NFL: Manti Te'o runs slow 40-yard dash
Manti Te'o's first appearance on a football field since the BCS championship game didn't go as well as planned Monday in Indianapolis.
Manti Te'o's first appearance on a football field since the BCS championship game didn't go as well as planned Monday in Indianapolis.
The Notre Dame star and Heisman Trophy runner-up was clocked at 4.82 seconds in the 40-yard dash. NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock had said Sunday anything faster than 4.7 would be "phenomenal." Anything 4.8 or over would be a "concern."
The workout came more than a month after Te'o's highly publicized online romance with a girlfriend was exposed as a hoax. He was a victim of the hoax.
Florida defensive lineman Sharrif Floyd, a graduate of George Washington High in Northeast Philadelphia and one of the draft's top prospects, was timed at 4.92 in the 40.
Brady gets extension
Tom Brady received a three-year extension from the New England Patriots worth about $27 million, according to a person familiar with the contract.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the extension has not been announced.
The 35-year-old, two-time league MVP was signed through 2014, and has said he wants to play five more years. By redoing his contract, Brady also has cleared nearly $15 million from New England's salary cap.
The three-time Super Bowl champion will make far less in those three seasons than the going rate for star quarterbacks. Brady currently has a four-year, $72 million deal with $48 million guaranteed.
Giants owner's nephew charged
The 22-year-old nephew of New York Giants owner John Mara was charged with felony assault in Connecticut for allegedly hitting a person in the head with a bottle during a New Year's Eve party.
The nephew, also named John Mara, was arrested by Fairfield police Friday and posted $150,000 bail. The Mount Kisco, N.Y., resident is scheduled to be arraigned on first-degree assault and breach of peace charges on March 8 in Bridgeport.
- Associated Press