NFL Team Report - Atlanta Falcons - INSIDE SLANT Following a weekend rookie camp, the Atlanta Falcons feel they may have managed to steal a couple of linebacker prospects after failing to address that need during the draft. Linebackers Nick Clancy and Joplu Bartu, both undrafted free agent rookies, were impressive in the three-day camp that ended Sunday.

NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings - INSIDE SLANT It's not often a punter drafted in the is fifth round, such as Jeff Locke was by the Minnesota Vikings, can upstage three first-round draft picks. But that's what happened Monday because the veteran punter he replaced did not leave quietly. So Locke became Topic A with the Vikings Monday when veteran Chris Kluwe was released and announced the transaction via Twitter.

NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT Since the establishment of the seven-round format in the NFL Draft in 1994, the Packers had taken only three running backs in the first three rounds and not once chosen two backs in the opening four rounds in any year. So much for staying on script in this year's draft.

NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT It's called rookie mini-camp, but not all of the 33 players on the practice fields of New England last week were new to pro football. Beyond the seven draft picks, 19 rookie free agents and handful of try-out players, there were two more experienced players. One may have a legitimate chance at being a long-term impact player for the Patriots even though he was never drafted or even originally signed as an undrafted NFL rookie free agent out of college.