-Another day, another embarrassing Broncos story. Come to think of it, another day, another embarrassing story involving a former New England area athlete and casinos. Broncos running back LaMont Jordan, recently of the Patriots, is being sued by The Mirage in Las Vegas over $20,000 in casino debt. Lawyers for The Mirage said Jordan applied for six gambling markers in June 2008 -- a month before Jordan signed to play for New England -- but once they were deposited, they were returned because of insufficient funds or an inability to locate the account.

-The Broncos did have a success story yesterday: first-round draft pick Knowshon Moreno signed a five-year, $23-million contract and will henceforth not be known as "No-Show Moreno."

-On Thursday, Broncos fans booed players during an intrasquad scrimmage. And yesterday, the Bengals had the indignity of playing while an airplane flew over the facility displaying a banner reading, "101-187-1 ... HIRE A GM!" The message was a reference to Cincinnati's record in the tenure of general manager Mike Brown.

-Titans coach Jeff Fisher plans to start Kerry Collins at quarterback in Sunday's Hall of Fame game against the Bills, but Vince Young and Patrick Ramsey will see plenty of playing time, too, according to The Tennessean.

-Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson appeared to reinjure his left knee on Friday night, coming up gimpy after planting in the pocket. Jackson, who is locked in a quarterback competition with Sage Rosenfels, said he heard something pop, but did not believe it was anything serious.

-Texans cornerback Dunta Robinson, who is holding out of training camp, wants a guarantee that Houston will not use its franchise tag on him next offseason before he reports, according to the Houston Chronicle.

-ESPN continued to have Ben Roethlisberger's back as he faces a civil suit from a woman who says he raped her; the network is quoting a former co-worker of Andrea McNulty as saying that she bragged about having been with Roethlisberger.

-Even though he was too weakened by cancer treatments to stand on his feet, Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson was as watchful and engaged as ever when he attended the team's mini-camp in May, according to Philadelphia players. Being back in the role of coach seemed to be the best medicine for Johnson, according to players who were there for what turned out to be his last appearance on the football field. On Friday, Philadelphia's players and coaches honored Johnson at a private memorial service at Lincoln Financial Field.

-Derrion Thomas, the soft-spoken 19-year-old son of the late Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas, has provided recorded narration for that will be played when his father is inducted into the Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night. The Kansas City Star has the story of how the teenager has willingly taken on the responsibility of representing his family in one of its proudest moments.

-The head of a movie studio that is involved in an investment dispute with some New Orleans Saints players failed to show up for a court hearing on Friday and the judge placed the studio under a special overseer. Twenty-seven investors -- including current and former New Orleans players -- say they bought what they thought were $1.9 million worth of state movie tax credits that Louisiana Film Studios LLC never applied for.

-Veteran place kicker Olindo Mare may have had a brilliant season for the Seahawks last year, but he still finds himself battling second-year man Brandon Coutu for the starting job this season.

-Terrell Owens has weighed in on the matter of the Chargers' fining Antonio Cromartie for his whining Tweets about the bad food at training camp: T.O. thinks the fine is "ridiculous."

-Cardinals cornerback Bryant McFadden, who played against Arizona and for the Steelers in last year's Super Bowl, says he wanted to go to the desert because the Cardinals are "like a dynasty in the making."

-Steelers guard Darnell Stapleton needs arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, and the team has no timetable on his return. Stapleton had been helping fill in at center for Justin Hartwig, who reported to camp with a toe injury. It's a tough start for a team that had problems protecting the quarterback last season.

-ProFootballTalk.com reported last night that Browns guard Rex Hadnot has a torn ACL and is likely to be placed on season-ending injured reserve.

-Colts coach Jim Caldwell gave first-round draft pick Donald Brown a day off Friday because of sore muscles. Also at Colts camp, running back Mike Hart rolled his ankle and could not finish practice, and backup quarterback Jim Sorgi injured a hamstring on a handoff play.