NFL Considers Adding 17th Game to Season

The Texans agreed to a deal with undrafted rookie RB Darius Walker. He will compete for a spot along the RB depth chart with the club....

The Steelers have signed RB Kevan Barlow to a one-year deal, and he'll compete for a roster spot along the Steelers RB depth chart. He is likely being an insurance policy for starter Willie Parker. The Jets released Barlow this offseason after the least-productive season of his career. He ran for a career-low 370 yards with six touchdowns and averaged just 2.8 yards per carry.....

The Titans signed free-agent offensive lineman Marques Ogden and fullback Jonathan Evans and waived defensive tackle Marcus White and undrafted rookies fullback Nic Luc and defensive tackle Adrian Haywood.....

Byron Leftwich practiced with the Jacksonville Jaguars for the first time in nearly seven months Tuesday. He said he has no pain in his ankle and feels healthy. Leftwich missed 15 games the last two seasons because of an injured left ankle. He had surgery last November, more than a month after Del Rio benched him in favor of David Garrard. Del Rio made Leftwich the starter in February, hoping to avoid months of speculation heading into training camp. Leftwich, who expected to return to his starting role when healthy, would like to play every game for the first time in his career. "The worst thing that can happen is to have something happen to me and then boom, they'll say, 'That guy is a bum. He can't do anything,'" Leftwich said. "I know if I'm on that field, people will stop questioning my ability to play the game of football. So I'm going to worry about what I need to do, and what I need to do is make sure I'm out there on that field."....

Giants QB Eli Manning got one of his offseason wishes - receiver Plaxico Burress showed up for voluntary conditioning. Burress, who caught 63 passes for a career-high 10 touchdowns last season. He intends to remain for the rest of the workouts. "I'm not trying to make a statement," Burress said Tuesday after catching passes from Manning. "I want us to be better, and I want him to reach his full potential, which I think would be great. I want to help him out. We're here, we're willing to work."....


The Bears have parted ways with 2005 draft pick WR Airese Currie, who played in one game for the club.