Jack Del Rio is interested in the Cowboys' vacant coaching job, but as of now isn't a serious candidate for Jerry Jones. Bill Frakes/SI

Scouts at the Senior Bowl predict Troy Smith will not go in first round of the draft. Some scouts and analysts say Smith has clearly been the best quarterback there, which seemed apparent yesterday watching the wobble on the longer passes of Michigan State's Drew Stanton. Others think he has been average and hasn't helped or hurt his stock.
-- Cleveland Plain Dealer

Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio has expressed interest in the Cowboys' vacant coaching job. But he doesn't appear to be a serious candidate. Del Rio still has 2 years left on his deal in Jacksonville, and Jerry Jones hasn't asked the Jags for permission to talk to him.
-- Philadelphia Daily News

Chris Henry faces a possible four-game NFL suspension after pleading guilty Thursday to an alcohol-related charge. Commissioner Roger Goodell will decide Henry's fate. A suspension would cause Henry to miss the first four games of 2007.
-- Cincinnati Enquirer

Jason Garrett has spent the last two days at the Cowboys' training complex talking with Jerry Jones and Bill Parcells, who is serving as a sounding board and consultant for the remainder of the week. According to a source, the Cowboys have been waiting to get Garrett on the staff for some time and consider him "a bright offensive mind."
-- Fort Worth Star-Telegram

The question for Curtis Martin now appears to be when rather than if. The future Hall of Fame running back, who last carried a football for the Jets more than a year ago, has been grappling with his decision to retire since having surgery on his right knee in December 2005.
-- Newsday

Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart's contact with his new coach, Ken Whisenhunt, has been limited to one phone conversation that lasted 20 minutes or so. But like everyone else connected with the organization, Leinart came away impressed.
-- Arizona Republic

The Giants have received permission to talk with Dallas quarterbacks coach Chris Palmer about their vacant quarterbacks coach job.
-- New York Daily News

Tom Condon, the agent for quarterback Byron Leftwich, said Wednesday he plans to meet with Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio sometime before the new NFL calendar year starts in March to discuss the quarterback's future.
-- Florida Times-Union

The agent for veteran Corey Dillon believes the running back wants to play next year and doesn't expect the Patriots to try to renegotiate his contract.
-- Boston Herald

Coach Mike Tomlin is talking to former Cardinals running backs coach Kirby Wilson about taking a similar position with the Steelers.
-- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette