Ever since Chicago surprisingly cut cornerback Nathan Vasher, the Chargers have expressed the most interest.

San Diego defensive coordinator Ron Rivera is familiar with Vasher from his time with the Bears. [READ]

Paul Posluszny of the Bills spent a month as a financial services intern with UBS. Though UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland) is based in Switzerland, the global financial services firm has branches in more than 50 countries. Posluszny interned at the firm’s Pittsburgh office.

“I had a prior relationship with a financial advisor at UBS in Pittsburgh, Don Healy,” said Posluszny. “A really good guy, sharp guy and we’ve kept in contact over the years and I would always ask him questions on the market and the financial field and he gave me an opportunity to come in and do an internship with him. So I decided to take advantage of it.” [READ]

Dhani Jones of the Bengals will attempt to climb Mount Everest.

“It’s four miles up. We’re going to go about 23,000 feet, a mile short of the top,” Jones said Friday. “If you’re going to jump off a bridge, you don’t want to start out jumping off the highest bridge. I’ll get a taste and I’ll be back.”

He knows there’s some danger involved, but he’s had experience climbing the mountain ranges in the Northeast United States and he’s been on many mountain as an avid snowboarder.

“I’m excited and aware. That’s what you have to be instead of scared about the dangers,” Jones said. “The altitude adjustment is going to be a challenge, but you’ll be breathing, taking it all in, and looking down at where you come from. No cell phone for three weeks, it will be great. I’ll miss some things, but you guys will miss what I’m doing.” [READ]

The New York Jets held onto wide receiver David Clowney with an exclusive-rights qualifying offer.

Clowney is a former Green Bay Packers fifth-round draft pick out of Virginia Tech.

He caught 14 passes for 191 yards and one touchdown last season. [READ]

San Francisco's director of player personnel Trent Baalke will lead the 49ers into a critical draft in which the team is scheduled to have the 13th and 17th overall picks, according to a league source.

Baalke has a strong reputation around the league and many expect that San Francisco will be able to march on successfully. He is recognized as a strong and capable talent evaluator.

The 49ers and Scot McCloughan must also figure out a resolution as to their current situation before any other issues can be addressed.

Sources said McCloughan has been dealing with personal issues and the 49ers want him to be able to concentrate on those indefinitely. [READ]

The Arizona Cardinals were among the teams interested in trading for former Browns linebacker Kamerion Wimbley before they dealt him to Oakland. The big holdup with them, like other teams, was Wimbley's contract. Wimbley has voided the final year of his deal through performance incentives.

Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt did not want to give up a high draft pick for Wimbley without a longer-term deal in place.

The Cardinals eventually signed Joey Porter. [READ]

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin expressed anxiety over the sexual-assault allegation leveled at quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, telling NFL Network's Jennifer Allen on Saturday, "I'm highly concerned for our franchise and for Ben personally."

Tomlin didn't want to say too much about the situation, acknowledging that police in Milledgeville, Ga., are still investigating a 20-year-old female college student's accusation against Roethlisberger.

"My concerns are many, but I think at this time it's kind of appropriate to watch these things and let these things run their course," Tomlin said after arriving in Orlando, Fla., for the NFL Annual Meeting, which starts Monday. "I think it would be inappropriate for me to have strong feelings one way or another with the investigation being ongoing and so forth. Like everyone else, you watch these things unfold." [READ]

Chad Henne hopes the Dolphins can improve at the wide receiver position.

"There's definitely guys out there, like you said," Henne said. "There's T.O. [Terrell Owens]. There's Brandon Marshall. There's guys in the draft. Where we're at, we have a bunch of young guys who are definitely learning and going to be explosive in the next coming year.

"But you need kind of a veteran guy that's really going to take hold of our young guys and teach them the right ways." [READ]

Linebacker Joey Porter agreed to a three-year contract Friday with the Cardinals after making the Washington Redskins his second visit.

“It is exciting on many levels,” coach Ken Whisenhunt said. “Two areas that come to mind are his productivity on the field, (because) getting 26½ sacks over the last two years is pretty impressive, especially considering last year with not even playing a full season. Also the mentality he brings, it’s something we have made great progress with as a team. Having another veteran player, who has had great success in this league, to contribute to that will only help us in an area defensively where we want to improve.”

Porter had nine sacks last season with Miami before the Dolphins cut him. He is expected to fill the starting spot held by departing free agent Chike Okeafor and gives the Cards a needed pass-rush threat. [READ]

The United Football League has been actively attempting to convince the NFL to invest in their league in hopes of gaining a valuable senior partner, as well as other investors, according to sources.

However, the latest proposal, which would give the NFL a 30 percent stake in the year-old UFL, is not on the agenda for discussion during the NFL owners' meetings.

Such a potential move was interpreted by one source as the NFL acquiring another pawn in the chess match between the owners and the NFL Players Association when the current labor agreement expires after the 2010 season.

An owners source refuted that notion, saying any financial investment in the UFL would be counter-productive to the NFL's collective-bargaining position that the league has significant economic challenges.

The UFL has proposed that in addition to the 30 percent investment, of which the specific dollar amount was not revealed by sources, the NFL will have at least one seat on the UFL's board and a role in the football operations. Sources disagree on whether a deal is likely. [READ]

Members of the Redskins continued to marvel at the changes in the organization under Coach Mike Shanahan.

"It's just totally different than it used to be," quarterback Jason Campbell said. "Yeah, they've changed a lot of stuff around in the weight room, painted and moved some other stuff, but that's not what I'm talking about. It's really the feeling you get now just being [in the building].

"You just see how professional it is and guys are doing things the right way. Usually in the past, guys wouldn't be focused like this right now. A lot of guys who showed up [for the voluntary offseason conditioning program] wouldn't be here in the past. And even in the weight room, a lot of guys just used to do their own thing. But it's all structured now. There's a plan for everything we're doing." [READ]

Oregon AD Mike Bellotti is stepping down after less than a year in the position to take a job with ESPN, according to an Associated Press report on Friday.

Bellotti was head coach of the Ducks for 14 seasons before he formally took over as AD on July 1. He’ll make his debut as a college football analyst for ESPN on April 17. [READ]

The Detroit Lions will host Nebraska DT Ndamukong Suh on an official visit Thursday and Friday, The Detroit News reports.

Suh’s visit follows that of Oklahoma State OT Russell Okung and Oklahoma DT Gerald McCoy this week. [READ]

Jason Reid of The Washington Post reported that Sam Bradford has sessions scheduled with the Rams (April 12) and Redskins (April 15), both taking place the week before the NFL draft. Bradford, who’s still recovering from shoulder surgery, didn’t work out at the NFL Scouting Combine last month or at Oklahoma pro day March 9, but he’s scheduled to hold his first post-surgery workout for NFL teams March 29.

It’s also worth noting that league sources told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch late Thursday that general manager Billy Devaney and offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur met with Bradford in Florida earlier this week. [READ]

The New England Patriots have agreed to terms with free-agent tight end Alge Crumpler, the Boston Globe reported Thursday, giving the team a veteran presence at the position.

Crumpler spent the last two seasons with the Tennessee Titans and started 19 games. [READ]

Ricky Williams has repeatedly said he expects to retire after the 2010 season.

Williams has retained high-powered agent Drew Rosenhaus, according to the NFL Players Association Web site.

Williams, formerly a Leigh Steinberg client, had represented himself in recent years. His $4.35 million extension for the 2010 season was negotiated directly with Dolphins football czar Bill Parcells via yellow post-it note last spring [READ]

Leading up to the pro-day style workout Adam "Pacman" Jones is reported to be holding on Friday for NFL scouts, the cornerback privately met with the 49ers last week, according to NFL.com.

Jones is also scheduled to meet with the Lions on Friday morning, according to the report.

The workout will reportedly be held in New Orleans following Tulane's pro day. According to NFL.com, the 49ers, Lions, Jaguars and Saints will be at the workout. [READ]

With just over a month before a draft in which they are scheduled to have two first-round picks, the 49ers are giving GM Scot McCloughan an extended leave of absence, multiple league sources said Thursday.

The sources said McCloughan has been dealing with personal issues and the 49ers want him to be able to concentrate on those indefinitely. [READ]