NFL notebook: Jags CB Ramsey blasts NFL QBs

Among his targets were Atlanta's Matt Ryan, Buffalo rookie Josh Allen,
Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger, Indianapolis' Andrew Luck and Baltimore's Joe
Flacco. Allen, the seventh overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, got the worst
of it.

"I think Allen is trash," Ramsey said. "I don't care what nobody say. He's
trash. And it's gonna show too. That's a stupid draft pick to me. We play them
this year, and I'm excited as hell. I hope he's their starting quarterback."

Ramsey, who first failed to come up with Ryan's name, called him "overrated"
and suggested his MVP season was a product of the system he ran. Among
Ramsey's other claims: Roethlisberger is "decent at best," Flacco "sucks" and
as for Luck, "I don't really think he's that good." Allen told reporters he
doesn't "care one bit" about Ramsey's comments, adding he cares only about how
his teammates view him.

--Tempers flared during a joint practice between the Texans and 49ers, leading
to a fight between Houston wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and San Francisco
corner Jimmie Ward.

The fracas erupted after Ward knocked Hopkins' helmet off jamming him at the
line of scrimmage, and the two began throwing punches early in the session.
The pair tumbled to the ground had to be separated. Hopkins was sent inside
the practice bubble, while Ward was reduced to running on the sideline as
practice resumed.

"Yeah, it's ridiculous," Texans coach Bill O'Brien said. "Just have to move
on."

--Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles told reporters he's not worried
about the fact that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady didn't shake
his hand following Super Bowl LII.

Asked if he's heard from Brady since the game in February, Foles said he
hasn't, but made it clear that he doesn't see any unresolved issue between the
two.

"We both have a lot going on in our lives so, you know, in time," said Foles,
whose Eagles visit Foxborough for a preseason game Thursday night. "It will
happen when it happens. We practiced with the Patriots several years ago, and
I got to stand there and talk to Tom for quite a bit. He's a great guy. I have
all the respect in the world for him. ...I think everyone's making a really
big deal out of this and it's not a big deal at all."

--Dallas Cowboys center Travis Frederick visited a specialist in Los Angeles
to have his shoulder examined after he suffered a few stingers in recent
practices at training camp.

"We just wanted to make sure he was squared away," head coach Jason Garrett
told reporters, adding that the team would know more about how the check-up
went later Wednesday. The issue is not one that Frederick -- who has sat out
practices in recent days -- has dealt with before, Garrett said.

Multiple outlets reported Frederick's trip to the specialist, Dr. Robert
Watkins, was done as a precaution, and the team is not seriously concerned
about the issue. Frederick, 27, has started all 80 games and hasn't missed a
snap since the Cowboys took him 31st overall in the 2013 draft. He has made
four consecutive Pro Bowls.

--Broncos defensive end Adam Gotsis will not be charged in a rape
investigation, after the case was dropped by the Fulton County (Ga.) district
attorney's office.

Gotsis, who turns 25 next month, was arrested on March 7 and accused of raping
a woman five years earlier while he was at Georgia Tech. The case had been
under investigation since his arrest, but the DA's office announced that no
action will be taken.

"I'm just relieved that everything's been taken care of," Gotsis told
reporters after practice. "I've got faith in the legal system, and I have
faith in the lord and family and friends, and great support from everyone
around me -- Broncos, friends, family. Just glad that it's over with and I can
just focus on football now."

--The Seattle Seahawks agreed to a deal with former Indianapolis Colts
linebacker Erik Walden, according to Walden's agents.

The terms of the deal were not announced. Walden played for the Tennessee
Titans last year on a one-year, $2.75 million deal.

Walden, who turns 33 on Tuesday, collected four sacks and 36 tackles in 16
games (two starts) for Tennessee last season. He played the previous four
years for the Indianapolis Colts, starting 60 of 61 games and tallying 23
sacks in that span, including an 11-sack campaign in 2016.

--The New York Jets placed offensive tackle Ben Ijalana on injured reserve,
ending his season after he suffered a shoulder injury in joint practices with
the Washington Redskins this week.

Ijalana, who turned 29 on Aug. 6, was expected to serve as the Jets' swing
tackle behind starters Kelvin Beachum and Brandon Shell. To fill his roster
spot, the team signed veteran lineman Gino Gradkowski.

Meanwhile, NFL Network reports starting guard Brian Winters is expected to be
held out of all preseason games as the Jets take it slow in his recovery from
an abdominal injury that plagued his 2017 campaign.

--Broncos receiver Carlos Henderson, who has yet to report for training camp,
was suspended one game for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, the
league announced.

Henderson, 23, was arrested in Louisiana in January on a marijuana possession
charge.

A 2017 third-round pick out of Louisiana Tech, Henderson spent his rookie
season on injured reserve with a thumb injury and then did not report for the
start of training camp this season. Head coach Vance Joseph told reporters
Henderson is dealing with a personal issue and must decide "if he wants to
continue to play football."

--The Oakland Raiders claimed defensive tackle Gabe Wright off waivers from
the Miami Dolphins and placed defensive tackle Ahtyba Rubin on injured
reserve, the team announced.

Wright was waived by Miami on Tuesday, one day after he reportedly blindsided
teammate Kenyan Drake -- who was without a helmet -- with an elbow during a
testy practice.

Wright, 26, is joining his fourth team since he was a fourth-round pick by the
Detroit Lions in the 2015 NFL Draft. Rubin, who turned 32 last month, suffered
a torn biceps last week during joint practices against the Lions.

--The Houston Texans are signing former Washington Redskins and Los Angeles
Chargers kicker Nick Rose, according to a Houston Chronicle report.

Starter Ka'imi Fairburn has been nursing a small, short-term injury, per the
Chronicle, that may keep him out of Saturday's preseason game against the
49ers. Rose, 24, made 11 of 14 (78.6 percent) field-goal attempts and 23 of 26
PATs last year, his first season in the NFL.

--Field Level Media