pitts played in 40 games during his Auburn career where he made 106 tackles.