Update: According to Detroit News, Detroit Lions’ DE Copeland Bryan was placed on injured reserve due to bothersome right knee pain. Bryan, 26, was placed on injured reserve last season after spraining his MCL in his right knee against the Packers in October.

Fantasy Impact: Bryan played in five games, starting one, making five tackles, including one sack.

Update: According to USA Today, Free Agent and six-time Pro Bowl WR, Terrell Owens, feels the biggest reason for not being signed still is from the media. “I may do 99 good things right and if I do one thing wrong, ESPN and the people on there … make it out to be the worst thing ever,” says Owens.

Fantasy Impact: Owens, 36, caught 55 passes for 829 and five TDs last year.

Update: Atlanta Falcons reserve linebacker Robert James has been suspended for the first games of the 2010 season for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Fantasy Impact:  James isn’t a significant player, and chances are this could mean he will be released by the Falcons.

Update: Ravens safety Ed Reed, who has three years and nearly $19 million remaining on his contract, is hoping to sign a new deal with the Ravens, according to the Baltimore Sun.

Fantasy Impact:  Reed was a question mark to return this season due to nagging injuries, and now he is looking for a new deal.  Keep your eye on this situation, but the Ravens clearly aren’t going to be willing to fork over a new contract for the aging veteran.

Update: Former New York Giants player Antonio Pierce has announced his retirement from the NFL, according to the New York Daily News’ Ralph Vacchiano. He will join ESPN as an analyst.

Fantasy Impact:  This is an interesting move given he is just 31 years old.  He did miss significant time last year for the Giants and was surrounded by controversy which is why the team cut ties with him.  Nonetheless it is a surprise to see him hang it up.

Update: The New York Jets have signed second-round pick LG Vladimir Ducasse to a four year, $3.25 million contract.

Fantasy Impact: Ducasse has set the bar for other second-round picks, as he is the first second-rounder to sign thus far. He and second-year guard Matt Slauson are expected to compete for New York’s starting left guard spot, but Ducasse seems to have the inside track. Ducasse is still raw, though, and there are questions about how well he will handle the transition to the NFL – he played college ball at Division I-AA Massachusetts. However, he is incredibly athletic, has a high football IQ, and has so far displayed a strong work ethic with the Jets. Not to mention, New York is an ideal spot for Ducasse, as he will be sandwiched between two of the best linemen in the game – LT D’Brickashaw Ferguson and C Nick Mangold. Expect big things from Ducasse as he matures and gets acclimated to life as an NFL lineman.

Update: ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the New York Jets and LT D’Brickashaw Ferguson have agreed to a 6-year, $60 million extension, $34.8 million of which is guaranteed. Ferguson still has two years left on his rookie contract, which means that, with the extension, his current contract spans eight years and is worth a total of $73.6 million.

Fantasy Impact: This is great news for the Jets. Now that the first of the “Core Four” is signed, Jets’ GM Mike Tannenbaum can focus on locking up CB Darrelle Revis, C Nick Mangold, and ILB David Harris long-term. Over the past two seasons, Ferguson has established himself as one of the best left tackles in the game, and QB Mark Sanchez can now breathe easier knowing that D’Brick will be protecting his blind-side for the better part of the next decade.

Update: According to the Denver Post, the Denver Broncos waived wide receivers Dicky Lyons and Landis Williams today. Lyons, 5’11″ 190 lbs., is a first year player out of Kentucky who joined the team as a free agent. Williams, 5’10″ 174 lbs., is a rookie wide receiver from the University of Maine who joined the club as a college free agent on April 30, 2010.