Cutler: Retirement, move to broadcasting ‘permanent’

Despite the availability of an unprecedented number of veteran quarterbacks, the Patriots most likely won’t be replacing Tom Brady with an established signal-caller. They instead seem to be far more inclined to consider adding a rookie. Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports that the Patriots have had a videoconference meeting with Florida International quarterback James Morgan. [more]

Dennis Pitta and the Ravens were dealt a devastating blow in practice last week when the veteran tight end suffered the third hip injury of his career. The full extent of the injury has not been made public, but The Baltimore Sun reported that the hip was dislocated and NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo