Sunrise in the NFC East: The Division's Top Links on June 4, 2012

All four NFC East teams are back on the practice field today for the first of four organized team activities. Here's the latest buzz as we jump into June in the NFL's most popular division.

Dallas Cowboys

Josh Ellis of DallasCowboys.com wonders which veteran Cowboy will become the next cap casualty in Dallas. He mentions Miles Austin, Doug Free, Jason Witten and Jay Ratliff, among others.

Anthony Spencer talks about wanting a long-term deal with the Cowboys, per Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio. Don't we all. Assuming he doesn't sign this offseason, Spencer will probably have to improve his sack numbers in 2012, or he might be disappointed by what he fetches on the open market in 2013.

New York Giants

Paul Tierney of Giants 101 has three primary reasons why 2012 will be Osi Umenyiora's last season with the Giants. It's pretty much a foregone conclusion now that, barring a dramatic turn of events, Osi finally hits free agency in 2013.

Umenyiora can focus on football now for the first time in years. The peace of mind (via NJ.com) could lead to bigger and better things for the Giants pass rush.

Philadelphia Eagles

DeSean Jackson won't be practicing with the Eagles this week due to a "family matter," according to Philly.com.

Dave Spadaro of PhiladelphiaEagles.com writes that he's having trouble finding an area of weakness in rookie linebacker Mychal Kendricks' game. He also says he'll also be "shocked" if Nate Allen doesn't have a fantastic season. Large expectations for that defense.

Washington Redskins

Rich Tandler of CSN Washington wonders if Jim Haslett will spend some time looking over his shoulder at new defensive backs coach Raheem Morris, who's been making waves early on.

Back from a torn ACL, is Jarvis Jenkins ready to pick up where he left off as a newfound sensation in Washington (per The Washington Post)? 

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NFC North Daily: Hot Breakfast Links for June 4, 2012

Hey folks, hope you had a great weekend. I myself got to march in a parade, clean my apartment and watch Kung Fu Panda 2 and Annie with the kids!

And game film—lots and lots of game film. Well, the kids didn't watch the game film. Although I think they would make excellent film loggers.

Anyway, it was a quiet weekend, but there is still plenty to read with breakfast. So fill up a coffee cup, grab a bagel and some of these hot breakfast links.

It's a hard knock life.

Chicago Bears

B/R writer Ryan Cook talks about what we can expect of quarterbacks coming off injury, including Jay Cutler.

Running aging vets out of town is a tradition for the Bears, notes Dan Pompei, and one which the Bears should avoid repeating with Brian Urlacher.

There has been a lot of talk about how Brandon Marshall has matured and grown up, that he's a different player and person now. Perhaps we see some proof of that in Larry Mayer's ChicagoBears.com report that he is mentoring the other receivers at OTAs.

New situations always bring out the best in players—hopefully this sticks.

Detroit Lions

Justin Rogers takes a look at past punishments for multiple arrests and how they might give some insight into what Nick Fairley can expect.

Dave Birkett says rookie Ryan Broyles' former college coach—who was a receivers coach with the Indianapolis Colts—has very high praise indeed for the wide receiver.

Green Bay Packers

Like so many players, rookie Jerel Worthy entered the NFL draft early as a junior. Like so many other juniors, he did it for his family. Tyler Dunne has a great story about what Worthy's family means to him, and how it motivates him.

Mike Vandermause has a Q&A with Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers about how, among other things, Rodgers wants to be a Packer for life.

That should happen as long as they don't misspell the name.

Minnesota Vikings

Perhaps feeling left out with all the Lions' arrests, the Vikes got in on the act when fullback Jerome Felton got arrested under suspicion of driving under the influence. 

Tom Pelissero reports that while the top eight picks in the NFL are all unsigned, Matt Kalil's contract will not be a worry. 

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