Housh could be moving from Seattle

Reports out of Seattle are that the Seahawks are looking to trade wide receiver T.J. Houzmandzadeh. He will be difficult to move because his contract calls for him to make more than $7 million this year. Keep monitoring his situation to see where he ends up.

In case you missed it, Tampa Bay running back Derrick Ward was released this week and has yet to be picked up. Ward was beaten out in the preseason by Cadillac Williams, Earnest Graham and Kareem Huggins and the Bucs did not want to pay a salary in excess of $3 million to a fourth-string running back.

If you still have a draft coming up and are looking for a running back to take a flier on in the last round or two, a guy to consider might be Washington's Ryan Torain. He's in a good situation as both Larry Johnson and Willie Parker are just about used up and starter Clinton Portis is injury prone. It wouldn't take much to get Torain on the field.

It appears Jerome Harrison will be the opening day starter for the Cleveland Browns at running back. Rookie Montario Hardesty was supposed to challenge him for the job in the preseason but hurt his knee early and is still not back to 100 percent. Hardesty is expected to play tonight (Thursday) and that may determine the fate of the two backs going into Week 1.


The once promising career of wide receiver Devin Thomas may be over in Washington. He has never lived up to his potential and now there are reports that he may be a casualty on cut-down day. It's not out of the question since new head coach Mike Shanahan is not invested in him.

There's talk in Detroit that running back Kevin Smith is on the bubble for making the team. He has been slow to come back from ACL surgery and may have fallen behind Maurice Morris on the depth chart. If you drafted Smith as insurance for rookie starter Jahvid Best, keep a close eye on the situation.

A tight end to keep in mind if your looking for one late in your draft is Oakland's Zach Miller. He has apparently established a strong rapport with new quarterback Jason Campbell. Because the Raiders or so bad Miller has been flying pretty low under the fantasy radar and might still be available late.

If you still have a draft coming up, check out Tuesday's print edition (Aug. 31) for the Fantasy Forum where I discuss some drafting tips for the 2010 season.