The Going's On's Around the NFL

New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan finally ended his holdout and reported to camp on Monday. The 7 time pro bowl DE had been mulling retirement during the offseason and has missed a total of 15 weeks of practice. Not to mention Strahan has also missed all 4 preseason games. His holdout cost him around $500,000 dollars in fines. The Giants fined Strahan $14,288 for each day of his holdout. Strahan will begin practicing today and will have 4 more workouts in order to get ready for the Giants first game against division rival, Dallas Cowboys.

Simeon Rice finally has a new home after being released from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rice will be settling in Mile High country. After mulling other options that included the St. Louis Rams, New York Giants, and the Tennessee Titans Rice accepted a 1 year, $3 million dollar deal to play for the Denver Broncos. Rice has posted 8 seasons with 10 or more sacks but a shoulder injury last year limited him to just 8 games and 2 sacks, both career lows. Prior to last season Rice had never missed a game because of injury in his first 10 NFL seasons.

The much beloved Jeremiah Trotter has found a new home in "America's Wang". Trotter reached an agreement with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday. The deal will be for 1 year while the finances were not disclosed. In a surprising move by the Philadelphia Eagles, they released the MLB to the shock of fans and teammates alike. Trotter is one of just four linebackers (Chuck Bednarik, Maxie Baughan and Bill Bergey ) in Eagles history to earn four or more Pro Bowl invitations. Trotter did not visit with any other team and will battle Barrett Rudd for the starting MLB spot.

The New England Patriots, who stocked up on recievers in the offseason (see Wes Welker, Randy Moss, and Donte Stallworth) have released their leading receiver from last season. The 28 year old Caldwell caught 61 balls for 760 receiving yards and 4 TDs. Those were all career highs for the 6th year veteran. The 2nd round pick has never quite lived up to his potential and had two key drops in last year's AFC championship game against the Indianapolis Colts.